Scholastic RED

On completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand the needs of striving readers and your role in working with your colleagues to meet these needs.
Identify the barriers to adolescent reading proficiency and understand how intensive reading intervention programs can significantly raise striving readers' achievement levels.
Use literacy assessments and student data to differentiate instruction based on students' levels of reading proficiency.
Teach strategically, using methods derived from research for building background knowledge in the content areas, implementing effective word-study instruction, incorporating fluency practice into the content areas, and building academic vocabulary.
Be a productive member of a teacher study group focused on improving students' reading levels and achievement.
Integrate frequent, varied and engaging opportunities for all students, including striving readers, English language learners and special education students, to participate in literacy activities.
Select appropriate reading material for students.
Use technology effectively to support literacy instruction.
Monitor students' progress using formal and informal assessments.
Work collaboratively with school leaders and literacy coaches to improve literacy outcomes.