Reading Instruction
Course Description:
This online course is designed to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to address a variety of students’ needs in reading. This course will cover the essential components of reading instruction such as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension. Through this course, participants will gain an understanding of how to plan to address instructional needs in all five big ideas of reading for their classes.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the essential components of reading instruction such as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension
- Learn how to apply research-based instructional teaching and learning strategies for students with disabilities
- Develop an understanding of multi-tiered support systems for schools implementing effective reading instruction
- Gain knowledge about Foundations of Reading assessments and how they focus on the development, instruction, and assessment of reading
- Learn about the five pillars of successful literacy instruction: Phonemic Awareness; Phonics; Fluency; Vocabulary Development; Comprehension
- Develop strategies to help students obtain meaning from print and read fluently in good instruction settings
- Understand how background knowledge can be used to improve student’s reading abilities
- Become familiar with Foundations of Reading Instruction & Intervention Series resources available online for educators looking for guidance in addressing student’s needs in reading instruction settings
- Learn how to use technology effectively when implementing Foundations of Reading Instruction & Intervention Series resources into classroom settings
- Identify best practices when providing Foundations of Reading Instruction & Intervention Series resources for students with disabilities
