About Reading Academy—Series A

This course has been approved as an Oregon Dyslexia—Related Training course.

This course combined with Reading Academy—Series B has been approved as an Arizona Dyslexia Training Designee course.

Structure of Workshops

Most workshops will take approximately three hours to complete. The focus is on helping teachers improve, refine, and differentiate instruction. 

For most workshops the instructor will: 

  • Explain the topic connected to reading instruction.
  • Connect to key scientific research ideas related to topic.
  • Provide models of effective instruction.
  • Facilitate practice/discuss feedback/explain Observation Forms.
  • Compare instructional materials to course learning.
  • Outline next steps to improve classroom instruction.

Reading Academy—Series A: Foundational Skills
This series contains eleven workshops. The focus for each workshop is described below.

A1 OVERVIEW 
Reading Research and Common Core State Standards
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Prerequisites: None

A2  PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS 
Recommended Grade Levels: K-1
Prerequisites: A1

A3  PHONICS/WORD RECOGNITION     
Letter Names, Letter/Sounds, Sound/Spellings, and Blending
Recommended Grade Levels: K-2 and Intervention for 3-5
Prerequisites: A1

A4 PHONICS/WORD RECOGNITION   
Regular and Irregular Word Reading, and Decodable Text
Recommended Grade Levels: K-2 and Intervention for 3-5
Prerequisites: A1, A3

A5  STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/WORD RECOGNITION 
Blending Word Parts and Syllabication
Recommended Grade Levels: 1-5
Prerequisites: A1, A5

A6  STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/WORD RECOGNITION 
Reading by Morphemes and Phonics/Decoding Strategy
Recommended Grade Levels: 1-5
Prerequisites: A1, A5

A7  FLUENCY 
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Prerequisites: A1

A8   DATA-DRIVEN DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
Planning for Tier 1 invitational groups and Tier 2 instruction
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Prerequisites: A1

A9  STRENGTHENING THE CORE WITH   
TIER 1 PRACTICE SETS
Planning to use data to build K-5 practice sets for Tier 1 instruction, planning for application in text
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Prerequisites:
K: A1, A2, A3, A4
1: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6
2: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6
3-5: A1, A5, A6

A10  K-1 Tier 2 INTERVENTION/ENRICHMENT
Planning for K-1 phonics intervention/ enrichment, building practice sets from clipboard checks, practice reading folders, and creating a lesson format
Recommended Grade Levels: K-1
Prerequisites: A1, A2, A3, A4

AD  RECOGNIZING AND UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA
Definition, Prevalence, Indicators, Screening/Assessment, Intervention, Accommodations, and Common Myths/Misconceptions
Recommended Grade Levels: K-5
Prerequisites: None

Reading Academy—Series A Downloads

Catalog Description and MLA Preview

About the Instructor

Educational Consultant/C.E.O., Ashlock Consulting, Inc.

Jennifer Ashlock

President and owner, Jennifer Ashlock established Ashlock Consulting, Inc. in 2004. She has 20 years  of full-time/part-time classroom experience in California and has worked in four different school districts. Before starting her own company, she managed consultants and wrote professional development for another California company that was dedicated to teaching scientifically-based reading research instruction. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, a Master of Science Degree in Literacy and coaching/leadership experience.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Registration

    • Understanding and Signing the Master License Agreement

    • Ashlock Consulting Master License Agreement

    • Ashlock Consulting's Master License Agreement Quiz

  • 2

    Welcome Information

    • Welcome!

    • Introduction to Instructor

    • State-Specific Certificates

    • Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • Tips for Navigating Thinkific

    • Professional and Ethical Practices

    • Materials to Download - NEW ROUTINE PACKET NOW AVAILABLE

  • 3

    General Reading Academy Information

    • RA Series A General Information

    • RA Multisensory

    • RA Multisensory Instruction

    • RA Multimodal

    • RA What is Corrective Feedback

    • RA Forms of Corrective Feedback

    • RA Modes of Feedback Delivery

    • RA Meta-Analyses on Schooling Effects

    • RA Correct Answer Feedback

    • RA Error Flagging Feedback

    • RA Elaboration/Explanation Feedback

    • RA Distributed or Spaced Practice Defined

    • RA Research Distributed Spaced Practice

    • RA Cumulative Instruction and Distributed/Spaced Practice

    • RA Intensifying Instruction Based on Student Pattern of Response

    • RA Scaffolding Example 1

    • RA Scaffolding Example 2

    • RA Scaffolding Example 3

    • RA Scaffolding Example 4

    • RA Multimodal Instruction Mirrors, Picture Mnemonics and More

    • RA Use of Manipulatives

    • RA What Works Clearing House Practice Guide

    • RA Flexible Needs Groups

    • RA Centers or Stations

    • RA Small Group Phonics in the Classroom - Good Idea or Not?

    • RA Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group?

    • RA Small Group or Whole Group?

