Expedition Literacy
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A research-based intervention designed for adolescents reading two or more years below grade level.
The Expedition Literacy workshops introduce you to a sequence of four different reading interventions designed to give struggling readers in grades 6 - 12 the literacy skills they need to be successful in high school, college or career.
The Expedition Literacy curricula has been developed for replication in a variety of academic environments and has proven efficacy with regular education, special education and English language learners. A curriculum kit has been developed for each of the four Expedition Literacy courses, and each kit includes the instructions and materials needed to set up and facilitate a successful classroom, two include web-based software to accompany the courses.
This program is ideal for educators in reading intervention and support programs who assist students reading two or more years below their grade level.
Training Benefits
Bolster your students’ decoding, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills
Reduce student failure on formative, summative, district and statewide assessments
Improve students’ accuracy and fluency in oral reading, silent reading and writing
Address behavior problems of students related to academic failure and frustration
Increase students’ literary and academic vocabularies, as well as background knowledge
Help decrease early dropout, teen pregnancy, generational illiteracy, criminal tendencies
Choose Your Training Method
In Person Training
A highly interactive workshop where experienced instructors will equip you with the materials and strategies to accurately diagnose reading deficits and implement a comprehensive, multi-tiered reading program that will address the needs of your most struggling students.
Virtual Live Training
In these live, interactive virtual experiences you will learn how to accurately diagnose reading deficits and implement a comprehensive, multi-tiered reading program that will address the needs of your most struggling students.
Choose Your Training Method
In Person Training
A highly interactive workshop where experienced instructors will equip you with the materials and strategies to accurately diagnose reading deficits and implement a comprehensive, multi-tiered reading program that will address the needs of your most struggling students.
Virtual Live Training
In these live, interactive virtual experiences you will learn how to accurately diagnose reading deficits and implement a comprehensive, multi-tiered reading program that will address the needs of your most struggling students.
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