DETAILS

Date: Register anytime between August 21, 2026 - August 20, 2027
Course #:  EDIA 517
Instructor:  Janelle Thompson (janelle@growprofessionally.com)
Number of  License Renewal/Graduate Credit Hours: 1
Registration Deadline: Last day to register is Friday, August 20th 2027 by 5:00 p.m.

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 Big News! ISEA Graduate Credit is Back—and Better! 

Ready to take the next step in your professional development? We've just launched an exciting partnership with Upper Iowa University to bring back Graduate Credit for ISEA Academy courses!

This collaboration provides two major wins for you:

  1. More Affordable: We've successfully negotiated a lower cost per Graduate credit hour! Invest in your education without breaking the bank. (The new rate is in the "Fees" section at the top of the page.)
  2. A Head Start on Your Degree: A select group of your ISEA Academy courses can now count as elective credit in an Upper Iowa University graduate program. Get credit for the professional learning you're already doing! (Don't forget to check with your program advisor for all the details!)

Important Note for Graduate Credit: To be eligible to receive Graduate credit through Upper Iowa University, you must possess a bachelor's degree from an institution that its regional accreditation association recognizes.

 

 

Get ready to dive in! This is your opportunity to enroll in a self-paced, one-credit, four-week course that is entirely on your schedule!

Once your registration is processed, look for an email from your instructor packed with everything you need to know. As soon as you get those instructions, you're ready to begin! 

Remember, you have the entire 4 weeks to complete all your assignments, discussions, and the final project. It's flexible, but the clock is ticking!

Don't miss out! The deadline to register for License Renewal or Graduate credit is Friday, August 20, 2027 by 5:00 p.m.  Secure your spot today!

 

 

Course Description:

Do you want to dive deeply into the Science of Reading? In this course, "Scarborough's Reading Rope: Unraveling Word Recognition,” participants will delve into Scarborough's Reading Rope, a Science of Reading model essential for developing proficient readers. Emphasis will be placed on three critical components: phonemic awareness, decoding, and sight words, each playing a pivotal role in reading fluency and comprehension. The participants will leave this course ready to implement the Science of Reading in more depth. They will walk away having specific strategies to teach each of these components of the Word Recognition strands as Hollis Scarborough describes as she articulates how students become proficient readers.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Phonemic Awareness: Participants will learn to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in words, a foundational skill crucial for spelling and decoding unfamiliar words. Through interactive exercises and assessments, they will grasp the importance of phonemic awareness in establishing strong reading foundations. They will be ready to implement critical strategies to teach phonemic awareness.
  • Decoding: The course will equip learners with effective strategies to decode words by understanding sound-symbol relationships and applying phonics rules. Decoding strategies will be learned to enhance decoding proficiency and promote accurate reading. They will be ready to implement critical strategies to teach phonics explicitly and systematically.
  • Sight Words: Participants will explore the true meaning of what it means to be a sight word. They will discover strategies to teach words systematically and explicitly.

 


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**Important Information for You**
Please read through as these are Frequently Asked Questions in which answers can be found within this page.

1. The instructor will email you once your class registration has been processed and forwarded to him with information on how to get started in the class:

  • Emails regarding this class will come from the instructor, Janelle Thompson, with this email address: janelle@growprofessionally.com;
  • Be sure to check your junk/spam/clutter folders-mailboxes in case the email isn't recognized as a known mail; and
  • If you are using a school email address, many schools have their network security filters set up to push unknown emails directly to spam and you will not even see it; if this is the case you will need to either talk to your IT department and request emails with the email address be allowed through or let us know you want to use a different email address.

2. The Tabs at the top of the registration page have important additional information regarding this class:

  • The Syllabus gives information of what will be expected of you in the course. Generally it will include course policies, rules and regulations, required texts, and a schedule of assignments;
  • The ISEA Official Transcript page tells you how to access your transcript once the class has ended.
  • The Cancellation Policy is important so you know how to cancel if you need to and how refunds are handled; and
  • The ISEA Official Transcript page tells you how to access your transcript once the class has ended.

WHEN

August 21, 2026 – August 20, 2027

PLANNER

REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING SESSION TODAY!