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Instructor will facilitate a meeting to determine student progress as a result of classroom intervention. The 25-Minute Process for Academic or Behavior Concerns will be introduced and modeled as a tool for collaborative problem solving. Participants will practice and then apply the student focused process targeting a current problem.

Participants will select informal diagnostics based upon screening data and learn to administer informal surveys to determine students’ instructional level. Participants will practice administering the assessment with one another and perhaps with students when available.

Connecting to the Classroom® is a hybrid between the Science of Teaching Reading (SOTR) and the ability to implement the knowledge into daily classroom practice. Knowledge of the science certainly needs to be acquired, however, if classroom practice is not impacted, the exercise to train teachers on the science was wasted. These workshops not only reinforce the Science of Teaching Reading content, but provide support and guidance as teachers move from theory to practice. Connecting to the Classroom® is a key component in the gradual release of information and translates what can be very academic information into knowledge and strategies that teachers can immediately apply in their classrooms as they explicitly teach the students to read.

Participants are supported in the identification of the exact sub skills students need so educators can create skill groups for targeted intervention and instruction to reach 95-97% of students reading at their grade level which can occur when educators maximize instructional times and choose the most effective methods of intervention and instruction.

Participants will learn the purpose for universal screening tools and the research supporting the selected screening tool. All participants will learn the scoring and administration procedures for the selected screening tool and practice the assessment during the training.

Participants will analyze informal surveys previously administered to students. Participants will identify individual students academic needs as determined by the assessment data. Participants will group students according to results and plan instructional goals. Time will be allotted for introduction of appropriate interventions for grade level groups.

The ParaEducator is an instructional module series that was developed to assist school districts in providing a comprehensive training program for paraprofessionals that enables them to work alongside their professional colleagues in the delivery of educational services. This is a 3 day course.

Instructor will explain and model relevant instructional interventions with students in the classroom. Participants will practice systematic and explicit instructional interventions with the coach. A conference and debrief competes the visit for the teacher to discuss outcomes.

Participants will learn the purpose for universal screening tools and the research supporting the selected screening tool. All participants will learn the scoring and administration procedures for the selected screening tool and practice the assessment during the training.