  • 4

    Resources

    • Bibliography

    • NIDCD Fact Sheet - Voice, Speech, and Language: Speech and Language Developmental Milestones

    • ELA State Standards

    • IES WWC Practice Guides (PreK-Grade 12)

  • 5

    Workshop A1

    • A1 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A1

    • A1 Title Page

    • A1 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A1 Objectives

    • A1 Agenda

    • A1 Science of Reading The Definition

    • A1 Science of Reading Research from Multiple Fields

    • A1 Big Ideas in Reading Instruction with Standards

    • A1 Notebook

    • A1 Series A Workshops and Prerequisites

    • A1 NAEP Results

    • A1 NAEP Tour

    • A1 NAEP Results Discussion

    • A1 SBRR

    • A1 Structured Literacy

    • A1 Structured Literacy - Inner and Outer Circles

    • A1 Video - Structured Literacy - Inner and Outer Circles

    • A1 Systematic

    • A1 Cumulative

    • A1 Explicit

    • A1 Diagnostic

    • A1 Multisensory

    • A1 Multimodal

    • A1 Single Modality Tasks

    • A1 Multimodal Tasks

    • A1 A Simple View of Reading

    • A1 A Simple View of Reading Continued

    • A1 A Simple View of Reading - Recent Study

    • A1 A Simple View of Reading - Directed Drawing

    • A1 Video - A Simple View of Reading - Directed Drawing

    • A1 Scarborough's Rope

    • A1 Scarborough's Rope - Directed Drawing

    • A1 Video - Scarborough's Rope - Directed Drawing

    • A1 Spoken vs Written Language

    • A1 Five Components of Language

    • A1 Syntax

    • A1 Morphology

    • A1 Phonology

    • A1 Semantics

    • A1 Pragmatics

    • A1 Communication Milestones

    • A1 H NIDCD Fact Sheet - Developmental Milestones

    • A1 History

    • A1 Reading Reality

    • A1 The Reading Ladder Connection

    • A1 Neurological & Cognitive Factors that Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 Motivational Factors That Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 Home Environmental Factors That Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 School Environmental Factors That Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 Language and Culture Environmental Factors That Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 References of Environmental Factors That Contribute to Literacy

    • A1 Factors That Contribute to Literacy Connection

    • A1 Reading and the Brain

    • A1 Brain Research Four Part Processing Model

    • A1 Four Part Processing Model - Directed Drawing

    • A1 Video - Four Part Processing Model - Directed Drawing

    • A1 A New Science Based Definition

    • A1 Tolman's Hourglass

    • A1 Matthew Effect

    • A1 Cueing Systems

    • A1 Video - Cueing Systems

    • A1 Bridging Recognizing Words and Comprehending Passages

    • A1 Video - Difficulty of Words

    • A1 Stages of Reading Development

    • A1 Stages of Reading Development with Grade Levels

    • A1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4

    • A1 H Correlation Between ORF and Comprehension

    • A1 Video - Correlation Between ORF and Comprehension

    • A1 H Progress Monitoring Trajectories

    • A1 Video - Progress Monitoring Trajectories

    • A1 Standards

    • A1 Benchmark, Strategic, Intensive

    • A1 NRP Comprehension

    • A1 Gradual Release of Responsibility Model

    • A1 Reading Toolbox

    • A1 Reading Toolbox Drawing

    • A1 Video - Reading Toolbox Drawing

    • A1 Video - CID

    • A1 RSSR Reading Toolbox

    • A1 Reading Strategies

    • A1 Reading Skills

    • A1 K-3 Model of Implementation

    • A1 4-5 Model of Implementation

    • A1 Focus Questions

    • A1 Rtl2

    • A1 K-5 Instructional Placement Recommendation - Benchmark

    • A1 K-5 Instructional Placement Recommendation - Strategic

    • A1 K-1 Instructional Placement Recommendation - Intensive

    • A1 2-5 Instructional Placement Recommendation - Intensive

    • A1 Instructional Placement - Defining Materials

    • A1 Instructional Placement - Defining Intervention Instruction vs. Intervention Materials

    • A1 Questions Regarding Instructional Placement Grouping

    • A1 Equity in Literacy

    • A1 How Third Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation

    • A1 Dr. Reid Lyon

    • A1 Good Reader or Poor Reader by the End of Third Grade

    • A1 Essential Learnings

    • A1 Quiz - Overview and Reading Research

    • A1 Objectives Revisited

  • 6

    Workshop A2

    • A2 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A2

    • A2 Title Page

    • A2 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A2 Objectives

    • A2 Agenda

    • A2 Notebook

    • A2 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A2 Opening Activity

    • A2 Video - Defining Terms - Directed Drawing

    • A2 Definitions

    • A2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2

    • A2 CCSS ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2

    • A2 Communication Milestones

    • A2 Consonant Phonemes

    • A2 Vowel Phonemes

    • A2 Consonant Vowel Phoneme Charts

    • A2 Areas of Phonological Awareness

    • A2 Phonological Awareness Continuum

    • A2 H Phonological Awareness Continuum

    • A2 Video - Phonological Awareness Continuum

    • A2 H Phonological Awareness Continuum Answers

    • A2 Age Skill Domain Chart

    • A2 Age Skill Domain Chart Continued

    • A2 Reading and the Brain

    • A2 Best Predictor

    • A2 CCSS ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2 Revisted

    • A2 Predictive

    • A2 More Advanced Forms

    • A2 CCSS ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2 Revisited

    • A2 Phonemes in Words in Which the Spelling Does Not Easily Represent the Phoneme

