NEW! Webconference Follow Up: Your Questions Answered

You've heard of the Five Components of Reading Instruction - phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension - now learn how they can support classroom learning and student achievement. Join your colleagues, faculty, and classmates on Thursday, June 15 at 9 A.M. EST for a free Webconference hosted by the Reading First Teacher Education Network (RFTEN) and Norfolk State University.

Hear from the experts, get your questions answered, and explore creative ways to teach reading during this practical two-hour webcast. This professional development event is free and you don't have to leave your office, home, dorm room or classroom to participate!

Earn credit (1 CEU) while you watch and learn.




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The RFTEN project, an NCATE initiative, was launched in 2003 with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Through its partnership with ED and 38-accredited minority-serving institutions, RFTEN is training teacher educators and candidates to teach reading using research-based strategies. The ultimate goal of the project is to improve P-12 achievement in reading.

Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D., president of the International Reading Association and Mary P. Abouzeid, Ph.D., a professor and director of Reading First Professional Development at the University of Virginia, are among the featured presenters for the live webconference. Instructors for the webconference are Shannon Amiotte, M.S. Ed., a National Board Certified Teacher and a professor at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, SD; and Erica Simon, M.Ed., reading expert and educational consultant. The webcast will be broadcast from Norfolk State University, School of Education, Bozeman Building.

NOW AVAILABLE!
Webconference Course Syllabus and Bibliography

RFTEN Webconference and Project Information and Resources
1. Webconference Agenda
2. Webconference Presenters
3. Dr. Jean Braxton, Dean, Norfolk State Univ.
4. RFTEN Staff
5. RFTEN Consultants
6. Reading First State Coordinators
7. RFTEN-NSU Partners
8. RFTEN Project Updates
9. RFTEN Newsletters

Acknowledgements
The Reading First Teacher Education Network would like to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their support of the webconference and this project: David Ritchey and the Association of Teacher Educators, Educational Testing Service, Frameweld, International Reading Association, LiveText, M. Shelly Hunter and Sharon Hoggard of Norfolk State University, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Evaluation Systems, Inc National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Reel Resources, Inc., TaskStream, Inc., The College of Education, Norfolk State University, Virginia Reading Association, Wil Parker and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards