Microlearning Topics
Microlearning sessions are short (less than 30 minutes) self-paced training sessions related to reading and writing instruction. Choose from a variety of topics to acquire a new teaching process or skill to support your learners. Each session includes video support and handouts to make it easier to implement the new skill immediately—all for $15 per session.
NEW! Preparing Students for the Extended Constructed Response and Short Constructed Response
This microlearning session clarifies the requirements and the differences between the extended constructed response and the two types of short constructed responses. The session also provides planning graphic organizers and step-by-step lessons to prepare your students to tackle evidence-based writing with success. Learn more and register here.
NEW! Leveraging the Science of Reading for Effective Small Group Instruction (Grades 1-5)
The science of reading is transforming our reading practices, but to provide effective small group reading instruction educators must be knowledgeable practitioners that merge the new with the tried-and-true instructional practices that have proven to improve student outcomes. This microlearning session will cover grouping students, identifying an instructional focus based on student needs, and provide example lesson frameworks for primary and intermediate small groups. Learn more and register here.
Delivering Phonics Instruction
Research has shown the power of phonics instruction on student’s reading growth, but many translate the research into ineffective instructional practices. This microlearning session will cover how to include and deliver phonics instruction that is efficient, effective, and timely while being incorporated into the overall literacy block for all students. Learn more and register here.
Phoneme Grapheme Mapping to Support Decoding and Encoding in ALL Grade Levels
In this microlearning session you will learn the WHAT, HOW, and HOW of phoneme grapheme mapping to teach decoding and encoding in all grade levels. This skill can be used immediately with all students and all curriculums. Learn more and register here.
Explicitly Teaching Decoding
To read, students must blend sounds together to decode words, but often instruction in the process isn’t explicitly taught. In this microlearning session you will learn the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the different approaches to teaching students to decode words. Learn more and register here.
Perfecting Your Minilessons
The reading or writing mini lesson is the part of the lesson in which the teacher provides direct, focused instruction in what is being taught, why the students are learning it, and then models how to do what is being taught in a short (less than 10 minute) time frame. This micro learning session will identify the components of the mini lesson and how to develop your mini lesson to provide the best instruction while also allowing time for students to participate in guided and independent practice during the reading or writing block. Learn more and register here.
