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October 2020
R.I.S.E. 3-6 Day 5
Participants will examine factors that affect reading comprehension. Effective methods for teaching comprehension will be reviewed. Comprehension is a product of decoding and language comprehension. Participants will understand that weaknesses in comprehension cannot be addressed until the weaknesses in the subskills of reading are identified and remediated. The session will be held at Suite 445 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. 3-6 Day 6
Participants will examine how to use data to inform instruction. The session will be held at Suite 445 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to Capitol Avenue. The garage is connected to the Victory Building via a second-floor walkway. You will need $5 to cover all-day parking or $1 per hour for hourly parking. Metered parking also is available. Presenters:…
Find out more »November 2020
Science of Reading – Content Based Morphology Zoom Session
This 6-hour professional development focuses on how morphology helps successful readers to access information in reading across the content areas. An examination of the six syllable types and the knowledge of Greek and Latin influences in words help ensure success for all readers. Strategies for the classroom to insure that all students are readers in every content area will be explored. The audience for this professional development is content teachers in Grades 3-6. To register for this session, click on…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 5
Participants will learn all about oral language, morphology, and vocabulary. The session will be held at the APSRC office, Suite 315 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to Capitol Avenue. The garage is connected to the Victory Building via a second-floor walkway. You will need $5 to cover all-day parking or $1 per hour for hourly parking. Metered parking…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 6
Participants will learn all about comprehension. The session will be held at the APSRC office, Suite 315 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to Capitol Avenue. The garage is connected to the Victory Building via a second-floor walkway. You will need $5 to cover all-day parking or $1 per hour for hourly parking. Metered parking also is available. Presenters:…
Find out more »Tier 1 Training – Virtual
A.C.A. §6-20-2204 requires all superintendents and open-enrollment public charter school directors to attend Tier 1 Training each year. The law further stipulates that this annual training also is required of anyone “whose job responsibilities include preparing the budget or overall accounting responsibility” for the district. APSRC’s finance team offers Tier 1 training to ensure that school districts remain in compliance with state law. Our staff has extensive experience working with charter schools, school districts, administrators, and board members to implement best…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. 3-6 Day 1: Phonology
Participants will learn how scientific models can support understanding the reading process, the role of phonology in reading, as well as, how to remediate and intervene in phonological and phonemic awareness deficits. The session will be held at Suite 375 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to Capitol Avenue. The garage is connected to the Victory Building via a second-floor…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 1: The Science of Reading
The science of reading has changed reading instruction in elementary classrooms. Day 1 of R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) provides an overview of the scientific evidence from brain research and imaging on how young children learn to read. The session will be held at the APSRC office, Suite 315 in the Victory Building, which is located at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. 3-6 Day 2: Phonics
Participants will understand the various elements of phonics, how to apply evidenced-based phonics instruction and how to remediate and intervene for deficits in phonics. The session will be held at the Suite 445 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel to Capitol Avenue. The garage is connected to the Victory Building via a second-floor walkway. You will need $5 to cover…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 2: Oral Language and Phonological Awareness
This session will focus on ways to increase opportunities to stimulate and improve conversations in the classroom. We will learn the importance of phonological and phonemic awareness in reading instruction by practicing speech sounds of consonants and vowels and using assessment to guide instructional techniques. The session will be held at the APSRC office, Suite 375 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which…
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