    • A2 Phonemes That are Likely to be Confused with Each Other

    • A2 Coarticulation

    • A2 Allophones

    • A2 Examples of Allophonic Variations to Consider When Connecting Students' Spellings to their Speech

    • A2 H Examples of Allophonic Variations

    • A2 Phonological Awareness and the Development of Vocabulary and Word Consciousness

    • A2 Phoneme Awareness and Poor Readers

    • A2 Phoneme Awareness Beneficial for Novice Readers and Spellers

    • A2 Minimal Pair Definition

    • A2 Minimal Pairs

    • A2 Minimal Pair Importance

    • A2 Minimal Pair Instruction

    • A2 Ideal Places to Include Minimal Pair Instruction

    • A2 H Minimal Pairs Activity

    • A2 Assessing Phonemic Awareness Discussion Questions

    • A2 Phonological Awareness Pattern of Instruction

    • A2 Phonological Awareness Pattern of Instruction Continued

    • A2 Phonological/Phonemic Awareness - Identify the Objective

    • A2 Phonological/Phonemic Awareness - Identify the Objective Continued

    • A2 Effective Instructional Techniques

    • A2 Direct Instruction - Effective Instructional Techniques

    • A2 Comment - Routines in Program Materials

    • A2 Template Cards for Effective Instruction

    • A2 Template Card 4

    • A2 Video - Template Card 4

    • A2 Comment - Individual Turns for Template Card 4

    • A2 Template Card 4 - Observation Form

    • A2 Template Card 4 - Observation Form Continued

    • A2 Video - Template Card 4 - Demonstration

    • A2 Template for Onset-Rime Blending Practice

    • A2 Comments - Explicit Instruction

    • A2 Template Card 5

    • A2 Video - Template Card 5

    • A2 Comment - Individual Turns for Template Card 5

    • A2 Template Card 5 - Observation Form

    • A2 Template Card 5 - Observation Form Continued

    • A2 Video - Template Card 5 - Demonstration

    • A2 Template for Phoneme Blending Practice

    • A2 Template Card 6

    • A2 Video - Template Card 6

    • A2 Comment - Individual Turns for Template Card 6

    • A2 Template Card 6 - Observation Form

    • A2 Template Card 6 - Observation Form Continued

    • A2 Video - Template Card 6 - Demonstration

    • A2 Template for Phoneme Segmentation Practice

    • A2 Signaling Box Example 1

    • A2 Video - Signaling Box Example 1 - Demonstration

    • A2 What If

    • A2 What If - Answers

    • A2 Compare Instruction

    • A2 Clear and Explicit Instruction

    • A2 Phonological Awareness Instruction

    • A2 Phonological Awareness Instruction Continued

    • A2 Phonemic Awareness Instruction

    • A2 H Dyslexia Worksheet

    • A2 Comments - Multisensory/Multimodal Activities

    • A2 H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • A2 H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A2 Essential Learnings

    • A2 Quiz - Phonological Awareness

    • A2 Objectives Revisited

  • 7

    Workshop A3

    • A3 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A3

    • A3 Title Page

    • A3 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A3 Objectives

    • A3 Agenda

    • A3 Notebook

    • A3 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A3 Opening Activity

    • A3 H Key Definitions

    • A3 Video - Whoosh!

