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Empowering Alaska teachers to improve student literacy through evidence-based professional learning
As part of the Alaska Reads Act (HB114), Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED), and Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC), Alaska is excited to offer FREE professional learning based on the science of reading. The LETRS courses meet the educator qualifications requirement of the Alaska Reads Act.
In partnership with Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development, Region 16 Comprehensive Center (R16CC) is recruiting educators from across Alaska for upcoming LETRS training cohorts. Trainings for classroom educators, administrators, and early childhood educators began on a staggered basis in June 2022 and run through the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Before applying for this FREE professional learning opportunity, please carefully read the General Information and participant commitment related to Alaska’s LETRS training program.
Who is eligible to register?
Any K-6 Alaska educator is eligible to apply.
LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators is designed for educators and staff who support early learning for children birth to kindergarten entry. Alaska is providing this training, free of charge, to all who serve children in an early childhood setting. We encourage community partners, university faculty, CTE educators, and students to join this training and be a part of our early learning initiative. Participants will learn best practices for developmentally appropriate, evidence-based routines and instruction impacting the delivery of playful, purposeful instruction essential for the development of early literacy skills. If you are an early education lead, this course is for you.
LETRS® for Elementary Educators is for educators who are teachers and administrators of K-6 students including general education teachers, special education teachers, principals, and anyone who plans for, supervises, or teaches reading. Alaska is offering this course free of charge to all Alaska K-6 Alaska educators.
LETRS® for Administrators is designed for literacy coaches, principals, and administrative leaders who are making the shift to best practices in literacy instruction and who want to support their teachers on their science of reading journey. If you are an administrator, this course is for you.
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What is LETRS?
Developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and leaders in the field of literacy, LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the foundation and fundamentals of reading and writing instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language.
LETRS professional learning for elementary educators is an investment in teachers’ literacy knowledge and professional practice. Teachers gain essential knowledge to master the fundamentals of literacy instruction required to transform student learning.
LETRS for Early Childhood Educators professional learning provides deep knowledge of literacy instruction for the youngest learners. The more children know about language and literacy before they begin kindergarten and first grade, the better equipped they are to succeed in literacy learning and beyond.
LETRS for Administrators equips instructional leaders to create systems and structures in their schools and districts to achieve high levels of academic performance and growth in literacy.
Tina Peyerk
Supporting all students to learn to read at grade level by the end of third grade, is identified as the top priority in Alaska’s Education Challenge. The LETRS system incorporates the research for learning to read with the strategies needed for systematic and explicit instruction. LETRS gives our educators the tools they need to ensure that they are making intentional instructional decisions that are based on student need and grounded in the science of reading. In Alaska, we are committed to training our teachers with evidence-based instruction techniques to help every student succeed, every day.
Louisa Moats, Ed. D.
Teachers are the most important factor in student success. Informed teachers can
explain language to students, including sounds, spellings, and word meanings that might
be confusing. They use lessons based on reading science and understand the process of
learning to read and write. Research proves it. Science matters.
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