January Continuing Education Modules

 Continued Training Opportunities for Current 2019 - 2020 Reading Tutors

Are you a current reading tutor with Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe? Don't miss this month's continuing education modules! There are multiple opportunities for you to equip your tutor toolkit with even more helpful strategies and instruments for teaching reading (and writing). 

Each module needs a minimum of 10 tutors signed up; the class sizes are capped at 18 tutors and take place at the Read to Succeed office (16A Steward St. Asheville, NC 28806). *Note: For cancellations, please phone the office so that we can re-open that space for another tutor. 

​To register for the course(s) you'd like to attend, click the orange SIGN UP link beside the course.

Schedule & Sign-Ups:

Tuesday, 1/14

• 10:30-12:00 - Syllable Basics SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - ELP | Comprehension: Written Responses SIGN UP
  *Usually, students who need the Extended Lesson Plan (ELP) skills are in 3rd/4th grades.

Wednesday, 1/15

• 10:30-12:00 - ELP | Comprehension: Written Responses SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - Syllable Basics SIGN UP

Thursday, 1/16

• 10:30-12:00 - Teaching Syllables, pt 1: Open, closed, silent e SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - ELP | Comprehension: Inference & Digging Deeper SIGN UP

Tuesday, 1/21

• 10:30-12:00 - ELP | Comprehension: Inference & Digging Deeper SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - Teaching Syllables, pt 2: Vowel Teams, r-Controlled SIGN UP

Wednesday, 1/22

• 10:30-12:00 - Handwriting SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - Teaching Syllables, pt 1: Open, closed, silent e SIGN UP

Thursday, 1/23

• 10:30-12:00 - Teaching Syllables, pt 2: Vowel Teams, r-Controlled SIGN UP
• 1:30-3:00 - Word Attack Skills for Big Words SIGN UP

​Course Descriptions

• Syllable Basics - “A syllable is a WORD or PART of a word with ONE VOWEL SOUND.” Gain a bird’s-eye view of one of the smallest units of language–the syllable–and learn terminology and conceptual knowledge. This module is the first class in the syllable series.
• Teaching Syllables, pt 1: Open, closed, silent e - Learn skills and strategies to teach the first three syllable types and learn to navigate resources including controlled texts and matching games. This module is the second class in the syllable series.
• Teaching Syllables, pt 2: Vowel Teams, r-controlled - Learn skills and strategies to teach vowel team and r-controlled syllable types and learn to navigate resources including controlled texts and matching games. This module is the third class in the syllable series.
• Word Attack Skills for Big Words - We can break words down by sound, into syllables, or we can break them down into the smallest units of meaning, which are morphemes (Latin: prefixes, suffixes, roots; Old E: base word & affixes). Learn how to break words down into smaller units of sound (for reading and pronunciation) and meaning (for vocabulary & comprehension). This module is for students currently in 3rd and 4th grades.
• Extended Lesson Plan | Comprehension: Written Responses - Learn skills and strategies for teaching teach written responses to comprehension questions. This module is for students currently in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade.
• Extended Lesson Plan | Inference and Digging Deeper - Learn skills and strategies for teaching students how to draw conclusions based on evidence and reasoning and how to dig deeper into understanding non-fiction texts. This module is for students currently in 3rd or 4th grade.
• Handwriting - Gain AVK strategies for teaching print manuscript letter formation of both lower and upper case manuscript letters. This module is useful for students in all grade levels.