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3

    • A3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3

    • A3 Articulatory Features Using a Mirror

    • A3 Consonant Phonemes

    • A3 H Consonant and Vowel Classifications Part 1

    • A3 H Consonant and Vowel Classifications Part 1 Answers

    • A3 Vowel Phonemes

    • A3 H Consonant and Vowel Classifications Part 2

    • A3 H Continuous and Stop Sounds

    • A3 H CV Chart

    • A3 H Sound Spellings in the English Language

    • A3 Video - Sound Spellings in the English Language

    • A3 Video - Sound Spellings in the English Language Continued

    • A3 H Sound Spellings Commonly Taught

    • A3 Scope and Sequence

    • A3 Stages of Reading Development

    • A3 Scope and Sequence Continued

    • A3 Systematic vs. Incidental Phonics

    • A3 National Reading Panel

    • A3 Explicit Phonics Lesson

    • A3 POST NRP Research on Phonics

    • A3 POST NRP Phonics 2nd Grade and Beyond

    • A3 POST NRP How You Teach Matters

    • A3 Letter Recognition

    • A3 Pattern of Instruction

    • A3 Pattern of Instruction K-2

    • A3 Pattern of Instruction Grade 2 and Higher

    • A3 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Bake the Lasagna

    • A3 Scope and Sequence Highlights

    • A3 H Investigating the Instruction

    • A3 Signaling Box Example 2

    • A3 Video - Signaling Box Example 2 - Demonstration

    • A3 Template Cards for Effective Instruction

    • A3 Template Card 1

    • A3 Video - Template Card 1

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 1

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 1 Continued

    • A3 Template for Letter Recognition (Name) Review Practice

    • A3 Video - Template Card 1 - Demonstration

    • A3 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Sound/Spelling

    • A3 Template Card 2

    • A3 Video - Template Card 2

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 2

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 2 Continued

    • A3 Video - Template Card 2 - Demonstration

    • A3 Template for Letter/Sound Review Practice

    • A3 Template Card 7

    • A3 Video - Template Card 7

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 7

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 7 Continued

    • A3 Video - Template Card 7 - Demonstration

    • A3 Template for Sound/Spelling Review Practice

    • A3 Progression of Word Difficulty

    • A3 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Blending

    • A3 Template Card 8

    • A3 Template Card 8 Continued

    • A3 Sound-by-Sound Blending Preview

    • A3 Video - Template Card 8

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 8

    • A3 Observation Form for Card 8 Continued

    • A3 Video - Template Card 8 - Demonstration

    • A3 Sound-by-Sound Blending Practice

    • A3 Continuous Blending Card 9

    • A3 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Structured Literacy

    • A3 Comments - Card 8 Instruction

    • A3 What If

    • A3 Reading and the Brain

    • A3 H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • A3 H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A3 Essential Learnings

    • A3 Quiz - Phonics/Word Recognition Part 1

    • A3 Objectives Revisited

  • 8

    Workshop A4

    • A4 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A4

    • A4 Title Page

    • A4 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A4 Objectives

    • A4 Agenda

    • A4 Notebook

    • A4 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson

    • A4 Effective Instructional Techniques

    • A4 Opening Activity

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Structured Literacy

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3

    • A4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3

    • A4 Scaffolding Word Fluency For Students

    • A4 Video - Scaffolding Word Fluency For Students

    • A4 H Regular or Irregular Word

    • A4 Video - Regular or Irregular Word - Part 1

    • A4 Video - Regular or Irregular Word - Part 2

    • A4 Words in the English Language

    • A4 Orthographic Mapping

    • A4 Sight Words

    • A4 Scaffolding Word Fluency

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Blending

    • A4 Suggestions for Practicing Sound-by-Sound Blending

    • A4 Template Card 8 Sound-by-Sound Blending - Single Letter

    • A4 Template Card 8 Sound-by-Sound Blending - VCe

    • A4 Template Card 8 Sound-by-Sound Blending - Digraph

    • A4 Template Card 8 Sound-by-Sound Blending - Trigraph

    • A4 Video - Template Card 8 - Demonstration Revisited

    • A4 Sound-by-Sound Blending Practice

    • A4 Template Card 10

    • A4 Video - Template Card 10

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 10

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 10 Continued

    • A4 Video - Template Card 10 - Demonstration

    • A4 Word Reading - Spelling Focused Practice

    • A4 Scaffolding Irregular Word Instruction

    • A4 Three Factors to Consider When Determining How to Teach an Irregular Word Within a Reading Program

    • A4 Say Spell Say and Heart Words

    • A4 Heart Word - sure

    • A4 Heart Word - sure 2

    • A4 Heart Word - could

    • A4 Heart Word - eight

    • A4 Signaling Example 3

    • A4 Video - Signaling Box Example 3 - Demonstration

    • A4 Template Card 3

    • A4 Video - Template Card 3

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 3

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 3 Continued

    • A4 Video - Template Card 3 - Demonstration (Irregular)

    • A4 Word Reading (Irregular) Practice

    • A4 Word Reading (Regular) Reminders

    • A4 Video - Template Card 3 - Demonstration (Regular)

    • A4 Word Reading (Regular) Practice

    • A4 Text Types

    • A4 H Text Types

    • A4 Text Type Questions

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Decodable Text

    • A4 Definition and Purpose of Decodable Text

    • A4 H Analyze a Grade 1 Decodable Passage

    • A4 Wholly Decodable Words

    • A4 Previously Taught Irregular High Frequency Words

    • A4 Percent Decodable for Students in Class

    • A4 Eyes on the Page

    • A4 H Similarities and Differences - Templates for Reading Decodable Text

    • A4 Reminder to Read the Template Cards

    • A4 Video - Similarities and Differences - Templates for Reading Decodable Text

    • A4 Reading Decodable Text

    • A4 Decodable Text Practice

    • A4 Decodable Text Practice Continued

    • A4 Decodable Text Practice Continued 2

    • A4 Template Card 11

    • A4 Video - Template Card 11

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 11

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 11 Continued

    • A4 Video - Template Card 11 - Demonstration

    • A4 Template Card 12

    • A4 Video - Template Card 12

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 12

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 12 Continued

    • A4 Video - Template Card 12 - Demonstration

    • A4 Template Card 13

    • A4 Video - Template Card 13

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 13

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 13 Continued

    • A4 Template Card 13 - Demonstration

    • A4 Template Card 14

    • A4 Video - Template Card 14

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 14

    • A4 Observation Form for Card 14 Continued

    • A4 Video - Template Card 14 - Demonstration

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Dictation

    • A4 Dictation Definition and Purpose

    • A4 Signaling Box Example 4

    • A4 Signaling Box Example 4 Continued

    • A4 Video - Signaling Box Example 4 - Demonstration

    • A4 Signaling Box Example 5

    • A4 Video - Signaling Box Example 5 - Demonstration

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Word Work

    • A4 Word Work Definition and Purpose

    • A4 Common Word Work Activities

    • A4 Word Building

    • A4 Letter or Word Sorting

    • A4 Whiteboard Dictation/Writing

    • A4 Elkonin Boxes

    • A4 Games

    • A4 Word Work in Your Materials

    • A4 Compare Routines

    • A4 Explicit Phonics Lesson - Power Phonics Lesson

    • A4 Research Findings Do Not Support

    • A4 Instruction That Teaches Students Spontaneous Orthographic Mapping

    • A4 H Choosing a Phonics Supplement for Grades 2-5

    • RA H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • RA H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A4 Essential Learnings

