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Welcome to the Florida Online Reading Professional Development (FOR-PD) project, located in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida campus. The FOR-PD project is committed to providing
quality professional development services and support to Florida educators in effective
reading instruction through its online course, expert staff, quality resources, and other professional development services. FOR-PD is Florida's first online large-scale professional development project that supports pre-K through
12 grade teachers' knowledge about scientifically based reading research
and
instruction. FOR-PD is dedicated to providing excellent services, support, and
products to Florida's teachers and improving reading instruction for all Florida
students.
Special Notice - Upcoming Holidays: The FOR-PD offices and help desk will be closed the following days due to holidays.
- January 18, 2010 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Florida Department of Education Launches New Interactive Book Club
- 2/3/2010
Literacy League is a new podcast project designed to make reading interactive and fun for Florida’s middle school students. The club is open to all students in grades 6-8 as a way to support and encourage a love of reading. Visit them at http://www.fldoe.org/literacyleague/
"[the] FOR-PD class has transformed my educational career...It was your warm and supportive video introductions that made the content meaningful. As I mentioned earlier today, your class propelled me to obtain my reading endorsement."
Writing Instruction Program Resources
- 1/13/2010
Links to four resources regarding the teaching of writing are provided. These resources may be useful in your continuing efforts in support of K-12 writing instruction.
"Even though I have a background in reading instruction, I feel that this has been a great refresher as well as provided me with new information. I really appreciate all your expertise and guidance throughout this process."
"I started this course knowing very little about the components of reading. I now have quite a bit more knowledge and the ability to implement various strategies for my students (struggling or not)."
"Where do I begin? Just a short email to express how great of an experience this PD has been so far for me. I am a beginning Reading Coach and the wealth of information supplied in Competency 2 has been extraordinary! I have learned so much in these first 6 lessons and now have a great amount of information to disseminate to my teachers for the next school year!"
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