Systematic Reading Instruction

Supporting Educators in Enhancing Literacy Instruction

Designed to complement and build on educators’ existing teaching strategies, Systematic Reading Instruction will increase educators’ knowledge about the science of reading and teaching, and equip them with the teaching strategies and resources to teach a systematic reading instruction program.

Flexible implementation framework tailored to fit your timeline and instructional needs

The Learning Bar works with schools and districts to implement the course in ways that best support their educators. With flexible implementation options – including a self-directed asynchronous online course, a train-the-trainer approach, and a facilitated model – educators can seamlessly integrate Systematic Reading Instruction into their existing practices, ensuring a structured and effective approach to literacy instruction.

Educators leave the course with:

A clearly defined scope and sequence for teaching reading.

Instructional strategies on phonics, and reading comprehension.

Aligned engaging activities, games, and worksheets.

Syllabus

Module 1.	Why Systematic Reading Instruction	Introduces a unique three-phrase systematic approach to reading instruction and research underlying it.
Module 2.	The Science of Reading	Outlines key concepts of the science underlying systematic phonics and reading instruction.
Module 3.	The Science of Teaching	Reviews the high-yield teaching strategies used in Systematic Reading Instruction, plus outlines requirements for creating a culturally aware and inclusive classroom.
Module 4.	Phase 1: Becoming a Reader	Introduces the scope for teaching the foundational skills of becoming a reader, with a focus on coding skills and the most effective sequence of learning letter-sounds.
Module 5.	Strategies and Activities for Phase 1 Instruction	Provides simple, effective strategies and activities that ensure students master foundational reading skills. Outlines practical daily and weekly routines.
Module 6.	Phase 2: Becoming a Skilled Reader	Defines morphology, etymology, and affixes while exploring decoding words with more complex sound-letter relationships to increase students’ repertoire of words.
Module 7.	Strategies and Activities for Phase 2 Instruction	Outlines effective strategies to integrate phase 2 skills into instruction. Provides aligned activities for learning advanced sound-letter relationships, punctuation, and spelling.
Module 8.	Phase 3: Becoming an Expert Reader	Summarises ten strategies that enable students to acquire conceptual and procedural knowledge embedded in a text, interpret key ideas and concepts, and make inferences.
Module 9.	Strategies and Activities for Phase 3 Instruction	Outlines the integration of the ten strategies in the classroom as well as reading processes, writing conventions, and writing processes.
Module 10.	Summary and Next Steps	Provides an overview of key learnings and additional recommendations on integrating the principles of Systematic Reading Instruction into the classroom.

Equip teachers with the skills they need to impact all students reading proficiency and empower them in supporting all students to thrive.

Click here for information on our other Professional Learning Courses.

Systematic Reading Instruction – Professional Learning