Professional Development

Smart Start: Arkansas' K-4 Initiative - Intensive Reading Intervention Training

Grade Levels

  • K-3
  • Special Education

Approved Areas of Professional Development

  • Standards/Frameworks/Curriculum Alignment
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Cognitive Research
  • Assessment

Description

Intensive Reading Intervention Training will assist teachers in designing intervention required for students who are shown to have a substantial deficiency in reading. 

Teachers will learn the essentials of what constitutes effective intervention, how to design an Intensive Reading Intervention (IRI) based on DIBELS results, how to monitor student progress, and how to utilize the online record keeping system.

Training Schedule

  • 1 day

Research

Professional Text

  • I've DIBEL'd, Now What? ISBN #1-59318-4972

Contact information:

For additional information, contact the literacy specialists at your local education service cooperative.