New York State Reading Academy

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During the 2002-03 school year, K-2 teachers at the Cooke School participated in the New York State Reading Academy. The Reading Academy consists of nine module online courses. The purpose of the course is to provide teachers with effective methods of reading instruction and techniques to monitor student progress. The course centers around six areas of early reading:

• phonemic awareness
• phonics and alphabetic principles
• vocabulary fluency
• word study
• and comprehension. 

Teachers meet on a regular basis with the Reading Academy coach, Susan Gottleib, to provide participants with a clear understanding of program content and supportive learning. Teachers review continuous feedback through peer and coach discussion and reviews.  Ten teachers completed the course, fifteen will complete in October, fifteen will complete in December.  Grade 3 teachers at Rutherford School started the course in the fall.