Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers
| Registration Fee: | $24/person |
| Credit Hours: | 6 |
| Training Level: | 2 |
| CDA Goals/Subjects: | 2 / 6 |
| Core Content: | CGD, LEC |
| CEU Available: | Yes |
| Levels and Standards Key | |
This series examines how children learn to read, why so many struggle, and how adults can help them. Each episode illustrates a stage of the reading process, incorporating the latest research as well as interviews with America’s top reading experts.
Broadcast Schedule
Mondays, January 5-26 and February 2-16 at 1:00 pm/12:00 n CT on KET1
January 5 (two 30-minute programs)
- Roots of Reading—Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood examines the miracle of reading, one step at a time.
- Sounds and Symbols—focuses on the two skills every child needs to decode the printed word: phonemic awareness and phonics.
January 12 (two 30-minute programs)
- Fluent Reading—explores another milestone in a young reader’s development: the ability to decode quickly and achieve fluency.
- Writing and Spelling—features successful methods for encouraging children to write in order to build their vocabulary and develop their spelling skills.
January 26 (two 30-minute programs)
- Reading for Meaning—highlights effective comprehension strategies used across the country to help kids understand—and care about—what they read.
- Empowering Parents—shows parents and caregivers how to catch reading problems early, find the right kind of support, and identify good reading instruction.
February 2 (two 30-minute programs)
- Becoming Bilingual—visits with children, parents, and teachers to find out what it takes to teach 6-year-olds fluent Spanish or Russian.
- Reading and the Brain&
February 9 (two 30-minute programs)
- A Chance to Read
- Toddling Toward Reading&
February 16 (two 30-minute programs)
- Reading Rocks—seeks to inspire children who are struggling to learn to read—along with their families and teachers.
- Integrating a Child Who Speaks a Different Language