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)
• 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 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)
• 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

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
  • Handout (PDF)
• 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)
  • 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)