    • A4 Quiz - Phonics/Word Recognition Part 2

    • A4 Objectives Revisited

  • 9

    Workshop A5

    • A5 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to Workshop A5

    • A5 Title Page

    • A5 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A5 Objectives

    • A5 Agenda

    • A5 Notebook

    • A5 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A5 Opening Activity

    • A5 Words in the English Language

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3 Revisited

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3 Revisited

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3 Revisited

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3

    • A5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3

    • A5 Definitions Discussion

    • A5 Key Definitions

    • A5 Morphemic Breaks, Syllable Breaks and Pronunciation Breaks

    • A5 Difficulty of Text

    • A5 H Difficulty of Words for Time in Text

    • A5 H Difficulty of Words for Time in Text Continued

    • A5 H Popular Narrative Series

    • A5 H Popular Narrative Series Continued

    • A5 H Popular Narrative Series Continued 2

    • A5 H Popular Narrative Series Continued 3

    • A5 H Sample Sentences from Expository Text

    • A5 H Instructional Blocks and Student Reading

    • A5 Complexity of Text

    • A5 Skills Needed for a Phonics Decoding Strategy

    • A5 Skills Needed for a Phonics Decoding Strategy - Reading Toolbox Connection

    • A5 Video - Skills Needed for a Phonics Decoding Strategy - Reading Toolbox Connection

    • A5 Stages of Reading Development

    • A5 Structured Literacy Syllable Types

    • A5 Teaching Students to Read Big Words

    • A5 Teaching Students to Read Big Words - Syllabication

    • A5 Syllable Types

    • A5 Syllable Types Defined

    • A5 H Student Handout 1

    • A5 Video - Student Handout 1

    • A5 Syllable Types Revisited

    • A5 Syllable Division Patterns

    • A5 Video - Syllable Division Examples

    • A5 H Student Handout 2

    • A5 Syllable Division Patterns and Types

    • A5 Video - Syllable Divisions Answers

    • A5 Syllable Division Challenges

    • A5 Important Points Regarding Syllabication

    • RA H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • RA H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A5 Essential Learnings

    • A5 Quiz - Structural Analysis/Word Recognition Part 1

    • A5 Objectives Revisited

  • 10

    Workshop A6

    • A6 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to Workshop A6

    • A6 Title Page

    • A6 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A6 Objectives

    • A6 Agenda

    • A6 Notebook

    • A6 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A6 Opening Activity

    • A6 Structured Literacy Morphology

    • A6 Reading Toolbox - Vocabulary Instruction

    • A6 Teaching Students to Read Big Words - Blending Two-Syllable Words

    • A6 Word Reading - Spelling Focused for Multisyllabic or Affixed Words

    • A6 Multisyllabic Example 1

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Example 1

    • A6 Multisyllabic Example 2

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Example 2

    • A6 Multisyllabic Example 3

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Example 3

    • A6 Multisyllabic Example 4

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Example 4

    • A6 Multisyllabic Example 5

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Example 5

    • A6 Multisyllabic Examples 6-7

    • A6 Multisyllabic Examples 6-7 Continued

    • A6 Multisyllabic Examples 6-7 Continued 2

    • A6 Video - Multisyllabic Examples 6-7

    • A6 Additional Information About Multisyllabic Blending

    • A6 Teaching Students to Read Big Words - Affixes and Roots

    • A6 Teaching Affixes and Word Roots

    • A6 Signaling Example 6

    • A6 Signaling Example 7

    • A6 Video - Signaling Example 6 - Demonstration

    • A6 Video - Signaling Example 7 - Demonstration

    • A6 Teaching Students to Read Big Words - Phonics Decoding Strategy

    • A6 Strategies to Help Students with Dyslexia Read Polysyllabic Words

    • A6 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A6 RSSR Phonics Decoding Strategy - Picture Card

    • A6 Scaffolding Example 3

    • A6 Gradual Release of Responsibility Model

    • A6 Steps in Explicit Strategy Instruction

    • A6 Observation Form - Reading Strategy or Skill

    • A6 Observation Form - Reading Strategy or Skill Continued

    • A6 Video - PDS I DO Demonstration

    • A6 Video - PDS WE DO Demonstration

    • A6 Phonics Decoding Strategy Practice

    • A6 Structural Analysis Instruction in Program Materials

    • A6 Structural Analysis and Phonics Decoding Pattern of Instruction

    • A6 Stages of Reading Development

    • A6 Orthographic Mapping

    • A6 Compare Routines

    • A6 H 20-Day Affix Root Review

    • RA H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • RA H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A6 Essential Learnings

