Educators, district and school leaders can benefit from a shared understanding of ways to bolster literacy skills, through a series of professional development opportunities for educators of upper elementary students in grades four, five and six. The intent of the professional learning, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education, will be to offer both in person and webinar style workshops to outline a system that supports effective literacy instruction in upper elementary grades.
There are three key features of the professional learning series:
1. Increase educator knowledge and skills in effective literacy instruction strategies
2. Improve student literacy outcomes and close achievement gaps
3. Build a collaborative network of educators committed to literacy excellence
For educators, there is a four-part series, one (1) hour in length each, on the following:- Session 1: Neurobiology of Reading
- Session 2: Strategies to Support Advanced Word Study
- Session 3: Building Meaningful Fluency
- Session 4: Language Comprehension Role in Reading Comprehension
For district and school leaders, there is a six-part series, thirty (30) minutes in length each, on the following:
- Session 1: Introduction to Foundational Literacy
- Session 2: Culture that Supports Effective Literacy Instruction
- Session 3: High-Quality Instructional Materials
- Session 4: High-Quality Aligned Assessment
- Session 5: High-Quality Professional Learning
- Session 6: Monitoring and Appropriate Instructional Responses
