Comprehensive Literacy for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Course Begins Oct. 1

This course is based on the book, Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write by Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver. The class will consist of 15 interactive Zoom meetings, during which we will discuss chapters of the book and applications to classroom instruction. Participants will be expected to purchase the book and read chapters ahead of the meetings.  

• Participants will learn routines to teach students with significant cognitive disabilities how to read and write. 
 
• Participants will explore emergent literacy routines (shared reading, predictable chart writing, alphabet and phonological awareness, self-selected reading and independent writing) as well as conventional literacy routines (guided reading, writing, word work and self-selected reading). 
 
• Participants will have the opportunity to apply the strategies in their own classrooms and share/troubleshoot in a learning community.
 

Comprehensive Literacy for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 

Oct. 1, 2020 - May 27, 2021 

Via Zoom 

Register at this link: https://bit.ly/2BaHscG  

Graduate credit is being offered for this course. Check with your partnering institution of higher education to be certain it will be accepted towards a master's degree or endorsement.