Are you seeking a personalized, professional learning experience that aligns your instructional practices with the latest reading science and structured literacy principles? Do you want a tool that is both efficient and effective in helping you master literacy instruction?
Then look no further! In this on-demand webinar, learn more about Top 10 Tools, an asynchronous comprehensive reading course designed to immerse educators in the science of reading to provide systemic change in literacy instruction.
Top 10 Tools founder Dr. Deb Glaser will explain why she created this widely acclaimed resource that teaches the how, what, and why of literacy acquisition to improve instructional practices. And she’ll explore the advantages of adopting a teacher-directed, flexible, professional learning model to establish effective classroom routines.
Highlights of what you will take away include:
- Understanding the rationale behind the development of The Reading Teachers Top Ten Tools: Instruction that Makes A Difference to improve skills and knowledge
- Introducing the 10 self-paced Tools: knowledge, oral language, phonemes, phonics and spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, writing, read-alouds, and collaboration
- Taking an in-depth look at the user experience by examining Tool 4: Phonics and Spelling – Effective Decoding and Encoding Instruction
- Learning more about Top 10 Tools accreditation as an International Dyslexia Association (IDA) approved course that prepares educators for the Knowledge and Practice Examination for Effective Reading Instruction (KPEERI), measuring an educator’s knowledge of the principles and practices of Structured Literacy.
Discover how this training can support your professional learning needs during the upcoming summer months or during the school year. It will help you to apply proven, evidence-based reading and language arts instruction across all grade levels.
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“Deb Glaser miraculously takes each component and presents the why (the research), the how (the classroom application), and the what (effective strategies that work) into a cohesive whole that will solidify your classroom literacy instruction.”
~ Diana Weir, former Reading Specialist, Boise School District, Boise, ID
Meet your Webinar Facilitators
Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group
As Chief Academic Officer, Laura Stewart drives our leadership position and is our primary Reading Science advocate. Her journey began as a classroom teacher and a school district administrator, igniting her lifelong passion for empowering ALL students to positively and ultimately change the course of literacy achievement in this country. Before joining 95 Percent Group, Laura served as Chief Innovation Officer for The Reading League and was the Chief Academic Officer for Professional Development with the Highlights Education Group. She is also a LETRS® Certified Trainer.
Deb Glaser, Ed.D., Educational Consultant, Author, and Professional Development Provider
Dr. Deb Glaser is an educational consultant, author, and professional development provider with expertise in reading assessment and proven instructional methods. She has a passion for getting it right regarding reading instruction and compassion for teachers who choose to teach to improve the lives of all children.
Her career includes being an original National LETRS® Trainer, a policy advisor to the National Council on Teacher Quality, and a regular contributor to evaluating university programs that prepare teachers to teach reading. Dr. Glaser is the author and co-author of five books. Her most recent contributions to the field are Morpheme Magic: Lessons to Build Morphological Awareness, and the online reading course, The Reading Teacher’s Top Ten Tools: Instruction That Makes a Difference, now part of the 95 Percent Group ecosystem.
Top 10 Tools is is now an official part of the 95 Percent Group literacy ecosystem, One95, following our acquisition of the complete Tools 4 Reading suite of products.