K-5 Literacy Endorsement Training
Are you looking for a training course that meets the requirements for the 90-hour, Arizona K-5 Literacy Endorsement Training? Keys to Literacy is an approved provider of training for this professional development.
About the K-5 Literacy Endorsement Training (K-5 LET)
This 90-hour training course is required for K-5 classroom teachers, K-3 early childhood educators, interventionists, literacy coaches, and special education teachers. The training course must be completed by July 1, 2028. In addition to completing an approved course, a Foundations of Reading assessment taken through ADE must be passed. To learn more, visit the ADE website or click here for an ADE video about K-5 LET.
Download a brochure with details and costs.
Why choose Keys to Literacy to provide K-5 LET training to educators in your school or district?
Keys to Literacy is a nationally recognized leader in the field of literacy professional development and our trainers have deep knowledge and experience about research-based, science-of-reading instruction practices. Our practical, approved course helps participants make connections to classroom instruction and is economically priced. The content for our K-5 LET course is already on the approved list for previous Dyslexia Designees training, which made it automatically approved for the new K-5 LET.
Course Format Options
Your school or district has a choice of format for completing the training course:
- Facilitated Online Course: combines a 52-hour online course with 15 hours of virtual-live meeting facilitated by a Keys trainer, plus 24 hours of independent work.
- Virtual-Live or Live-Onsite Training: combines 66 hours of live course delivery (12 days), plus 24 hours of independent work.
Keys to Literacy will work with you to develop a flexible schedule to complete the training before the 2028 deadline that meets the needs of your educators.
Download a brochure with details and costs.
Extension of 2020-2022 Dyslexia Designee Training (see below): If your school district contracted with Keys to Literacy to provide the 45-hour Dyslexia Designee professional development and would like to learn about options for using this training as part of the K-5 Literacy Endorsement training, please contact us. Click here for a flyer with information.
Dyslexia Designee Training
Are you looking for a training course for the Dyslexia Designee Training required by the Arizona Department of Education? Keys to Literacy is an approved provider of training for this professional development.
Who is a Dyslexia Training Designee?
Every Arizona school serving K-3 students must identify at least one teacher who is responsible for receiving approved training in 1) URD: Understanding and Recognizing Dyslexia, 2) I: Reading Instruction, and 3) II: Intensifying Instruction. Keys to Literacy was approved by ADE to provide training for all three requirements.
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Our Course
Our approved Dyslexia Designee course meets the UD (Understanding Dyslexia), I (Information About Reading Instruction) and II (Intensifying Intervention) requirements. Participants have a choice of formats for completing this course, including:
- Asynchronous Online Course: complete the 45-hour course at your own pace. It consists of two courses:
- Understanding Dyslexia: 6 hours, click here to enroll
- Keys to Beginning Reading: 39 hours, click here to enroll
- Facilitated Online Course: combine the 45-hour online course with 15 hours of virtual-live sessions facilitated by a Keys trainer. Contact us to schedule this training at your district.
- Virtual-Live Training: participate in 45 hours of virtual-live training delivered by a Keys trainer. Contact us to schedule this training at your district.
- Live, Onsite Training: a Keys trainer will deliver 45 hours of training onsite at your school/district. Contact us to schedule this training at your district.