Professional Development

Really Great Reading's Virtual Professional Development

The COVID crisis has caused unprecedented instructional loss for so many students. One place that has been greatly impacted is the instruction of foundational literacy skills (teaching children to read). To respond to this critical crisis and to help educators, Really Great Reading is offering a variety of virtual professional development options. If you have questions about any of our workshops or professional development opportunities, please contact us at workshops@reallygreatreading.com.

Science of Reading Workshops

Free LIVE Virtual Science of Reading Workshops - See full schedule>>

Cost: FREE to educators!

Learn to use the science of reading to teach the foundational literacy skills that lead to strong decoding and fluent reading. You’ll leave with an understanding of how individuals learn to read and strategies to align research with classroom practices. This workshop includes:

Six contact hours of professional development
The ability to upgrade to a paid seat

Educators have TWO OPTIONS:

Emerging Reader (PK-1st)
Developing Reader (1st-12th)

Vocabulary Science of Reading

We NOW have Vocabulary! Learn a new way to teach vocabulary.

Cost: FREE to educators!

No Really Great Reading offering would we be complete without professional learning! We’re thrilled to announce our free Vocabulary Science of Reading Virtual Workshop, the newest addition to our Science of Reading workshop series. It is designed to build the one thing researchers agree is vital for reading success - teacher knowledge. Teachers will learn the science behind vocabulary acquisition, research-based vocabulary, best practice instructional strategies, and the importance of vocabulary for overall reading comprehension and fluency. Learn more and register>>

Science of Reading eCourses

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Meet your Science of Reading PD Requirements.

Cost: $249.00/seat or site licenses

Are your classrooms aligned with the Science of Reading? These courses explore the skills and knowledge it takes to teach students to become fluent, highly capable, decoders. They teach a practical, efficient, scientifically aligned, evidence-based, foundational skills approach.

The courses include:

Nine contact hours of professional development
Five weeks of instructional lessons

Select from two levels:

Emerging Reader (PK-1st)
Developing Reader (1st-12th)

FREE Summer School Lessons

Download a Science of Reading Summer School Scope and Sequence>>

Cost: FREE to educators!

For educators, we are releasing our FREE digital Science of Reading Summer School Lessons and Training again this summer! This comprehensive set of digital summer school lessons will help students establish the skills and knowledge they need to reenter school successfully this coming fall.

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