Reading Essentials Part 2

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  Reading Essentials Part 2

  Introduction

  
  

  This course is Part 2 of two courses designed to help decision makers implement efficient and cost-effective reading programs that will teach nearly all students to read. The content in this course reflects research and implications derived from the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, perceptual psychology, and related fields.  

  
  

  By the end of this course, you should be able to:  

  
  

  • Focus on the crucial determinants of reading fluency for various languages and scripts. 

  • Distinguish among methods that are more and less effective for low-income students.

  • Critically study evaluations and reports about various reading programs.

  • Evaluate and select reading specialists and consultants.

  • Discuss how textbooks should be designed and formatted to facilitate reading acquisition.

  • Advise decision makers on reading issues in various languages and scripts.

  • Identify strategies for eliminating illiteracy in schools of various low-income countries.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Select topic Module 8: Language of instruction

  Module 8: Language of instruction
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• Select topic Module 9: Training teachers of limited education

  Module 9: Training teachers of limited education
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• Select topic Module 10: Textbooks for rapid automatization of reading

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• Select topic Module 11: Reading assessment basics

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• Select topic Module 12 – Teaching (nearly) All Students to Read

  Module 12 – Teaching (nearly) All Students to Read
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• Select topic Module 13: Some reading methods used in low-income countries

  Module 13: Some reading methods used in low-income countries
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• Select topic Module 14: Adult literacy and second-chance education

  Module 14: Adult literacy and second-chance education
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• Select topic Module 15: Organizing and Implementing Reading Programs

  Module 15: Organizing and Implementing Reading Programs
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