Heartland AEA is Offering Two Classes This Summer That Are Designed for Teachers Who Work With Students on K-12 Alternate Assessments

Improving Literacy Instruction for Students on Alternate Assessment
(Previously titled: Improving Literacy Instruction for Level 3 Learners)This class is designed for teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities on alternate assessment. This class will provide an overview of the current research and philosophy of literacy instruction for this population. Content will include an introduction to the state frameworks for literacy instruction and the importance of communication; links to the alternate assessment; core vocabulary; and the five instructional routines: shared and guided reading, independent reading, foundational skills, independent writing and predictable chart writing. This class is similar in content to the Strat II coursework, but less in-depth.

Heartland AEA 
Johnston Regional Education Center 
6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
July 9-10, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Linking Alternate Assessment, Essential Elements and Quality IEPs for Literacy
This 2-day course will help teachers, related service providers and AEA staff supporting students with significant intellectual disabilities make connections between assessment, curriculum and instruction. Participants will learn how to apply the alternate assessment tools and resources that help match instruction to student need; how to unpack and apply essential elements to establish present levels of performance; and ways to write ambitious IEP goals, align services to needs, monitor progress and meet requirements of both alternate assessments. The five routines of literacy will be reviewed, but not explored in depth.

Heartland AEA 
Johnston Regional Education Center 
Corporate Drive, Johnston
Aug. 8-9, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Heartland AEA to Again Offer Popular Course, “Improving Literacy Instruction for Students on Alternate Assessment”

This course will focus on emergent literacy skills for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The concepts and strategies apply to any student with significant disabilities (level 3) with emerging literacy skills (non-readers) K-12.

Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Jan. 25 and Feb. 26, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Improving Literacy Instruction for Students on Alternate Assessment is Being Offered Again

Heartland AEA will be offering a second learning opportunity for teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities. Improving Literacy Instruction for Students on Alternate Assessment focuses on early literacy skills for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The concepts and strategies apply to any student with significant disabilities (level 3) who has emerging literacy skills (non-readers) K-12. 

This course was previously taught in Dec. 2016 and Feb. 2017 but under a different name. If interested in attending, register early as seating is limited to 35 participants. For more information, contact Pam Childers at pchilders@heartlandaea.org or (515) 270-9030 ext. 14457.

Improving Literacy Instruction for Students on Alternate Assessment
Date: July 24-25, 2017
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston

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