Keys to Beginning Reading Higher Education Certified Faculty Training (Live Virtual Training)

Training Dates are October 3, 17, 24, 31 & November 7, 2025!  (This is a five half-day training.)  Registration Deadline is October 12, 2025

Virtual Online Training

Become a Certified Faculty of the Keys to Beginning Reading online course!  Is your college or university faculty interested in embedding the IDA Accredited Keys to Beginning Reading course within their foundational literacy courses or supporting other faculty in enhancing their background knowledge of evidence-based instructional practices aligned with the Science of Reading? If the answer is yes, this Certified Faculty Training is for you!

Description:

What is Keys to Beginning Reading? Keys to Beginning Reading is an IDA-accredited professional development course that equips educators with the essential background knowledge to teach all components of beginning reading instruction. Grounded in the Science of Reading, this course provides practical, research-based guidance aligned with evidence-based instructional practices. Please see the course outline on the next page for content details.

What does the Certified Faculty do?

Certified faculty of Keys to Beginning Reading support students as they progress through course content leveraging a curated collection of KBR resources designed for Certified Faculty use.  Preservice students complete 40 hours of online course modules embedded within one or more courses.

Faculty/Staff: Faculty/Staff complete 40 hours of online course modules and participate in a community of practice led by the Certified Faculty of Keys to Beginning Reading. The community of practice sessions, designed uniquely for higher education, provide a collaborative opportunity to debrief activities, share ideas for connecting course content to classroom instruction, and thought partnership led by Certified Faculty of Keys to Beginning Reading.  These sessions are interspersed following a flexible schedule that meets the needs of the department or extended campus.

What is the Hybrid-Online Model? Educators complete 40 hours of online course modules and participate in facilitated debrief sessions. The online modules are asynchronous – users log in at any time. The debrief sessions are interspersed following a flexible schedule.

What is the cost? The cost to attend the Certified Faculty Training is $1050, which includes 5, three-hour Certified Faculty training sessions, online course registration, training manual and PPTS, and access to a curated collection of KBR resources designed for Certified Faculty.

Certified Faculty Requirements: To successfully complete this training and become a certified faculty of Keys to Beginning Reading, the following requirements must be met:

• Complete the 40-hour online course prior to attending the first training session
• Attend the 5, three-hour Certified Faculty training sessions
• Pass the Keys to Beginning Reading  assessment with a score of at least 80%

Schedule

Prior to October 3, 2025 you are required to complete the 40 hours of the online course. The course is asynchronous – you may log on any time to complete the modules at your own pace.

During the live training sessions, via Zoom:

The expert Keys to Literacy consultant will model how to conduct the community of practice facilitated meetings, with you in the role of preservice teacher or faculty. During this time, the KTL consultant will review the slides, model the sessions, and provide a collaborative opportunity to debrief activities, share ideas for connecting course content to classroom instruction, and offer thought partnership. Additionally, the consultant will offer facilitation suggestions, answer your questions, and walk you through the curated collection of KBR resources designed for Certified Faculty use.

Upon completion of the online course, you will complete a Keys to Beginning Reading assessment, which you are required to pass with an 80% score or higher. You will have an opportunity to study the course content and take the test again if you do not pass it the first time.

Keys to Beginning Reading Online Modules: 

• Module 1: Literacy Basics
• Module 2: Oral Language
• Module 3: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
• Module 4: Phonics
• Module 5: Fluency
• Module 6: Vocabulary
• Modules 7 & 8: Sentence Structure, Text Structure
• Module 9: Comprehension
• Module 10: Instruction for Students with Reading Difficulty
• Module 11: Reading Assessment

 ADDRESS TO SHIP MATERIALS

Please note that we will be mailing the training book and Facilitator materials to participants at their home address, so please share your home mailing address on the registration form. Allow 10 days for shipping after registration is received.

View a Printable Brochure/Registration form or register below.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY

• If you cancel 3 days or more prior to training, you will be issued a 50% refund.
• No refunds will be issued for "no shows" or cancellations within 72 hours of training.
• Substitutions accepted.