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Reading Intervention Teacher Professional Development

The Title I Elementary Reading Intervention Teacher Professional Development Program is offered to Title I Reading Intervention teachers who provide direct supplemental intervention instruction to identified students. The program includes large group district professional development sessions with lesson sharing and text study, and on-going individual school site-visits.  Participants will study scientific reading research and implement scientifically research-based supplemental reading intervention instruction to increase student achievement.

Teachers

The Title I Elementary Reading Intervention Teacher Professional Development Program is offered to Title I Reading Intervention teachers who provide direct supplemental intervention instruction to identified students. (Title I teachers who implement the Waterford and/or SuccessMaker Reading Intervention Programs will receive their professional development from Pearson and Michele Halliday.)

Professional Development Objectives:

  • Study Scientific Reading Research
  • Implement Scientifically Research Based Supplemental Reading Instruction to increase student achievement

Professional Development Framework:

  • Six Large Group District Professional Development Sessions including Lesson Sharing and Text-Study
  • On-going Individual School Site-Visits

Group Meetings:

Six large group meetings will be held during the 2010-2011 school year.  Dates and focus area include:

  • September 24, 2010 – Response to Intervention, Reading Intervention Programs
  • October 22, 2010 – Practices From Schools with Strong Intervention Outcomes, Reading Assessments and Progress Monitoring
  • November 12, 2010 -  Intervention Resources, Research-based Text Study
  • January 21, 2011 -  Parent Involvement, Reading Assessment Resources
  • February 18, 2011 – Tier 1 Core Instruction and the Alignment of Tier 2 Intensive Intervention
  • March 11, 2011 – Standards Based Assessments and Data Collection

In addition to the large group professional development sessions, support is provided through on-site visits where interventionists confer with the Title I Resource Teacher.  Visits are conducted two times per year and as requested.

 

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