The Reading Development ExPlained

The Reading Development Explained course is now available. The course provides a solid foundation in how we learn to read, with information about the five pillars of reading instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. 

The course details what thirty years of research says about effective instruction, how it can be taught in the classroom, and ways to differentiate instruction to meet various learners’ needs during the same lesson. We prepare you with the knowledge and corresponding activities and resources provided for each pillar, so that learning can be translated into practice immediately. 

What is Reading Development Explained?

Reading Development Explained is a self-paced course designed for educators to better understand how the human brain learns to read and what that looks like for reading instruction. It provides practical information about both theory and practice.

This course will cover the following topics:

  • Phonics

  • Vocabulary

  • Fluency

  • Comprehension

  • Screening Measures

  • The Simple View of Reading

  • Scarborough’s Reading Rope

  • The Ladder of Reading and Writing

  • Orthographic Mapping

  • Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 5: Vocabulary

  • Intro

  • Development of Vocab

  • 3 types of vocab

  • Vocabulary Instruction

  • Morphological Instruction

  • Vocabulary & the Ladder

  • Exit

Module 6: Fluency

  • Intro

  • Fluency & Orthographic Mapping

  • Ways to define Reading Fluency

  • Fluency Interventions

  • Fluency & the ladder

  • Exit/Overview

Module 7: Reading Comprehension

  • Intro

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Surface Comprehension

  • Deep Comprehension

  • Reading Comprehension & the ladder

  • Exit / Overview

Module 8: Bringing it together

  • Intro

  • Reading Interventions

  • Importance of screening

  • Reading Instruction across subjects

  • Revisiting SVR & the Rope

  • Exit

Module 1: Intro to Reading Science

  • Intro

  • History of Reading

  • Simple View of Reading

  • Scarborough’s Reading Rope

  • Ladder of reading & writing

  • Reading Development

  • Exit

Module 2: Word Reading

  • Intro

  • Reading and the Brain.

  • Word Reading Development

  • 4 ways to Read a Word

  • Orthographic Mapping & Decoding

  • Exit

Module 3: Phonological Awareness

  • Intro

  • What is Phonological Awareness and Why is it Important?

  • Developmental Progression and PA Tower

  • Word, Syllable & On-Set

  • Phonemic Awareness

  • Phonological Awareness & the Ladder

  • Exit

Module 4: Phonics

  • Intro

  • What is Phonics ad Why is it Important?

  • Developmental Progression

  • Basic Phonics

  • Advanced Phonics

  • Phonics & the Ladder

  • Exit / Overview