    • A6 Quiz - Structural Analysis/Word Recognition Part 2

    • A6 Objectives Revisited

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    Workshop A7

    • A7 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A7

    • A7 Title Page

    • A7 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A7 Objectives

    • A7 Agenda

    • A7 Notebook

    • A7 Connection to Scarborough’s Reading Rope

    • A7 Opening Activity

    • A7 Definition of Fluency

    • A7 Fluency Levels

    • A7 Connection Between Phonological Awareness and Fluency

    • A7 Examples of Benchmark Fluency Goals

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4

    • A7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4

    • A7 Fluency

    • A7 When You Read Fluently

    • A7 RSSR Phonics Decoding Strategy - Picture Card

    • A7 Video - PDS I DO Demonstration

    • A7 Independent, Instructional, and Frustration Levels of Text

    • A7 Purpose Process Materials

    • A7 Purpose Process Materials Discussion

    • A7 Purpose Process Materials Discussion Continued

    • A7 ORF as an Index of Reading Competence

    • A7 Assess Accuracy Discussion

    • A7 Accuracy - Letter Names, Sound Spellings, Word Reading

    • A7 Sample Clipboard Check

    • A7 H Group Custom Sets

    • A7 Sample Individual I Can Card

    • A7 Preteach and Practice Word Accuracy Discussion

    • A7 Mini-Lessons and Structural Analysis

    • A7 What Should Students Read to Develop Fluency (Rate)

    • A7 Assess Rate Discussion

    • A7 What Research Says About Repeated Readings

    • A7 Repeated Readings

    • A7 Directions for Timed Repeated Readings

    • A7 Types of Cues

    • A7 Graphing Tips

    • A7 Graphing Tips Continued

    • A7 Sample Graph

    • A7 Built Up Sentences

    • A7 Timed Phrase Reading

    • A7 Prosody and Reading Comprehension

    • A7 Assess, Teach and Practice Prosody Discussion

    • A7 Prosody and Reading Comprehension - Appropriate Rate

    • A7 Mini Lesson - Prosody

    • A7 Mini Lesson - Prosody Continued

    • A7 Practice Reading with Prosody - Benjamin Franklin and His Times

    • A7 Practice Reading with Prosody Marked

    • A7 H Practice Reading with Prosody - The Magic Fishbone

    • A7 Progression of Activities for Fluency at Different Levels

    • A7 H Fluency Survey and Next Steps

    • A7 Fluency Instruction

    • A7 Research on Fluency Instruction

    • RA H Intensifying Instruction Planning

    • RA H Multisensory and Multimodal Planning

    • A7 Essential Learnings

    • A7 Quiz - Fluency

    • A7 Objectives Revisited

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    Workshop A8

    • A8 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A8

    • A8 Title Page

    • A8 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A8 Objectives

    • A8 Agenda

    • A8 Notebook

    • A8 Opening Activity

    • A8 Four Types of Assessment

    • A8 Test Reliability

    • A8 Test Validity

    • A8 Norm-Referenced Tests

    • A8 Criterion-Referenced Tests

    • A8 Outcomes-Driven Model

    • A8 Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment

    • A8 H Common Measures for a Comprehensive Diagnostic Plan

    • A8 Understanding Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment Scores

    • A8 Comprehensive Assessment Plan - Types of Assessment

    • A8 Formative or Summative

    • A8 Formative or Summative Continued

    • A8 Research Formative Assessment

    • A8 Common Core Program Assessments

    • A8 H Checklist for Summative Measures

    • A8 Steps in Explicit Teacher-Directed Lessons

    • A8 H Lesson Elements of Explicit Teacher-Directed Lesson Example

    • A8 Integrated Assessment, Intervention and Feedback Loop

    • A8 IES WWC RTI and Multi-Tier Intervention Recommendations

    • A8 Leadership and Teacher Roles

    • A8 Critical Order - Analyze

    • A8 H Flowchart for Sorting Students into Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1 Low Risk

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1 Some Risk

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1 At Risk

    • A8 H Flowchart for Sorting Students into Instructional Focus Groups for Grades 2-8

    • A8 H Flowchart for Sorting Students Into Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1 Revisited

    • A8 Flowchart for Sorting Students Into Instructional Focus Groups for Grades 2-8 Revisited

