The Science of Reading: Awareness, Day 1 will provide six professional development hours, three of which will count toward the eighteen hours needed to fulfill the requirements for teacher licensure as is applicable. All eighteen hours must be completed prior to the 2021-2022 school year.
Day 1 training includes an introduction of the basic knowledge of the Science of Reading, the importance of using evidence-based research to inform literacy instruction, and an explanation of the goals of the Reading Initiative for Student Excellence (R.I.S.E.) and The Right to Read Act (Act 1063 of 2017). In addition, there is an overview of the research behind the science of reading including an analysis of four theoretical models of reading: Scarborough's Rope Model, the Simple View of Reading, the Four-Part Processing Model, and Ehri's Phases of Word-Reading Development. Finally, we will review recent studies dealing with the neuronal connections made as typically and atypically developing children learn to read and the ways that neuroscience and its emerging technologies can inform intervention and teaching practices.