The LETRS® curricula is very complex. A small percentage of information is actually retained

and implemented by teachers without expert-level coaching support by a certified LETRS® trainer following the training. Teachers don’t have time to investigate and apply the research

themselves so we give them theConnecting to the Classroom™ support.

Reading Instruction Professional Development based onLETRS®: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling

The best instructional strategies are embodied in LETRS® professional development and Connecting to the Classroom™.

This training will bring deeper insight and knowledge to reading instruction, provide answers that instructional materials cannot, and allow teachers to reach, through explicit, scientifically based methods, students who might otherwise fail.

Increase your understanding of how students learn to read, write, and spell... why some children struggle... and how to implement proven instructional strategies to promote reading success!

In LETRS®, we dig into the details of the alphabetic code, why kids have trouble with it, and what can be done. We emphasize throughout LETRS® the interrelationships among all the essential components of language and reading. Most of us, including me, did not learn these things in our licensing programs. And yet informed teaching is impossible without this knowledge base.- Dr. Louisa Moats

Step By Step Learning® connects reading research and knowledge directly to the classroom through instructional materials, coaching, and a method for monitoring what teachers are doing in instruction.- Dr. Louisa Moats

The LETRS® Modules: 1. The Challenge of Learning to Read 2. The Speech Sounds of English: Phonemes and How to Teach Them 3. Spellography for Teachers: How English Spelling Works 4. The Mighty Word: Building Vocabulary and Oral Language 5. Getting Up to Speed: Developing Fluency 6. Digging for Meaning: Teaching Text Comprehension 7. Teaching Phonics, Word Study, and the Alphabetic Principle 8. Using Assessment to Guide Instruction (K-3) 9. Another Side of the Coin: Beginning Spelling and Writing 10. Reading Big Words: Syllabication and Advanced Decoding 11. Writing: Road to Comprehension 12. Using Assessment to Guide Instruction Early Childhood LETRS® module ParaReading Foundations for Reading Instruction

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Next, followup your LETRS® training with Step By Step Learning's proven Connecting to the Classroom™ process that specifically shows you how to Transfer your LETRS® Knowledge Directly to your Students using Small Group Exercises.

Connecting to the Classroom™ is a series of training sessions that have been carefully designed to help teachers connect their knowledge about how students learn to read and transfer that knowledge directly into the classroom.

The Connecting to the Classroom™ series includes five modules,which directly correlate to the LETRS® modules:

1. Connecting to the Classroom: Phonology™

2. Connecting to the Classroom: Phonics and Spelling™

3. Connecting to the Classroom: Vocabulary™

4. Connecting to the Classroom: The Routines of a Polished Phonics Lesson™

5. Connecting to the Classroom: Planning Meaningful Fun For All Students While I Teach Small Groups™

The LETRS® coaching and Connecting to the Classroom™ courses provided by Step By Step Learning® gave us practice in using all the information and seeing what it looks like from the Step By Step Learning® team. We were able to practice using it and get better at it and become more natural in the classroom. The coaching gave us the opportunity to practice with each other and get confident with it before we took it to the classroom. It also helped us get a better grasp of where the kids are and how to help them and be the facilitator and instructor that we need to be for them.- Kindergarten teacher, Brookville Area School District

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