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades 2-8 Low Risk

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades 2-8 Some Risk

    • A8 Instructional Focus Groups for Grades 2-8 At Risk

    • A8 What's Happening

    • A8 Progress Monitoring Trajectories

    • A8 Instructional Placement Recommendations

    • A8 Instructional Placement Recommendations Continued

    • A8 H Grades 2-8 Class Sorting Grid - Instructional Focus 1-5

    • A8 H Grades 2-8 Class Sorting Grid - Instructional Focus 6

    • A8 H Grades 2-8 Class Sorting Grid - Instructional Focus 7 and ELD

    • A8 Directions for Creating Instructional Focus Groups

    • A8 H Sample Data

    • A8 Video - Sorting Data - Step 1

    • A8 Video - Sorting Data - Step 2

    • A8 Video - Sorting Data - Step 3

    • A8 2-8 Placement Flowchart Revisited

    • A8 Video - Sorting Data - Step 4

    • A8 Video - Sorting Data - Step 5

    • A8 2-8 Placement Flowcharted Revisited - EL

    • A8 Integrated Content Learning Challenges

    • A8 Integrated Content Learning Benefits

    • A8 Promoting Students' Mathematics and Science Learning

    • A8 Critical Order - Take Inventory

    • A8 Inventory Need for Materials

    • A8 Critical Order - Scheduling and Spacing Issues

    • A8 Grade Level Decisions for Focus Group

    • A8 Critical Order - Personnel Resourses

    • A8 Design of Many Elementary Core Programs

    • A8 Design of Many Elementary Core Programs Multi-Day Pattern

    • A8 Invitational Groups

    • A8 Incremental Increase

    • A8 Brain Breaks

    • A8 Brain Breaks Continued

    • A8 Classroom Seating and Discussion

    • A8 Brain Break Ideas

    • A8 Comments - Discussion on Incremental Increase, Movement, Brain Breaks, and Multisensory Instruction

    • A8 Use of Manipulatives, Movement and Multisensory/Multimodal Mediums

    • A8 Using Markers with RSSR

    • A8 Using Markers with RSSR Continued

    • A8 Goal Setting with Students

    • A8 Essential Learnings

    • A8 Quiz - Data-Driven Differentiated Instruction

    • A8 Objectives Revisited

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    Workshop A9

    • A9 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A9

    • A9 Title Page

    • A9 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A9 Objectives

    • A9 Agenda

    • A9 Notebook

    • A9 Original Ashlock Consulting Lesson Maps

    • A9 Priority Plans, Practice Sets and Lesson Maps

    • A9 Strengthening Instruction - CID

    • A9 Opening Activity

    • A9 Plan for Building Sets

    • A9 Decisions on Intensity

    • A9 Extended Plan for Practice Sets - Grades K-1

    • A9 Full Plan for Practice Sets - Grades K-1

    • A9 Mini Plan for Practice Sets - Grades K-1

    • A9 Extended Plan for Practice Sets - Grade 2

    • A9 Full Plan for Practice Sets - Grade 2

    • A9 Mini Plan for Practice Sets - Grade 2

    • A9 Extended Plan for Practice Sets - Grades 3-5

    • A9 Full Plan for Practice Sets - Grades 3-5

    • A9 Mini Plan for Practice Sets - Grades 3-5

    • A9 H Time of Year Chart - Phonemic Awareness

    • A9 H Time of Year Chart - Phonemic Awareness Continued

    • A9 Directions for Building Sets

    • A9 Sample Sets

    • A9 Sample Sets Continued

    • A9 Video - Sample Sets

    • A9 Video - Sample Sets Continued

    • A9 Practice Set Starters

    • A9 Finding Resources - Irregular Words

    • A9 Finding Resources - Letter Names and More

    • A9 Finding Resources - Phonemic Awareness

    • A9 Finding Resources - Blending Words

    • A9 Finding Resources - Word Reading

    • A9 Essential Learnings

    • A9 Quiz - Strengthening the Core with Tier 1 Practice Sets

    • A9 Objectives Revisited

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    Workshop A10

    • A10 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A10

    • A10 Title Page

    • A10 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A10 Objectives

    • A10 Agenda

    • A10 Notebook

    • A10 Opening Activity

    • A10 H Flowchart for Sorting Students into Instructional Focus Groups for Grades K-1

    • A10 Clipboard Checks

    • A10 Clipboard Check - Sample

    • A10 H Clipboard Check Summary - Sample

    • A10 H Clipboard Check Summary - Starter

    • A10 Additional Instructional Support Groups

    • A10 H Student Record

    • A10 H Directions for Sorting K-1 Students

    • A10 Video - K-1 Student Record - Example 1

    • A10 Video - K-1 Student Record - Example 2

    • A10 Video - K-1 Student Record - Example 3

    • A10 Sorting Students into Star Groups Practice

    • A10 Strengthening Instruction

    • A10 Star Group Lesson Plans

    • A10 H Directions for Creating K-1 Star Group Lesson Plans

    • A10 Rule of Threes Group Custom Sets

    • A10 H Building Group Custom Sets

    • A10 I Can Card

    • A10 Sample I Can Card

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plans - Starter

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued 2

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued 3

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued 4

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued 5

    • A10 H K-1 Star Group Lesson Plan - Starter Continued 6

    • A10 Video - Grade 1 Star Group Lesson - Sample

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 1

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 2

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 3

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 4

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 5

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 6

    • A10 K-1 Time-in-Text Folders - Book 7

    • A10 H Organizing K-1 Time-in-Text Folders

    • A10 Directions for Creating K-1 Star Group Lessons - Revisited

    • A10 Starting Points

    • A10 Starting Points - Closing the Gap

    • A10 Video - Starting Points and Three-Day Plan

    • A10 Incremental Increase

    • A10 Brain Breaks

    • A10 Brain Breaks Continued

    • A10 Classroom Seating and Discussion

    • A10 Brain Break Ideas

    • A10 Multisensory Instruction

    • A10 Use of Manipulatives, Movement and Multisensory Mediums

    • A10 Using Markers with RSSR

    • A10 Using Markers with RSSR Continued

    • A10 Comments - Discussion on Incremental Increase, Movement, Brain Breaks, and Multisensory Instruction

