Strengthening Secondary Readers Academy Grades 6-12

4-8 Team Members: $13,885 9-12 Team Members: $15,075 Plus travel fees for non-CESA 6 districts/schools

Develop routines and practices that help struggling secondary readers.

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Benefits

Receive support from a CESA 6 literacy coach to develop instructional routines and practices that support reading improvement with our hybrid learning and coaching approach.

  • Offers thorough assessments of existing literacy programs to identify educational gaps.
  • Provides flexible learning opportunities, including virtual sessions and in-district support.
  • Offers tailored support plans that adapt to the specific needs of districts and educators.
  • Introduces innovative and evidence-based teaching strategies for literacy.
  • Supplies tools for monitoring student progress and adapting teaching methods.

Goals

  • Understand the reading process: where and how things go wrong.
  • Identifying struggling readers and designing responsive instruction.
  • Learn how to support struggling all readers in the classroom through Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
  • System-wide considerations and building systemic plans for identifying and servicing struggling readers.

Who might benefit from participating?

  • Secondary Level Administration:
    • Middle and High School Principals
    • Special Education Directors
    • Directors of Curriculum & Instruction
  • Secondary Level Teachers:
    • Reading Interventionists
    • Instructional / Literacy Coaches
    • Secondary Special Education Teachers
    • Secondary ELA Teachers

Structure/Schedule

  • Two (2) Half-day leaders sessions (L)
    • September 11, 2024 (L)
    • January 7, 2025 (L)
  • Four (4) Full-day, whole-team learning sessions
    • September 24, 2024
    • November 7, 2024
    • February 11, 2025
    • April 9, 2025
  • Four (4) In-district coaching sessions

Outcomes/Deliverables

Deliverables

  • Tools for identifying and responding to students' reading needs
  • Tools for planning reading instruction aligned to the Science of Reading
  • Toolkit of high-leverage instructional routines aligned to the Science of Reading
  • Personalized "deep dives" to provide additional learning for your district's specific interests (through coaching days)
  • Systemic planning tools to create a system of support in your school for students' reading needs