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Reading Part 3 Specialist – Intermediate and Senior Focus

Course Code: YF22AL31

Registration Deadline: Sep 27, 2022
This course is still open for registration.

The Reading, Intermediate, Secondary Focus Part 3 Specialist Additional Qualification deepens your understanding of reading instruction, assessment, and intervention, with a focus on leadership. Through examining current research and best practices, you will enhance your capacity for supporting professional learning to build a whole-school and cross-panel approach to literacy. A central focus is on developing strategies for identifying gaps through effective assessment and data analysis, particularly through an equity-lens to better support underserved and marginalized groups. You will also explore strategies for engaging colleagues in co-planning literacy programming across cross-curricular teams, overcoming resistance, and creating a culture of reading. Throughout the course you will gain an understanding of literacy instruction through a whole-school and system-level perspective, and through the lens of the Literacy Teacher or Lead

Prerequisites

  • Be a member in good standing with the OCT
  • Part 2 completed
  • Hold an Intermediate or Senior Qualification
  • Minimum TWO years certified teaching experience by the first day of the course, subsequent to certification including ONE year in Reading

Documents Required

  • Signed Supervisory Officer's Form by course end date confirming teaching experience
Session Dates
Start Date: Oct 04, 2022
End Date: Dec 09, 2022
Online: October 4, 2022 - December 9, 2022.

This 125 hour course consists of 100 hours of interactive coursework and 25 hours of independent learning. Regular and relevant candidate participation is a requirement. Expect to be online at least every second day for Fall, Winter and Spring courses; and every weekday during a Summer course to complete assignments and collaborate in discussion forums. All deadlines will be communicated by the Instructor.


Format / Location
Online

Instructors
Vitelli, Sara

Price
$685.00


Course listings are accurate as of Sep. 28 08:00 AM.