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Course Code: YF26REA11

Availability: Enrolment is closed

🌟 Course Summary

The Additional Qualification Course: Reading, Part 1 is your first step toward becoming a literacy leader. This course equips you to design comprehensive reading programs that help students become fluent readers who not only comprehend text but also apply and communicate their knowledge in diverse contexts. You’ll gain practical strategies to support reading comprehension across all grade levels—primary, junior, intermediate, and secondary—while fostering critical thinking, perspective-taking, and bias detection in texts. Through this course, you’ll unlock the power of language as a tool for shaping ideas, experiences, and possibilities.

🚀 What You’ll Gain

  • Proven strategies to improve reading comprehension and application.
  • Tools for assessing reading levels and planning targeted interventions.
  • Techniques for fostering critical thinking and detecting bias in texts.
  • Structures for effective classroom implementation of reading programs.

💡 Why Choose This Course?

  • Builds a strong foundation for literacy instruction across all grade levels.
  • Aligns with Ontario curriculum frameworks and OCT guidelines.
  • Empowers you to create inclusive, engaging reading environments.
  • Focuses on language as a transformative tool for learning and growth.

🎯 Who Should Enroll?

  • Ontario-certified teachers passionate about literacy development.
  • Educators seeking practical strategies for reading instruction.
  • Teachers aiming to strengthen assessment and intervention practices.
  • Professionals committed to fostering critical thinking through reading.

Prerequisites

  • A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with the OCT
  • Qualifications in at least one of the following:
    • primary division
    • junior division
    • intermediate division
    • senior division.

Documents Required:

  • NONE

Format / Location
Online - Asynchronous

Session Dates
Start Date: Oct 06, 2026
End Date: Dec 04, 2026
Join an online learning community: October 6, 2026 - December 4, 2026,

Our course is designed to keep you engaged and inspired. Your experienced instructor will lead you through engaging activities and assignments that you can apply to your practice.

Active participation is key—expect to connect online every couple of days to complete assignments and join vibrant discussion forums. Your instructor will guide you every step of the way with clear deadlines, valuable feedback, and ongoing support.


Instructors
Davidson, Lesley

Price
$685.00


Availability: Enrolment is closed

Course listings are accurate as of Oct. 05 10:47 AM.