TLC students in the Dyslexia and IS tracks are now able to receive TLC Credit by completing asynchronous workshops offered through the Iowa Reading Research Center.
COURSE: Dyslexia Overview Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: This module is designed to provide an overview of this reading disability, no matter the participant’s prior knowledge of dyslexia. Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Effective Literacy Instruction Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: This module covers practices identified in research that support the learning of all students. Participants will learn about the components of systematic and explicit instruction (e.g., using clear and concise language and sequencing skills) and how implementing the components can maximize the benefit of literacy instruction.
A review of the reading and writing skills that are developed across grade levels is included.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Effective Vocabulary Instruction After Reading: Frayer Model Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: Using a specialized graphic organizer to explore vocabulary words more deeply after reading helps students develop their understanding of important words and concepts used in school texts. In this module, participants learn about effective vocabulary instruction, the kinds of vocabulary words to select from a text, the main components of the research-based Frayer Model, and the steps to implementing vocabulary instruction using the Frayer Model.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Interactive Reading Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: The practice of Interactive Reading cultivates younger students’ literacy learning through a teacher read-aloud. In this module, participants will learn about oral language, including the importance of teaching and providing students opportunities to express their ideas through speaking. This module also covers the systematic progression of narrative development skills, how to apply the PEER (prompt, evaluate, expand, and repeat) sequence of questioning during an interactive reading session, and how to use a graphic organizer and Clue Cards to guide and scaffold an interactive reading session.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Small-Group, Skills-Based Instruction Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: This module will explain how to implement small-group, skills-based instruction in the recommended 90-minute literacy block. Participants will learn how to use the literacy block to explicitly teach using differentiation to target the skills that each student needs to improve, variation of instructional format, and a systematic approach to developing foundational literacy skills. The module also covers rules and procedures for students to follow to ensure efficient use of instructional time.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Teacher Tools for Universally Implementing Structured Literacy Content Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: This module will explain how to implement small-group, skills-based instruction in the recommended 90-minute literacy block. Participants will learn how to use the literacy block to explicitly teach using differentiation to target the skills that each student needs to improve, variation of instructional format, and a systematic approach to developing foundational literacy skills. The module also covers rules and procedures for students to follow to ensure efficient use of instructional time.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Teaching Students to Map Phonemes to Graphemes Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: Before students can sound out words and become proficient readers, they must know how to pronounce letters (graphemes) and letter combinations that make up the sounds (phonemes) in words. In this module, participants will learn about grapheme-phoneme mapping and its importance for literacy development, a strategy for teaching grapheme-phoneme mapping, how to support English learners developing these skills, and how to prepare students for peer-mediated and independent practice.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Understanding and Observing the Literacy Skills Associated With Dyslexia Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: Before students can sound out words and become proficient readers, they must know how to pronounce letters (graphemes) and letter combinations that make up the sounds (phonemes) in words. In this module, participants will learn about grapheme-phoneme mapping and its importance for literacy development, a strategy for teaching grapheme-phoneme mapping, how to support English learners developing these skills, and how to prepare students for peer-mediated and independent practice.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Using Text Structures to Understand and Summarize Text Module
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, D
Description: Before students can sound out words and become proficient readers, they must know how to pronounce letters (graphemes) and letter combinations that make up the sounds (phonemes) in words. In this module, participants will learn about grapheme-phoneme mapping and its importance for literacy development, a strategy for teaching grapheme-phoneme mapping, how to support English learners developing these skills, and how to prepare students for peer-mediated and independent practice.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.
COURSE: Literacy LIFTER
Please register here. BTLC credit: IS, Dyslexia
Description: Literacy LIFTER (Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading) is a free tool designed to empower educators and caregivers in supporting students’ handwriting and early reading skills. It provides users with evidence-based materials to teach handwriting and letter knowledge (i.e., letter names and sounds) to pre-kindergarten and elementary-aged students. This includes materials for flexible and efficient instruction, such as video models of letter formation and letter pronunciation as well as downloadable PDFs of student worksheets.
Additional course details and registration link can be found on the IRRC eLearning webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Students will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course modules. If you are a TEP student using this module for BTLC Certificate credit, make certain to save this certificate in a folder on your computer and then upload it to your ICON Tracker along with the certificate you receive after completing a workshop log.