Professional Learning for B.E.S.T. ELA Standards Implementation

Linked below are professional learning materials that are aligned to the Science of Reading and evidence-based practices that promote understanding around critical literacy topics. In addition, these resources support the implementation of Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.). There are also professional learning materials available that are designed to facilitate schoolwide leadership aligned to literacy improvement initiatives. The topics include information on Literacy Leadership Teams as well as ways to upskill coaching practices.

Elementary Reading and Writing

• Science of Reading: An Introduction (Online Professional Learning Course)
• An Introduction to Phonological Awareness Professional Learning Burst
• A Connection of Reading and Writing K-2 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Advanced Foundational Literacy: Decoding and Encoding (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• An Overview: Understanding Foundational Literacy K-5 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Discovering the Hidden Treasure of Morphology (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Every Word Wants to Be a Sight Word: Exploring Best Practices That Support Orthographic Mapping (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Exploring Authentic, Decodable and Leveled Texts (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Exploring the Components of Reading to Support English Language Learners Grades K-5 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• From Errors to Accuracy: Phonics Strategies for Stronger Readers (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• From Ideas to Expression: Using Critical Thinking to Support K-3 Writers (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• From Print to Prosody (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• From Short to Long Responses: Systematic Intermediate Writing Instruction (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Knowledge Matters: Building Content-Rich Literacy Instruction for K-5 Students (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Maximizing Your Instruction to Be the B.E.S.T. Grades K-5
  • Session 1 (PDF)
  • Session 2 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Ready, Set, Go: Launching Classroom Success Through Small Group Tier 1 Instruction (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Scaffolding Complex Text During Tier 1 Instruction to Develop Strategic Readers (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Shedding Light on Figurative Language: Unlocking Meaning for Student Success (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• The Science of Reading: The Connection to Instruction and Materials (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Using the B.E.S.T. Tools to Build FAST Results (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Vocabulary Development and Instruction K-5 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)

Secondary Reading and Writing

• Activating Literacy Knowledge to Develop the B.E.S.T. Secondary Readers and Writers (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• An Introduction to Understanding Foundational Literacy Grades 6-12 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• B.E.S.T. ELA Standards - Secondary Vocabulary Development and Instruction (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Coaching Teams: Building Collective Efficacy (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Content-Rich Literacy Instruction: Making Informational Text Relevant for Secondary Students (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Creating Cohesion with Explicit and Systematic Instruction in 6-12 Classrooms (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• From Epics and Essays to Myths and Manuscripts: Navigating Comparative Reading (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Introduction to Literary Periods and Rhetoric in Writing (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Introductory Journey Through the B.E.S.T. Standards Grades 6-12 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Level Up Learning with Multitasking Mentor Texts Grades 6-12 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Maximizing Your Instruction to Be the B.E.S.T. Grades 6-12
  • Session 1 (PDF)
  • Session 2 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Multi-Strategic Scaffolding of Complex Text for the Secondary Classroom (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Reaching New Heights: Systematically Elevating Verbal Reasoning Through Poetry (PDF)
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• Rhetoric in Writing (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Secondary Foundations: A Focus on Fluency (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Shaping Secondary Reading Instruction Using the Science of Reading (PDF)
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• Supporting Secondary Students with Advanced Phonics Instruction (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• The Art of Rhetoric: Teaching Students to Read Like Writers and Write Like Readers (PDF)
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• The Write Way to Read: Strengthening Student Writing Through Reading (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Unlocking the Power of Language Structures for Skilled Reading in Grades 6-12 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Using Scaffolding and Differentiation to Meet the Needs of Grades 6-12 Students (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)

Literacy Leadership and Coaching

• Introduction to Literacy Leadership Teams
  • Session 1 (PDF)
    • Handout (PDF)
  • Session 2 (PDF)
    • Handout (PDF)
• Advanced Literacy Leadership Teams: Planning for Impact
  • Session 1 (PDF)
    • Handout (PDF)
  • Session 2 (PDF)
    • Handout (PDF)
• Coaching to Empower Teachers: An Introduction to Instructional Coaching (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Building a Coaching Toolbox: Standards, Strategies and Supports for Advanced Literacy Coaching
  • Session 1 (PDF)
  • Session 2 (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)
• Coaching Teams: Building Collective Efficacy (PDF)
  • Handout (PDF)