Building Stronger, More Flexible Readers: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency Grades K-2

Dec 1, 2026 - Mar 23, 2027

K-2

$600

Online via Zoom

Dates: 12/1/2026, 2/9/2027, 3/23/2027 Grades: K-2 Venue: Online via Zoom Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm ET (with a 45 minute break for lunch) Presenter(s): TBA Early Bird Discount Price: $480 (Until September 1, 2026) Regular Price: $600

Course Overview:

This course equips participants with research-based strategies to design responsive foundational literacy instruction that addresses student needs in phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Participants will analyze assessment data to identify specific patterns in phonological processing and decoding, allowing for the design of highly responsive small group lessons. The course emphasizes practical classroom applications while providing age-appropriate methods to maintain the engagement of all learners.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Diagnostic Assessment: Analyze student reading data to identify specific patterns in phonological processing and decoding and use these findings to form flexible, responsive small groups.
Targeted Instruction: Create developmentally appropriate, research-based lessons in phonics and fluency that address foundational needs. Study decodable texts, children’s literature and design materials that best fit the learners and their goals.
Integrated Implementation: Facilitate instructional routines that seamlessly embed foundational skill practice into existing grade-level curricula without compromising the development of complex comprehension.
Structures and Organization: Develop practical record-keeping tools and progress-monitoring systems to track the transfer of foundational skills into independent, high-volume reading.

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