Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers, developed by Reading Rockets. The program provides teachers with an in-depth knowledge of reading and writing so they are prepared to guide their students into becoming skilled and enthusiastic readers and writers.

Teaching reading IS rocket science. Learning to read is a little bit like learning to ride a bike — while you are balancing a person on the handle-bars, holding a pole, spinning plates, and focusing on the destination at the same time! Reading is a complicated process, which is why so many children struggle to become strong. Below is an example of Deanna Jump's Guided Reading 101 (from my guest post on her blog) with some key SECRET STORIES® posters to show how easy it is to help kids sound out words with those tricky letter and phonics sounds.

Hi Deedee, just a a quick question about your guided reading plans.I own that unit from Deanna jump but mine doesn't have the bullets yours does in the before, during, after section. Jun 26, 2012 The reading binder is a great way to organize your materials for guided reading. However, it does include a literature group section which would be too challenging for your kindergarten students. The Rockin' Readers Workshop file has a nice framework for what mini lessons to teach, but I am worried they might only work for your higher level. Guided Reading 101. Date: October 30, 2020: Location: Virtual! Participants will be sent a link to view. Fee: $10 (This is a Mt. Vernon Conference workshop.

Reading 101 was produced in collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.

Our brains are hard-wired to master spoken language, but learning to read is another story. Learning to read is a very complex skill — one of the most complex things that we ask our children to take on. And for many kids, it doesn’t come easily.

As a result, teaching children to read and write well can be a very challenging job. So much so that researcher Louisa Moats called her influential article “Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science.” (This incidentally, became the inspiration for the “Reading Rockets” name!).

There are many reasons why children succeed or struggle in school, but among school-related factors, teachers matter the most. What teachers know and what they do in class every day have an enormous impact on student achievement.

It’s never easy, but when reading instruction is delivered by knowledgeable, skilled teachers, more students will be more successful, and all but the most severe reading disabilities can be addressed effectively. This is true even for students who are most at risk.

Reading 101 presents some of the core information that teachers need to help young children learn to read and write well and to support the children who struggle. You may want to start with the introductory section, How Children Learn to Read and then move on to our course modules:

Letter of completion

Reading Rockets does not offer CEUs for this self-study course. After completing the modules, you can download a Letter of Completion.

Certification

To learn how you can become certified by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction, visit Becoming a Certified Literacy Teacher.

Production credits

Reading 101 is a service of WETA/ Reading Rockets in collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association. Reading 101 is made possible in part by a grant from the LD Network.

Executive Editor, Reading 101: Noel Gunther

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Contributing writers and editors:

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• Suzanne Carreker, PhD, CALT-QI
• Elizabeth Liptak
• Nicole Lubar
• Latrice Seals, Ed.D.
• Louise Spear-Swerling, Ph.D.

Reading 101 is a collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.