Do you want to dive deeply into the Science of Reading? In this course, “Scarborough’s Reading Rope: Unraveling Word Recognition,” participants will delve into Scarborough’s Reading Rope, a Science of Reading model essential for developing proficient readers. Emphasis will be placed on three critical components: phonemic awareness, decoding, and sight words, each playing a pivotal role in reading fluency and comprehension.The participants will leave this course ready to implement the Science of Reading in more depth. They will walk away having specific strategies to teach each of these components of the Word Recognition strands as Hollis Scarborough describes as she articulates how students become proficient readers.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Phonemic Awareness: Participants will learn to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in words, a foundational skill crucial for spelling and decoding unfamiliar words. Through interactive exercises and assessments, they will grasp the importance of phonemic awareness in establishing strong reading foundations. They will be ready to implement critical strategies to teach phonemic awareness.
- Decoding: The course will equip learners with effective strategies to decode words by understanding sound-symbol relationships and applying phonics rules. Decoding strategies will be learned to enhance decoding proficiency and promote accurate reading. They will be ready to implement critical strategies to teach phonics explicitly and systematically.
- Sight Words: Participants will explore the true meaning of what it means to be a sight word. They will discover strategies to teach words systematically and explicitly.
Course Details:
Date: Available for registration anytime between October 3, 2024 – August 20, 2025
Instructor: Becky Hinze (becky@growprofessionally.com)
Number of Licensure Renewal Credit Hours: 1 hr
Registration Deadline: August 20, 2025, @ 5:00 p.m.
