Learning Opportunities

Reading Readiness Screening Tool

Presented By

Lana Lane

Series Sessions

Date Time
Monday, February 12, 2018 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Monday, March 26, 2018 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Location

In Person Lloydminster Public Schools Division Office 5017 46 Street, Lloydminster, AB

February 12 
The first Right to Read Program workshop entitled Catching Children before They Fail: The Reading Readiness Screening Tool and Part 1, Interventions will provide the teachers with:

  • An overview of the need for universal reading readiness screening
  • The background of the Reading Readiness Screening Tool (RRST)
  • A review of the RRST subtests
  • Administrative guidelines, and
  • Interventions (Part 1)

Following this workshop, the teachers will receive a pass code to electronically download the Excel Class Summary Sheet and Activities for Teachers to Build Reading Readiness Skills – Part 1 from the Right to Read website. 

 March 26

  1. The second workshop, RRST Follow-Up: Assessment Informs Instruction will provide teachers with an opportunity to:
    • Share their experiences since the first workshop
    • Interpret results
    • Talk and learn about considerations for programming
    • Experience a variety of activities to develop foundational skills
    • Learn about instructional strategies, and
    • Explore student and teacher resources

Following the second workshop, Activities for Teachers to Build Reading Readiness Skills – Part 2 and Activities for Parents to Build Reading Readiness Skills along with suggestions for conducting a Parent Workshop can be downloaded from the Right to Read website.

This learning opportunity is being offered through a grant from Alberta Education.

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