The Reading Teacher's Top Ten Tools
The course design leads teachers through updated research and guides them to make connections to practice: How to transfer the knowledge to everyday practice in their classrooms.
Course Description
The Reading Teacher’s Top Ten Tools offers research supported guidance, coaching and strategy across ten areas of reading instruction. There are ten tools, or units, which feature easy to listen to narratives with engaging interactives; classroom lessons that demonstrate how to bridge knowledge to practice; and downloadable documents and guidance for planning and applying what teachers learn. The course, all ten tools, supports the use of any reading program benefiting both teacher and student.
The Reading Teacher’s Top Ten Tools is developed around ten units, or tools, each reflecting a component of reading instruction that has been neglected, misrepresented, or one that needs updating with new information that’s been released over the past few years. Teacher knowledge is the primary tool that will impact instruction and student achievement. In this course, the use of the term tools refers to a combination of both knowledge and practice.
Register NowDuration
Approximately 45 hours
Up to 6 months to complete courseworkEstimated Tuition
$450
Ways to Learn
Online
Credit
3 PDUs
Graduate Level Professional Development CreditsKey Features
Online and self-paced | Dedicated mentor | Interactive assignments
Real-world case studies | Authentic assessments | Earn graduate level professional development credits
Upon successful mastery of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify all five components of reading (phoneme awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency) and best practices for explicit and systematic instruction
- Develop knowledge about the skills students need to be successful readers and methods for how to teach those skills effectively
The ten tools covered in the course are:
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Who Should Enroll?
- PreK-6 teachers
- Teacher candidates
- School administrators
- Para-educators
Earn your credit in 3 simple steps
Step 1
Register online.
Step 2
Complete the course.
Step 3
Receive credits and obtain an official transcript.
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What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?
Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.