Curriculum Craze!
Day 1: Comprehensive Manual
Day 2: Condensed Manual
Day 3: Reading Library
Day 4: English Language Enhancement (ELE)
Day 5: Professional Development for Teachers
Reading Horizons is CRAZY about its improved curriculum and manuals! To help others see the benefits and improvements of the new manuals this week’s blog posts will take an in-depth look at the changes and features of the new Reading Horizons v5 curriculum manuals and instructor materials.
Participating in the comment section of each separate post will enter your name into a drawing for a free Reading Horizons v5 Condensed Teacher’s Kit (refer to question section at the bottom of this post for more information).
Professional Development Training Overview
Recently our Reading Specialist wrote an article titled: “How Did You Learn to Read.” The article discussed that because learning to read is natural for about 70% of the population it is very difficult to know the proper way to teach reading. Reading development simply occurs for so many people that they do not know the steps and processes that go into developing the skill.
Through research and years of improvements, Reading Horizons has worked to uncover the best practices for spurring reading development, these practices are helpful for anyone learning to read, but especially for the 30% of the population which will not intuitively grasp reading. By teaching students strategies that promote reading success from the beginning of their reading education, reading intervention can be prevented in the future. To help teachers guide students to reading success, Reading Horizons offers Professional Development training in addition to its curriculum manuals and software.
Materials used in Reading Horizons Direct Reading Instruction
3 Reasons to Improve Reading Instruction
- Proper reading instruction in k-3 prevents the need for reading intervention in the future.
- Help students of all ages who have developed reading problems learn to properly approach reading.
- Understand the mechanics behind reading development to be able to better understand how to explain to students with reading problems.
3 Ways Reading Horizons Teacher Training Improves Reading Instruction
- Train instructors how to teach reading in a straightforward and sequential manner.
- Provide instructors with a method that works for anyone learning to read, but especially for the 30% of students who would develop reading problems with traditional approaches to reading.
- Expert tips and feedback from Reading Horizons trainers and specialists.
Video
In the following video Reading Horizons Reading Specialist, Shantell Berrett, discusses the need for teacher training in the field of reading instruction:
Question
Why do you think professional development is beneficial for reading instruction?
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