FOR-PD Sample Inservice Component Form

COMPONENT IDENTIFIER NUMBER:

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF POINTS: 60 (Equivalent to a three semester hour course)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

FOR-PD is aligned with the Florida Reading Endorsement and Certification and it meets Competency 2 [PDF: 6 pages / 187k]. The purpose for this component is to improve reading instruction for learners in grades K-12. Upon successful completion of the component, teachers will be empowered to use innovative, creative, and research-based strategies to help all children learn proficiently.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

Receiving opportunities to enhance their knowledge of research through online interactions (i.e. discussions and classroom applications), participants will:

1. incorporate knowledge of research-based strategies that will aid in the effective instruction of phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary.
2. implement research-based strategies that will aid in the effective instruction of reading comprehension and word recognition.
3. use research-based strategies to develop instructional practices that will foster students’ metacognition and critical thinking skills.
4. identify various forms of formal, informal, and alternative assessments used to monitor students’ progress.
5. facilitate students’ comprehension skills by implementing strategies that can be used during the following stages: pre-reading, during-reading, and after-reading that maximize students’ learning.
6. demonstrate knowledge of various resources (i.e. children’s and young adult literature, trade books, electronic text, etc.) appropriate for students’ needs and interests.
7. understand characteristics and needs of struggling readers, ESL, and exceptional students and use various resources to adapt instructional practices to their needs.
8. recognize characteristics of exemplary reading instruction and exemplary literacy classrooms.
9. demonstrate knowledge of prerequisites to and factors affecting reading development.
10. identify the components of a differentiated literacy program.
11. demonstrate knowledge of resources and skills needed in content-area literacy.
12. incorporate strategies and skills into instructional practices such as reflection and classroom inquiry to ensure effective reading instruction.
13. Demonstrate the need for assessment that informs instruction.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES:

Participants will participate in an online inservice course comprised of 14 lessons of research-based content designed to inform participants of exemplary instructional practices in reading instruction and an understanding of the reading process, and to provide them with instructional strategies and techniques for improving students’ reading at all grade levels. Participants will engage in discussion board postings with other professionals, will take online quizzes, and will provide a reflective journal.

FOLLOW-UP:

Follow-up may be conducted by the district or state service agency.