Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course
Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Learning Supports, Literacy, Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education
Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A
On-Demand format
A Colorado professional learning series based on the book Equipped for Reading Success by Dr. David Kilpatrick and presented by Deb Hoesterey, educational consultant. The modules in this series follow David Kilpatrick's manual and help educators implement the evidence based instructional methods that are most effective for students with reading difficulties.
This course is self paced and can be accessed and completed any time.
If you have any questions about this course please contact Emily Ottinger, ottiner_e@cde.state.co.us, Colorado Department of Education Specific Learning Disability Consultant.
Learner Objectives
Upon completion of the modules participants will:
- Understand the importance of the development of word recognition skills in reading comprehension.
- Understand the mental process of orthographic mapping of words
- Be aware of when phonological awareness training should start and why all readers can benefit from this training
- Understand the importance of phoneme proficiency and the necessary skills for its development
- Understand what needs to change about how we teach reading and why
- Know and understand the appropriate sequence of reading approaches
Certificate
Upon completion of each section course participants will be eligible to complete a brief evaluation and knowledge check. When a passing score is achieved an certificate for that course section will be sent to the email address provided in the survey.
Section 1 Modules 1 thru 7
Section 1 Module Topics
- Fluent Word Recognition And Phoneme Awareness
- Orthographic Mapping
- Understanding Phonological Awareness
- Levels of Phonological Awareness
- Orthographic Mapping and Sight Word Learning: Why we need phoneme awareness
- Orthographic Mapping and Sight Word Learning: Why we map orthographically
- Teaching Reading in Light of Orthographic Mapping
Watch Modules 1 - 7
Section 1 Key Takeaways
- Module 1 (PDF)
- Module 2 (PDF)
- Module 3 (PDF)
- Module 4 (PDF)
- Module 5 (PDF)
- Module 6 (PDF)
- Module 7 (PDF)
Section 1 Evaluation & Certificate
Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 1 through 7 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.
After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 5 out of 7 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.
Section 2 Modules 8 thru 13
Section 2 Module Topics
- Activities that Promote Orthographic Mapping Part I
- Activities that Promote Orthographic Mapping Part II
- One Minute Activities
- Becoming Proficient in Phonological Awareness
- How to Teach Phonological Awareness
- The Phonological Awareness Screening Test
Watch Modules 8 - 13
Section 2 Key Takeaways
Section 2 Certificate
Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 8 through 13 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.
After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 10 out of 12 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.
Section 3 Modules 14 thru 16
Section 3 Module Topics
- Letter Sound Learning
- Addressing Compensating Students
- Remediation, Learning Disabilities, Word Level Reading Difficulty and RtI
Watch Modules 14 - 16
Section 3 Key Takeaways
Section 3 Certificate
Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 14 through 16 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.
After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 3 out of 4 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.
Contact Information
Emily OttingerOttinger_E@cde.state.co.us
Certificate
A total of 9 CDE training hours is available to those who pass the quiz for each section.
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