Teaching Adults to Read
Course Description:
This course is for adult educators and explores evidence-based instructional practices for supporting adult readers across levels, from beginning alphabetics through advanced comprehension. This course takes place entirely online and runs for four consecutive weeks. Weekly participation is required, though participants may, during a given week, log in whenever they wish. A kick-off Webinar will take place in the first week. An additional webinar will take place during the third week of the course. Webinar dates and times will be announced and posted. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of participation (14 hours); they are also eligible to apply to CSUS for 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), if they wish.
Goals:
Through this course, participants will learn about a range of topics to support their adult learners including, diagnostic assessment, alphabetics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension for learners at varying levels of reading proficiency.
Registration Information:
There is no registration fee to participate; CALPRO professional development opportunities are available to all California Adult Education Program (CAEP) agencies and employees.
Contact Information:
Please contact calpro@air.org with any questions.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
TRAINING TYPE: Facilitated Online Courses
AUDIENCE: All teacher types
TOPIC: Reading and Literacy InstructionÂ
ACCREDITATION: Certificate , Continuing Education Units
OCCURRENCE: Asynchronous
DURATION: 4 weeks
LOCATION: Online
FACILITATION: Facilitated