LETRS

The Lexia LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Suite is comprehensive professional learning designed to provide early childhood and elementary educators and administrators with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. Developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and leaders in the field of literacy, Lexia LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundational and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language.

The Lexia LETRS Suite is designed for educators and leaders of pre-K through third-grade students, as well as for teachers who work with fourth- and fifth-grade students who struggle to learn to read, to accelerate teacher knowledge, improve instruction, and change students’ literacy journey.

• Distinguish between the research base for best practices and other competing ideas not supported by scientific evidence.
• Understand how language, reading, and writing are related to one another.
• Make instructional decisions and program choices with reference to scientific research evidence, strategic use of assessments, and observations of students.
• Deliver comprehensive, integrated language and literacy instruction as defined by standards and by research for a given grade, age, or ability level.
• Facilitate early identification and intervention with reading challenges, including dyslexia.
• Provide an educator experience that validates and affirms diverse experiences and promotes an inclusive understanding of the world

Dates:

Volume 1:

• Unit 1: The Challenge of Learning to Read -- September 13, 2023
• Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English -- November 1, 2023
• Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling -- January 31, 2024
• Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition -- March 5, 2024

Volume 2:

• Unit 5: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary -- October 18, 2023
• Unit 6: Planning for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension -- December 6, 2023
• Unit 7: Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction -- February 14, 2024
• Unit 8: The Reading-Writing Connection -- March 20, 2024

Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm (sign-in starts at 8:00am) -- Lunch will be 1 hour, on your own.

Location:

The Madison - Champaign ESC

2200 S US Highway 68

Urbana, Ohio, 43078

Contact Hours: 24 Contact Hours will be provided by the Madison-Champaign ESC.

Graduate Credit: Will be available if there is interest, at an additional cost of $185.00 which is paid directly to Ashland University.

Due to the use of ESSR III funds, this training is FREE for partner districts; however, districts must purchase the materials and online access for their participants in advance through Voyager Sopris.

* If you are an ESC staff member, please see your supervisor.

** For cancellation purposes only, registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to the workshop. The decision to cancel will be made 2 weeks ahead of the workshop. If the session will be held, registration will remain open until 24 hours prior to the session start time. **

Each session's registration will close at noon two weeks before and a minimum of 5 participants is necessary to hold the sessions.

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