All OC Read volunteers must complete four hours of professional development training per calendar year. Below is a list of possible ways to accumulate hours. To receive credit for completing an activity, please report the time spent and the name of the activity in your monthly report under Tutor Training Time. Some activities may require additional steps to receive full credit.
OC Read Programming
Strategic Tutoring
Credit: Varies
Link: forms.office.com/g/CVqUHLg8Nt
These Zoom sessions are hosted monthly by OC Read staff. Topics range from introductions to resources to teaching specific skills. To join the list for reminders about upcoming sessions, fill out the form linked above.
Device Advice
Credit: 1 hour
If you would like assistance becoming familiar with a specific virtual platform or resource, schedule a technology help session with one of our OC Read staff members. Device Advice is open by appointment to all OC Read program participants. Call OC Read staff to schedule a virtual or in-person meeting. Examples of topics we can cover: How to use Zoom or Google Meet, How to use Libby ebooks and eaudiobooks, How to screenshare in Zoom or Google Meet, etc.
Online & Print Materials
Challenger Teacher’s Manual
Credit: Varies
If you are using the Challenger series with your learner, the time you spend reviewing the teacher’s manual counts towards your additional training. Be sure to track your time and report it accordingly.
The Change Agent Teaching Tips
Credit: 3 hours 30 minutes
Link: changeagent.nelrc.org/tips-on-how-to-teach-with-the-change-agent-wvids/
Watch all the videos in the Teaching Tips section of the Change Agent, then incorporate the Change Agent into your tutoring sessions to receive credit.
Instructional Suggestions for Writing About Reading
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=Si9AXse9ZvI
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Joan Sedita to learn about how writing in response to text sources promotes writing development.
Language Experience Approach
Credit: 1 hour
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=49Va0tDTW3g&feature=youtu.be
Watch this video from Sacramento Public Library and Alameda Reads to learn how to use a Language Experience Approach (LEA). Then, incorporate an LEA exercise into your tutoring and upload a sample to your learner’s portfolio.
News For You Tips for Teachers
Credit: 1 hour
Link: newsforyouonline.com/teachers
Check out the Tips for Teachers section on News For You, and then incorporate News For You into your tutoring sessions to receive credit.
Practical Strategies for Decoding and Encoding
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=Kxe-Q7QV7zA
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Holly Lane to learn about decoding and encoding, and strategies for teaching these skills.
Reading Fluency: Essential for Reading Comprehension
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=nA6gYRo_2Vo
Watch this video from Oregon RTIi and Jan Hasbrouck on the importance of fluency as a support for comprehension and motivated reading.
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
Credit: 3 hours
Link: features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Listen to Episodes 1 – 6 of Sold a Story. Include the name of each episode that you listen to in your Monthly Report.
Teaching Grammar: There Has to Be a Better Way (And There Is!) by Steve Peha
Credit: 30 minutes
Link: edutopia.org/blog/teaching-grammar-a-better-way-steve-peha
Read this article from Edutopia to learn more about teaching grammar without actually teaching grammar.
Teaching Morphological Awareness: It’s Mesmerizing!
Credit: 1 hour 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=uasGnEv70CI
Watch this webinar from OregonRTIi and Deborah Glaser to learn about morphological awareness and how to support this skill development for your learner.
Teaching Multisyllabic Words
Credit: 30 minutes
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=uxVWTwYs72g
Watch this webinar from UFLI to learn about teaching multisyllabic words.
