SLD Literacy - Accessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties - Modules 9-13 (Section 3)

Young Asian female teacher reading with a young black female in library.

In Modules 9-13, learners will identify different ways to assess reading comprehension and language comprehension. Instructional practices for the prevention of reading difficulties are identified. Effectiveness of interventions is discussed, with examples of interventions with modest results to high effective interventions. Learners will explore case studies of students with different learner profiles. And finally, Specific Learning Disability identification is discussed.

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Module 9 - Reading, Comprehension Tests

Module 9 is comprised of two sessions.

Watch Module 9 Videos - (25 Min)

Module 9.1 - Reading Comprehension
Tests - (11 Min)

Module 9.2 Language comprehension
and Related Tests - (14.5 Min)

Module 9 Key Takeaways

Module 9 Reflection Questions

What reading comprehension subtests do you use? How might you use or interpret them differently?
Do you incorporate language related assessments into reading evaluations? If not, how best may you do that in the future?

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Module 10 - Evidence for Prevention of Reading Difficulties

Module 10 is comprised of two sessions.

Watch Module 10 videos - (28 Min)

Module 10.1 - Evidence for the Prevention
of Reading Difficulties - (10.25 Min)

Module 10.2 - Instructional Practices that
Prevent Reading Difficulties - (17.10 Min)

Module 10 Key Takeaways

Module 10 Reflection Questions

Does your school do phonological awareness training and letter-sound training in K-1? If not, why not?
Which of the following teaching practices mentioned in this session are you already using? Which practices might you add?

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Module 11 - Effective Interventions for Reading Difficulties

Module 11 is comprised of two sessions.

Watch Module 11 videos - (29 Min)

Module 11.1 -
How Do We Determine What is
Effective - (16.29 Min)

Module 11-2 - Popular Interventions
with Minimal to Modest Results - (12.55 Min)

Module 11 Key Takeaways

Module 11 Reflection Questions

How have you typically gauged reading improvements? How might this change as a result of this session?
What assumptions have your brought to the task of reading instruction or intervention? How have they affected your choice of approach?

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Module 12 - Case Examples of Reading Difficulties

Module 12 is comprised of one session.

Watch Module 12 Video - (21 Min)

Module 12.1 - Assessing Word Identification
and Word Recognition- (20.45 Min)

Module 12 Key Takeaways

Module 12.1 Key Takeaways (PDF)

Module 12 Reflection Question

What are the two major skill dimensions that affect reading comprehension and how do they affect different patterns of reading difficulties?

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Module 13 - Factors That May Affect SLD Identification

Module 13 is comprised of one session.

Watch Module 13 Video - (14 Min)

Module 13.1 - Factors That May Affect
SLD Identification - (13.57 Min)

Module 13 Key Takeaways

Module 13.1 Key Takeaways (PDF)

Module 13 Reflection Question

What are the key factors that may suggest that a student has an SLD in reading?

Modules 9 - 13 Credit

To receive a certificate for three (3) hours of recertification credit, participants must complete a brief evaluation survey and pass a ten (10) question quiz with a score of eight correct answers or higher.

Modules 9-13 Evaluation & Quiz

Access To Other Modules

APORD Course Page

APROD Section 1

APORD Section 2

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