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NOTE ABOUT GRADUATE CREDIT:
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Example Curriculum
- MODULE 1 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 1 - Getting Started (9:47)
- MODULE 1 - Misunderstanding 1 (18:34)
- MODULE 1 - Misunderstanding 2 (12:01)
- MODULE 1 - Misunderstanding 3 (10:22)
- MODULE 1 - Misunderstanding 4 (10:54)
- MODULE 1 - A Short Summary of the Science (4:53)
- MODULE 1 - Introduction to Instructional Routines (6:02)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 1: Make Space for Conversation (11:47)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 2: Ask Quality Questions (22:10)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 3: Provide Wait Time (11:47)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 4: Practice Dialogic Conversation (16:58)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 5: Use and Collect Interesting Words (20:42)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 6: Read Aloud (23:14)
- MODULE 1 - Routine 7: Use Text Sets (14:20)
- MODULE 1 - Wrapping Up (3:23)
- MODULE 1 - Extras and Resources
- MODULE 2 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 2 - Getting Started (10:23)
- MODULE 2 - Misunderstanding 1 (10:29)
- MODULE 2 - Misunderstanding 2 (11:40)
- MODULE 2 - Misunderstanding 3 (6:29)
- MODULE 2 - Misunderstanding 4 (5:58)
- MODULE 2 - Misunderstanding 5 (7:08)
- MODULE 2 - A Short Summary of the Science (4:42)
- MODULE 2 - Introduction to Instructional Routines (6:50)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 1: Articulatory Gestures (9:13)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 2: Blending (7:43)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 3: Segmenting (13:26)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 4: Isolation / Discrimination (11:10)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 5: Deletion (4:56)
- MODULE 2 - Routine 6: Substitution (10:22)
- MODULE 2 - Wrapping Up (3:47)
- MODULE 2 - Extras and Resources
- MODULE 3 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 3 - Getting Started (9:00)
- MODULE 3 - Misunderstanding 1 (6:49)
- MODULE 3 - Misunderstanding 2 (13:15)
- MODULE 3 - Misunderstanding 3 (10:11)
- MODULE 3 - Misunderstanding 4 (7:52)
- MODULE 3 - Misunderstanding 5 (4:46)
- MODULE 3 - A Short Summary of the Science (7:00)
- MODULE 3 - Introduction to Instructional Routines (10:02)
- MODULE 3 - Explicit Phonics Lesson Framework
- MODULE 3 - Routine 1: Phonemic Awareness Warm-Up (3:38)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 2: Explicit Introduction of New Skill (11:50)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 3: Blending Words (11:07)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 4: Writing Words and Sentences (17:27)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 5: Reading Texts (3:23)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 6: Word Chains (16:14)
- MODULE 3 - Routine 7: Spelling Comparisons (5:43)
- MODULE 3 - Wrapping Up (6:22)
- MODULE 3 - Extras and Resources
- MODULE 4 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 4 - Getting Started (8:02)
- MODULE 4 - Misunderstanding 1 (5:26)
- MODULE 4 - Misunderstanding 2 (8:49)
- MODULE 4 - Misunderstanding 3 (11:21)
- MODULE 4 - Misunderstanding 4 (18:03)
- MODULE 4 - Misunderstanding 5 (15:49)
- MODULE 4 - A Short Summary of the Science (4:50)
- MODULE 4 - Introduction to the Instructional Routines (1:56)
- MODULE 4 - Routine 1: Prioritize High Frequency Words (12:30)
- MODULE 4 - Routine 2: Word Learning Routine (13:32)
- MODULE 4 - Wrapping Up (5:17)
- MODULE 4 - Extras and Resources
- MODULE 5 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 5 - Getting Started (12:36)
- MODULE 5 - Misunderstanding 1 (7:21)
- MODULE 5 - Misunderstanding 2 (6:08)
- MODULE 5 - Misunderstanding 3 (9:04)
- MODULE 5 - Misunderstanding 4 (7:42)
- MODULE 5 - A Short Summary of the Science (12:19)
- MODULE 5 - Introduction to Instructional Strategies (3:16)
- MODULE 5 - Routine 1:Practice Patience and Touch the Text (5:01)
- MODULE 5 - Routine 2: Look (and Listen) Before You Leap (8:00)
- MODULE 5 - Routine 3: Reread (4:36)
- MODULE 5 - Routine 4: Take a Closer Look (8:18)
- MODULE 5 - Routine 5: Rethink Running Records (17:28)
- MODULE 5 - Wrapping Up (6:24)
- MODULE 5 - Extras and Resources
- MODULE 6 - Welcome Letter and Companion Guidebook
- MODULE 6 - Getting Started (9:38)
- MODULE 6 - Misunderstanding 1 (8:43)
- MODULE 6 - Misunderstanding 2 (13:51)
- MODULE 6 - Misunderstanding 3 (12:23)
- MODULE 6 - Misunderstanding 4 (5:49)
- MODULE 6 - A Short Summary of the Science (5:56)
- MODULE 6 - Introduction to Instructional Routines (8:49)
- MODULE 6 - Routine 1: Evaluate and Select Texts (15:43)
- MODULE 6 - Routine 2: Write Aligned Texts (7:04)
- MODULE 6 - Routine 3: Use Patterned Texts in Better Ways (12:36)
- MODULE 6 - Routine 4: Honor Multiple Ways to Interact with Texts (9:06)
- MODULE 6 - Routine 5: Support Book Choice (7:22)
- MODULE 6 - Wrapping Up (9:45)
- MODULE 6 - Extras and Resources