Presenter: Dr. Dale Webster

Science has shown that systematic, explicit instruction is the necessary foundation for all students, including those with word reading difficulties such as dyslexia, to become strong readers. If you want to build your knowledge of the science of reading and the five critical components of reading instruction, then watch this free on-demand webinar for a sneak peek inside the Online Elementary Reading Academy.

Dr. Dale Webster, co-developer of the Online Elementary Reading Academy and facilitator, provides an overview of this 7–10 week asynchronous facilitated course. You’ll preview:

• The learning methods used in the course including video, narrated screencasts, interactive simulations, and online discussions
• Research-based practices and explicit methods to develop phonemic awareness, phonics and irregular and multisyllabic word knowledge, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and literary and informational text knowledge
• The course textbooks, Teaching Reading Sourcebook and Assessing Reading Multiple Measures
• Feedback from past course participants