A Shared Responsibility

science of Reading

Featuring footage from ND classrooms highlighting implementation exemplars and includes the following content:

  • Introduction to Science of Reading

  • Systematic Instruction

  • Explicit Instruction

  • The 5 Big Ideas of Reading

  • Data-Informed Decisions (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support)

Recent legislation places an emphasis on student literacy in the early grades. House Bill 1388 states that "...each teacher who teaches kindergarten through grade three at a school district or nonpublic school and each principal of a public or nonpublic school with kindergarten through grade three shall attend teacher-approved, professional development training that includes topics focused on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and uses systematic, direct instruction for students in kindergarten through grade three to ensure students obtain necessary early reading skills.

NDSoR: A Shared  Responsibility. Asynchronous, Online modules. Featuring footage from ND classrooms highlighting implementation exemplars and includes the following content: Introduction to SOR, Systematic, Explicit Instruction, the 5 Big Ideas of Reading, and Data-Informed Decisions (MTSS). Intermittent checks for understanding support participants in knowledge acquisition.  Course completion: 2 hours Targeted Audience: K-3 Educators who do not teach reading directly (Art, PE, Library, Music, etc.) Cost: FREE for North Dakota educators. Modules: Overview of HB 1388 & the Science of Reading Foundational Skills - Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Vocabulary & Background Knowledge Fluency & Comprehension. NDCC 15.1-21-12.1 guidance and additional professional development resources at www.nd.gov/dpi/education-programs/science-reading. Register now