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Video Courses

Reading Comprehension

IACET Accredited
0.4 CEUs 4 Training Hours

The purpose of this course is to equip teachers with the necessary knowledge and strategies to provide effective comprehension instruction. Most importantly, this course provides teachers with the tools to meet the needs of all of their students.

Cost
100% Free
Time to complete
4 hours
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Recommended for
  • K-3 Educators  
  • K-3 Administrators 
  • K-3 Stakeholders 
By the End of This Course You’ll Be Able To
  • Learners will understand the research that underpins comprehension and its connection to literacy development. 
  • Learners will identify critical components of comprehension instruction. 
  • Learners will know classroom activities that promote the development of language and reading comprehension. 

 

How it Works

  • Learn at Your Own Pace

    You don’t have to finish the course all in one sitting. In fact, we recommend you take this course a little bit at a time, incorporating what you’ve learned in the classroom.

  • Earn IACET CEUs

    In order to pass and receive IACET CEUs for this course, you will first need to complete all the lessons, then complete the end of course assessment with a score of 80% or higher.

  • Free Guided Resources

    As you go through a course, we’ll introduce you to free resources that will help you implement what you’re learning.

  • Never Learn Alone

    Have a question on what you’re learning in the course or how to use a resource? Reach out to the Cox Campus community for advice or to lend a helping hand to others.

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1

    RC Lesson 1: Defining Comprehension

     Duration 11  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will understand the basics of reading comprehension. Learners will define the processes that must be in place for reading comprehension to occur.
  2. Lesson 2

    RC Lesson 2: The Process of Comprehension

     Duration 16  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will understand the process of reading comprehension and relevant theoretical models of reading comprehension. Learners will distinguish between the process and product of comprehension, identify the multiple levels of understanding, and ultimately understand how readers actively construct a mental model when reading text.
  3. Lesson 3

    RC Lesson 3: Foundation of Language

     Duration 10  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will understand the connection between oral language and literacy development. Learners will be able to describe the role of oral language in reading comprehension and apply this knowledge to building oral language throughout the school year.
  4. Lesson 4

    RC Lesson 4: Deep Reading Comprehension: Building Knowledge and Vocabulary

     Duration 32  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will discuss the role background knowledge and vocabulary play in deep reading and understand how they contribute to reading comprehension.  Learners will be equipped with instructional practices to address these factors in their own classrooms.
  5. Lesson 5

    RC Lesson 5: Deep Reading Comprehension: Sentence Comprehension and Verbal Reasoning

     Duration 32  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will discuss the role sentence comprehension and verbal reasoning play in deep reading and understand how they contribute to reading comprehension.  Learners will be equipped with instructional practices to address these factors in their own classrooms.
  6. Lesson 6

    RC Lesson 6: Deep Reading Comprehension: Text Structure, Writing, and Metacognitive Strategies

     Duration 31  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will discuss the role text structure, writing, and metacognitive strategies play in deep reading and understand how they contribute to reading comprehension.  Learners will be equipped with instructional practices to address these factors in their own classrooms.
  7. Lesson 7

    RC Lesson 7: Best Practices in Comprehension Instruction

     Duration 33  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will discuss best practices in comprehension instruction. They will learn how to use explicit instruction, complex texts, text sets, and graphic organizers to mediate the text and enhance their students’ reading comprehension.
  8. Lesson 8

    RC Lesson 8: Roadmap to Reading Comprehension Instruction

     Duration 34  minutes
    In this lesson, learners will think through creating their own reading comprehension lessons in the classroom and review a tool to use when planning their lessons in order to address the various factors involved in deep reading.
  9. Lesson 9

    Reading Comprehension End of Course Assessment

     Duration 30  minutes

Your Facilitator

Alistair Smick
Content Specialist
Alistair is a Content Specialist at the Rollins Center focusing on kindergarten through third grade reading instruction. She is a member of the Rollins' Content Development Team that creates online learning content and courses for Cox Campus.

FAQs

The Cox Campus is the digital outreach platform for the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy. Our team is composed of experienced teachers, early learning and language experts, neuroscientists, school leaders, speech language pathologists and authorities in adult learning and curriculum design to give all children access to the Science of Reading to change the odds for all children.

The Rollins Center, of the Atlanta Speech School, in some cases, may allow an instructor, facilitator, content editor or a subject matter expert or consultant with proprietary interests to conduct professional development activities at Rollins events, provided that appropriate disclosure of such interest is made. Disclosure of proprietary interest will be made on course material and at the beginning of the course/learning event, when applicable.

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