To Exceed, Read
Designing an OST Literacy Program
Description
65% of 4th graders in the U.S. aren’t proficient readers. So what can we, as out of school time facilitators, do to improve the quality of support our students receive in our programs. We begin the course by looking at what reading requires – phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Then we will look at the matrix for reading instruction and how to design code-focused instruction using decoding strategies to support struggling readers. In the third section of the course we discussed meaning-focused instruction and the ABC’s of leading these activities – asking questions, building vocabulary, and connecting texts to student’s worlds.
This course is designed for out-of-school time leaders who are designing and supporting literacy instruction, homework help, and tutoring. The target audience is leaders who aren’t trained elementary or ELA teachers who need a crash-course in literacy instruction. This course will give you opportunities to reflect on and receive feedback on your own practice leading literacy activities.
To Exceed, Read is developed by Foundations Inc., an organization with an over 30 year history of providing staff development and training and a wide variety of other supports, making a difference in the lives of students by strengthening the skills of educators like you.
What You Will Learn!
- Understand the state of literacy instruction in the U.S.
- Identify essential skills for reading
- Identify and use code-focused instructional strategies
- Identify and use meaning-focused instructional strategies
- Select high-quality stories for your OST library
Who Should Attend!
- This course is designed for out-of-school time leaders who are designing and supporting literacy instruction, homework help, and tutoring.
- The target audience is leaders who aren’t trained elementary or ELA teachers who need a crash-course in literacy instruction.