Professional Development for Educators
Self-Study Materials for Educators
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Self-study materials were developed to help educators implement Read It Again-PreK! more effectively. The workbook and complementary DVD contain twelve sessions designed to further educators' knowledge of children's early foundations by targeting four key areas of language and literacy: narrative, print knowledge, vocabulary, and phonological awareness.
These resources, which are meant to be used simultaneous to the Read It Again-PreK! curricular supplement, provide additional opportunities for you to observe teachers implementing Read It Again-PreK! lessons and to reflect on how you might use Read It Again-PreK! activities in order to effectively support and strengthen children's language and literacy skills. In the first four sessions, you will learn more about the target domains and objectives of Read It Again-PreK!, including narrative, print knowledge, vocabulary, and phonological awareness. In sessions 5 through 12 you will learn how to maximize engagement and achievement while implementing Read It Again-PreK! lessons with the diverse group of learners in your classroom or clinic.
The content of the Read It Again-PreK! workbook and DVD are available on this site. To be able to access these self-study materials, sessions 1 through 12, you first need to Login
On-Site Professional Development
Professional consultants are available to support educators' high-quality implementation of Read It Again-PreK! through on-site training brought to you and your team. We work with programs to customize training to meet identified needs, but generally on-site trainings are designed to address:
- Understanding the scope and sequence of Read It Again-PreK! implementation
- Implementing lessons using differentiated supports for diverse learners
- Monitoring children's growth over time
- Articulating Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports using Read It Again-PreK! in a response-to-intervention framework
Generally, on-site professional development training involves a 12-hour workshop (12 contact hours in total), with 6 hours of training on Day 1 and 6 hours of training on Day 2. The exact schedule can be customized to meet the unique needs of a specific site. Participants are expected to have downloaded the Read It Again-PreK! implementation manual prior to training for reference. All other materials are provided, including a Certificate of Attendance for each attendee. The maximum number of attendees is 50 persons. Hard copies of the Read It Again-PreK! manual as well as the storybook set used for implementing Read It Again-PreK! lessons may be included in the contract price if desired. The cost of the 12-hour workshop is $4995 (for sites within the continental US), inclusive of travel costs for the trainers. Training costs for sites outside the continental U.S. will be negotiated based on current travel estimates for trainers. Payment is due upon invoice (submitted to the organization within 30 days of the completed workshop).