Educator LETRS Spotlight
With registration now open for Cohort 3 of the Kentucky Reading Academies LETRS Professional Learning, the Division of Early Literacy is highlighting educators who are currently participating to share the impact the program has had on their teaching and students’ learning.
Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, third grade Spanish Immersion Teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School in JCPS, participated in the LETRS for Educators professional learning opportunity.
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“This program has changed the way I work with EL students. I have been teaching my newcomers how to form letter sounds with their mouth movements and incorporated a sound wall! The gains in reading in both their native language and English have been huge!” |
- Stephanie Bellot-Donaldson, 3rd Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher
There is STILL time! Registration for the Kentucky Reading Academies: Cohort 3 of LETRS Professional Learning
Kentucky Reading Academies are for educators who teach reading or work with K-5 students in Kentucky public schools (e.g., general and special education teachers, reading specialists, administrators, and those who teach English Learners (EL) or in Title 1 schools).
Registration for Phase 3 of the Kentucky Reading Academies opened May 1, 2024 and will remain open through August 30, 2024.
LETRS for Educators Cohort 3 Registration: This course is recommended for K-5 teachers, interventionists, reading specialists and anyone providing reading instruction or intervention supports to early readers.
LETRS for Administrators Cohort 3 Registration: This course is recommended for district leaders, building administrators and instructional coaches.
Please NOTE: Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 participants will not need to register for Cohort 3, as they are already enrolled in the professional learning.
Find out more about the Kentucky Reading Academies on the Kentucky Reading Academies webpage.
For questions about the Kentucky Reading Academies, please email KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff.
ICYMI: TWO NEW Resources Available to Support Evidence-Based Early Literacy Instruction
Literacy At a Glance Collection
The NEW Literacy At a Glance Collection is a collection of resources (1) defining some of the most critical components of literacy, (2) providing instructional recommendations related to each component, and (3) communicating how each component aligns with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing. The collection currently includes six components:
Phonemic Awareness At a Glance
Phonics At a Glance
Fluency At a Glance
Vocabulary At a Glance
Comprehension At a Glance
Building Knowledge At a Glance
Key Actions for Meeting the Needs of All K-3 Readers and Writers
Key Actions for Meeting the Needs of ALL K-3 Readers and Writers points out misconceptions associated with ineffective literacy practices and provides explanations for what we now know about evidence-based practices in early literacy. These practices are critical to meeting the needs of all K-3 readers and writers and can be accomplished through these key actions:
- Key Action #1: Provide explicit, systematic instruction in foundational skills to every child.
- Key Action #2: Build comprehension by engaging all students in discussion of complex, knowledge-rich text sets.
- Key Action #3: Use small-group reading time to target foundational skills or to develop comprehension using complex text.
- Key Action #4: Provide instructional time to address all five components of reading.
Early Literacy Newsletter Archive
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