    • A10 Essential Learnings

    • A10 Quiz - K-1 Intervention/Enrichment (Tier 2)

    • A10 Objectives Revisited

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    Workshop A11

    • A11 Materials to Download

    • Introduction to A11

    • A11 Title Page

    • A11 Reading Strategy and Skill Resource

    • A11 Objectives

    • A11 Agenda

    • A11 Notebook

    • A11 Dyslexia KWL

    • A11 Opening Activity

    • A11 Definition of Dyslexia

    • A11 What is Dyslexia

    • A11 How Widespread is Dyslexia

    • A11 Behaviors/Signs of Students with Dyslexia or at Risk Before School

    • A11 Behaviors/Signs of Students with Dyslexia or at Risk School Age

    • A11 Common Signs of Dyslexia by Grade Levels

    • A11 H Common Signs of Dyslexia by Grade Levels

    • A11 Comorbidity

    • A11 Comorbidity with Dyslexia

    • A11 Dyslexia Common Comorbid Issues and Prevalence

    • A11 What is ADHD

    • A11 What is Anxiety

    • A11 Anxiety Disorders

    • A11 Anxiety and Stress

    • A11 What is Dysgraphia

    • A11 What is Dyspraxia

    • A11 What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder

    • A11 What is 2e

    • A11 Similarities

    • A11 H Strategies for Managing Attention Problems

    • A11 Dyslexia Neurobiological in Origin

    • A11 Children with Dyslexia and Reading

    • A11 The Brain

    • A11 Reading and the Brain

    • A11 Dyslexia and Brain Structure

    • A11 Symptoms of Reading Disorders

    • A11 Dyslexia and Brain Function

    • A11 Dyslexia KWL Revisited

    • A11 Aspects of Cognition and Behavior That Affect Reading and Writing Development

    • A11 Cognitive Abilities and Academic Achievement

    • A11 Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities

    • A11 Cognitive Characteristics of a Student with Learning Disabilities

    • A11 Executive Function

    • A11 Executive Function Skills

    • A11 Definition of Executive Function Skills

    • A11 Working Memory

    • A11 H Strategies to Enhance Students Memory

    • A11 Classroom Scenarios Part 1

    • A11 Comments - Answers to Classroom Scenarios Part 1

    • A11 IDEA

    • A11 IDEA - 13 Categories

    • A11 IDEA - 13 Categories Assessments

    • A11 IEPs and 504 Plans

    • A11 H IEPs and 504 Legislation

    • A11 SMART Goals

    • A11 Screening Measures

    • A11 Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment

    • A11 H Common Measures for a Comprehensive Diagnostic Plan

    • A11 Screening for Dyslexia

    • A11 Early Intervention

    • A11 Early Intervention - New Learnings

    • A11 Symptoms of Reading Disorders

    • A11 Instruction

    • A11 Multimodal

    • A11 Multisensory

    • A11 Multisensory Research

    • A11 Explicit Instruction with Reading Strategies and Skills

    • A11 Importance of Scaffolding

    • A11 Accommodations and Adaptations

    • A11 Modifications

    • A11 H Suggested Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Dyslexia - Materials and Teaching Techniques

    • A11 H Suggested Accomodations and Modifications for Students with Dyslexia - Work Area, Classwork, and Taking Tests

    • A11 H Suggested Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Dyslexia - Classwork and Taking Tests

    • A11 Assisted Technology

    • A11 Assisted Technology Resources

    • A11 Classroom Scenarios Part 2

    • A11 Possible Answers to Classroom Scenarios Part 2

    • A11 Speech and Language Considerations

    • A11 Medical Considerations

    • A11 Symptoms of Reading Difficulty May Change Over Time

    • A11 Age Doesn’t Make Issues Disappear

    • A11 What Works Database Practice Guide RTI2 Recommendations

    • A11 What Works Database Practice Guide RTI2 Recommendations Continued

    • A11 H Common Myths and Misconceptions Around Dyslexia

    • A11 H Common Myths and Misconceptions Around Dyslexia Continued

    • A11 H Answer Key to Common Myths and Misconceptions

    • A11 Quick Fixes Don't Work

    • A11 Next Steps - KWL

    • A11 H Planning for Multisensory Instruction

    • A11 Essential Learnings

    • A11 Quiz - Understanding and Recognizing Dyslexia

    • A11 Objectives Revisited

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    Multimodal/Multisensory Examples

    • Comment - Examples in Series A & Series B

    • Introduction to Multisensory/Multimodal Examples

    • Go and Stop Nametags (Visual & Auditory)

    • Go and Stop on Room Walls (Visual & Auditory)

    • Dots for Go & Stop on Letters (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Concept of Word - Word Length (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Concept of a Word - Sentence Segmentation (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Phoneme Isolation (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Phoneme Deletion (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Phoneme Manipulation (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Letter Names and Letter Formation (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Phonics Decoding Strategy (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Recycle Key Words Into Responses (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Vocabulary - Word Learning Strategy (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Reading Pathways (Auditory, Visual & Kinesthetic)

    • Use of Manipulatives with Template Cards Routines (Auditory & Visual)