Teacher Virtual Implementation Training Courses
A Full Year Subscription of Self-Paced Training from Really Great Reading
School Year Term: 01.01.2024 to 06.30.2025
Teachers! Learn at your own pace with these interactive virtual courses. Reference your professional development throughout the year. Our efficient and supportive courses are available for the following programs: Launchpad, Countdown, Blast, & HD Word. Each Virtual Implementation Teacher Training contains five “courses,” that help prepare and support teachers for their implementation.
- Course 1 – Self-paced modules – 2.5 hours of content
- Course 2 – Self-paced modules – 3 hours of content
- Courses 3, 4, and 5 – Self-paced modules – 45 min of content each
Courses 1 and 2 are designed to be completed before beginning instruction. Courses 3, 4, and 5 are designed to be completed after instruction has begun.
Launchpad for Pre-K
Purchase Now Launchpad Virtual Teacher Training
Prepare to launch to reading success!
Playful and powerful evidence-based foundational reading skill instruction to prepare students for kindergarten.
Launchpad Quick Facts:
- Only 15–20 minutes a day
- Prevention: Pre-K whole-class instruction
- 28 weeks of playful, interactive instruction that establishes a firm foundation in concepts of print, phonological and phonemic awareness, and letter knowledge.
- Easy, ready-to-teach scripted lessons, with a combination of activities that can be taught “anyplace” and activities complemented by a colorful, image-based teacher presentation tool.
Countdown for K
Purchase Now Countdown Virtual Teacher Training
Countdown to reading success!
Playful and powerful scientifically-aligned foundational reading skill instruction for kindergarten.
Countdown Quick Facts:
- Only 15–20 minutes a day
- Prevention: Kindergarten whole-class, supplemental first instruction
- Intervention: RTI Tier II, early intervention for K–1, and intensive small-group intervention for emerging readers in Grades 2–3
- 28 weeks of playful, targeted instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, phonics, and high-frequency words
- Easy, ready-to-teach scripted lessons, complemented by a ready-made, colorful, image-based, animated teacher presentation tool
Blast for 1st Grade
Purchase Now Blast Virtual Teacher Training
Blast off to reading success!
Exciting and engaging scientifically-aligned foundational reading skill instruction for 1st-grade students.
Blast Foundations Quick Facts:
- Only 15–20 minutes a day
- Prevention: 1st-grade whole-class, supplemental first instruction
- Intervention: RTI Tier II and III, early intervention for Grades 1–3, and intensive small-group intervention for emerging readers in Grades 3–5
- 25 weeks of playful, targeted instruction in phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, phonics, and high-frequency words
- Easy, ready-to-teach scripted lessons, complemented by a ready-made, colorful, animated teacher presentation tool
- Great for English Language Learners in Grades 1st–5th!
HD Word for 2nd-12th
Purchase Now HD Word Virtual Teacher Training
Bring words into high definition!
Powerful and mature scientifically-aligned reading skill instruction for the 2nd & 3rd-grade classroom.
HD Word Quick Facts:
- Only 15–20 minutes a day
- Prevention: 2nd & 3rd-grade whole-class, supplemental first instruction
- Intervention: RTI Tier II, fast-paced intervention for students in Grades 2nd-5th, 6th-8th, or 9th-12th who struggle with multisyllabic words and more advanced phonics skills but have mastered most basic phonics skills
- Builds on key foundational skills established in Blast Foundations
- 33 weeks of efficient, targeted instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, syllable types, and fluency
- Easy, ready-to-teach scripted lessons, complemented by a ready-made, colorful, animated teacher presentation tool
Learn more or purchase HD Word for 2nd-5th, 6th-8th, or 9th-12th
Combination Virtual Implementation Training
Are you a district or school administrator, a reading specialist, or a special education teacher? Are you implementing more than one Really Great Reading program? Take this course and learn how to implement Countdown (K), Blast (1st), & HD Word (2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, 6th-8th, and 9th-12th)!
