For Pennsylvania Certified Teachers Only

Program Details   

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling 3rd Edition (Volume 1) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. This is a blended course series, including an online component, print textbook, and live trainings.

• Part I of IV- Volume 1, Units 1 & 2 = 3 CPEs/90 Hours
  
  
• Part II of IV- Volume 1, Units 3 & 4 = 3 CPEs/90 Hours
  
  
•  Part III of IV- Volume 2, Units 5 & 6 = 3 CPEs/90 Hours
  
  
• Part IV of IV- Volume 2, Units 7 & 8 = 3 CPEs/90 Hours

Part I of IV

This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 1) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain, and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 1 and 2 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

• The Challenge of Learning to Read (Unit 1)
• The Speech Sounds of English (Unit 2)
  
  Download the Volume 1 pacing guide.

Instructor: Janine Presloid

Part II of IV

Prerequisite: Only PA educators who have completed LETRS Parts I of IV are eligible to participate in this course.

This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 1) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Only participants who have taken LETRS Part I of IV are eligible to participate in this course. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 3 and 4 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

• Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling (Unit 3)
• Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition (Unit 4)

Instructor: Janine Presloid

Part III of IV

Prerequisite: Only PA educators who have completed LETRS Parts I and II of IV are eligible to participate in this course.

This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 2) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain, and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 5 and 6 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

• Unit 5: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary
• Unit 6: Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension
  
  Download the Volume 2 pacing guide.

Instructor: Janine Presloid

Part IV of IV

Prerequisite: Only PA educators who have completed LETRS Parts I through III of IV are eligible to participate in this course.

This course is a component of the educator-training program titled LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 2) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 7 and 8 supported by manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

• Unit 7: Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction
• Unit 8: The Reading-Writing Connection

Instructor: Janine Presloid

Requirements for Completion

• Must have an active PA teaching certificate and a PPID number
• Must take courses in numerical order
• Enroll in course in your own IU region, unless not offered
• Must pay for materials and access to the VSL online learning platform
• Complete all required expectations by the end of each unit

Please contact Diane Thomson via email or 484-237-5017 and she will be happy to assist you.