Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, 3rd Edition (Volume 1)
Session Dates
Thursday October 24, 2024 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM - PaTTAN - EAST
Thursday December 05, 2024 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM - PaTTAN - EAST
Thursday February 20, 2025 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM - PaTTAN - EAST
Thursday April 03, 2025 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM - PaTTAN - EAST
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LETRS is a professional development course that empowers teachers to understand the what, why, and how of literacy instruction, based on the most current scientific research. LETRS provides deeper knowledge of reading instruction as well as how to assess and address student needs based on age, grade, and ability levels.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Explain the Simple View of Reading and its implications.
- Use appropriate terms for the language foundations on which reading depends.
- Identify the job of each major processing system in the reading brain.
- Describe and recognize broad subtypes of reading difficulty.
- Summarize the evidence that phonemic awareness is a critical component of effective instruction.
- Articulate each phoneme in English.
- Plan and deliver an explicit phonics lesson.
- Explain each of the six syllable types.
- Interpret results of a spelling screener.
Target Audience
General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Reading Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Speech Language Pathologists, English as a Second Language Teachers, Building Administrators, Curriculum Directors
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Sonia Delligatti at sdelligatti@pattan.net.