All OC Read volunteers must complete four hours of professional development training per calendar year. Below is a list of possible ways to accumulate hours. To receive credit for completing an activity, please report the time spent and the name of the activity in your monthly report under Tutor Training Time. Some activities may require additional steps to receive full credit.
Online & Print Materials
Challenger Teacher’s Manual
Credit: Varies
If you are using the Challenger series with your learner, the time you spend reviewing the teacher’s manual counts towards your additional training. Be sure to track your time and report it accordingly.
Instructional Suggestions for Writing About Reading
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=Si9AXse9ZvI
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Joan Sedita to learn about how writing in response to text sources promotes writing development.
Language Experience Approach
Credit: 1 hour
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=49Va0tDTW3g&feature=youtu.be
Watch this video from Sacramento Public Library and Alameda Reads to learn how to use a Language Experience Approach (LEA). Then, incorporate an LEA exercise into your tutoring and upload a sample to your learner’s portfolio.
News For You Tips for Teachers
Credit: 1 hour
Link: newsforyouonline.com/teachers
Check out the Tips for Teachers section on News For You, and then incorporate News For You into your tutoring sessions to receive credit.
Practical Strategies for Decoding and Encoding
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=Kxe-Q7QV7zA
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Holly Lane to learn about decoding and encoding, and strategies for teaching these skills.
Reading Fluency: Essential for Reading Comprehension
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=nA6gYRo_2Vo
Watch this video from Oregon RTIi and Jan Hasbrouck on the importance of fluency as a support for comprehension and motivated reading.
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
Credit: Full credit on completion
Link: features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Listen to Episodes 1 – 6 of Sold a Story. Include the name of each episode that you listen to in your Monthly Report.
Teaching Grammar: There Has to Be a Better Way (And There Is!) by Steve Peha
Credit: 30 minutes
Link: edutopia.org/blog/teaching-grammar-a-better-way-steve-peha
Read this article from Edutopia to learn more about teaching grammar without actually teaching grammar.
Teaching Morphological Awareness: It’s Mesmerizing!
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=uasGnEv70CI
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Deborah Glaser to learn about morphological awareness and how to support this skill development for your learner.
Teaching Multisyllabic Words
Credit: 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=uxVWTwYs72g
Watch this webinar from UFLI to learn about teaching multisyllabic words.
