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Reading in Indoor Tent

Sounds & Letters

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Learning Objective

Using the phonetically-based Sound & Letters Reading Program, best practices, and Science of Reading Pillars, teachers will gain the skills needed to increase student reading and writing skills.

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Lesson Overview

Comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, phonics and phonemic awareness are the five Science of Reading pillars used in the Sounds & Letters Program. Wilson, Orton-Gillingham, Science of Reading, and best practice strategies for reading will be implemented into the curriculum taught. Teams will complete in-class reading activities, assessments and enhanced lesson planning through structured reading strategy application.

Reading in Tent

Key Benefits

Teachers complete a 10 hour Sounds & Letters PD, which is broken down into two hour time slots. Focus is on The Science of Reading Pillars; Vocabulary, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Comprehension and Fluency.

 

Classroom assessment activities will be included in every PD lesson. 

 

Teachers will take away a classroom kit of multi-sensory approaches, resources and strategies to use in their classroom to increase student reading and writing skills.

 

Class-time will include customized reading lessons to meet the academic and emotional needs of their learners.

Part 1: Overview of Program & Assessment of DIBELS Letter Name Fluency-Phonics

  • Teachers will learn how to analyze results from DIBELS Letter Name Fluency Assessment.

  • The Alphabetic Principle and Phonetic Strategies will be taught to improve student letter name fluency skills.

  • Assessment aligned In-class activities and supplies will be provided for all participants.

Part 2: Assessment of DIBELS Phonemic Segment Fluency-Phonemic Awareness

  • Teachers will learn the importance of giving this assessment to students, and what strategies students can be taught to increase their phonemic awareness. 

  • Decoding and Encoding techniques will be taught, explored and applied to the classroom reading curriculum.

  • Assessment aligned in-class activities and supplies will be provided.

Part 3: Assessment DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency-Fluency

  • Teachers will learn the importance of giving this assessment to students, and what strategies students can be taught to increase their own word fluency.

  • Letter-sound relationships will be examined. 

  • Assessment aligned in-class activities and supplies will be provided.

Part 4: Assessment Vocabulary

  • Teachers will learn the importance of giving this assessment to students, and what strategies students can be taught to increase students' reading vocabulary.

  • Key words, nonsense words, high-frequency words and sight words will be defined and applied in a classroom setting. 

  • Assignment aligned In class activities and supplies will be provided.

Part 5: Assessment Comprehension

  • Teachers will learn the importance of giving this assessment to students, and what strategies students can be taught to increase their own reading comprehension.

  • The 5 W’s and COPS strategies will be implemented.

  • Assessment aligned in-class activities and supplies will be provided.

Elementary Classroom

Program Breakdown

Price

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Participants

1:10  Instructor: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten/Special Education Teachers

Time

10 Professional Development Instructor-led hours (availability 8 am- 4 pm)

Location

School-site of participants

Duration

3 months between January 2025 - December 2025

Instructor

Dr. Holly Sims, Credentialed Teacher & Associate OG Reading Specialist

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