Structured Literacy for All Learners
Duration: 12 weeks
This course is for you if you teach grades K-2 and want to empower your students to read words, phrases, and connected text with increased fluency. Over the course of 12 weeks, you will learn the ins and outs of structured literacy, including how to administer and analyze a decoding diagnostic assessment and use that information to plan phonemic awareness warm-ups, explicit decoding and encoding instruction, and routines for practicing with connected texts.
Target Audience
Kindergarten–2nd grade teachers
Starts Fall 2024
Class Dates: TBD
WHAT’S INCLUDED
This PD includes:
Twelve weeks of PLC meetings (on Zoom) to collaborate and troubleshoot with other teachers
Eleven on-your-own-learning modules to learn more about key instructional strategies
Is this PD for you?
You have general reading data on your students (maybe from a universal screener), but aren’t sure what to do next. We’ll show you what your data does — and doesn’t — tell you and show you how to dig deeper by administering and analyzing a diagnostic decoding assessment.
You’re using an explicit and systematic phonics curriculum, but it takes too long to plan each day’s lesson and you don’t get through every part during your literacy block. We’ll show you the reason behind each part of a structured literacy lesson and give you time to plan, practice, and reflect with peers.
You see students in small groups but aren’t sure if you’re truly meeting their needs. We’ll show you how to plan targeted structured literacy lessons that address phonemic awareness, decoding, encoding, and practice opportunities with decodable texts.
You’ve heard about structured literacy and attended science of reading PD, but you’re not sure what to do with that information. We’ll show you how to translate research into practice by breaking down complex literacy routines into bite-sized steps that you can use immediately with students.
What Teachers Are Saying
I currently teach first grade. Literacy Masterminds have helped me really hone in on the phonemic awareness and all of the arms of teaching literacy! I have a small group template that I can use and update weekly for individual students and my small groups. I felt supported by my facilitators and my team that I worked with! I learned quite a bit including how the brain works when students are learning letters and sounds! I’ve been ignited!
The best thing about Literacy Masterminds is learning the science and the WHY behind everything we were learning. Having the tools and deliverables to immediately implement and do the work with our students has been so helpful. I would absolutely recommend Literacy Masterminds to a colleague who wanted to grow in their understanding and practice of teaching kids how to read!
It was more personable being small. The information was given as a conversation vs a lecture.
I really enjoyed the bite size pieces from week to week. Each week built onto the one prior and I had enough time in between to practice and explore with students.
The decodable texts and weekly plan were SO SO great!
I love to use what I have learned in these PD sessions with my students.
I really enjoy the practice piece. It was really helpful to jump right in, practice the skill, make mistakes with adults, and think through how to roll it out with students.
I looked at what I am teaching in class and am seeing new ways to introduce concepts.
Today was particularly helpful because of the planning time and feedback! I have a small group plan that I can use tomorrow.
Having time to script out a lesson plan that I can use tomorrow with kids was amazing. I was able to work through it and also ask questions along the way.
I love that the videos [from the course] can be implemented right away.
I feel that the time is well spent. I am learning, but it is not stressful. I feel as though I can put things into my practice immediately!
I think that the practice and the explicit focus of this PD is very valuable.
I enjoyed the scope and sequence. I also realized that we are rushing the writing/spelling [in my classroom] and need to focus more time on identifying/reading the spelling patterns.
I think that the practice and the explicit focus of this PD is very valuable.
I enjoyed the scope and sequence. I also realized that we are rushing the writing/spelling [in my classroom] and need to focus more time on identifying/reading the spelling patterns.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course include?
Our Literacy Masterminds include weekly 75-minute synchronous PLC meetings, weekly asynchronous on-your-own-learning modules, and weekly office hours with reading specialists.
For how long do I have access to the course?
You will have access to the on-your-own-learning course modules for six months.
Will the live sessions be recorded?
Our weekly meetings are filled with lots of time for participants to talk, collaborate, and troubleshoot instructional concerns and to maintain privacy, these conversations are not recorded. If you need to miss a week, let us know and we can work with you to catch you up!
Do you accept purchase orders?
Yes! Please contact us for information at info@theliteracyarchitects.com.
I am an administrator and am considering purchasing this course for my teachers. Where can I find more information?
If you would like to preview the course content, please contact us at info@theliteracyarchitects.com to set up a meeting.
Can I get PD credit for this course?
After completing the course (all lessons, including any discussion posts and assignments), we will issue a certificate of completion. We are a TEA approved CPE provider for Texas. However, since every state and district has different requirements for PD credit, this certificate does not guarantee that you will be granted credit by your district or state.
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Twelve weeks of optional office hours to receive additional support with implementation