Register here for the two-day live training delivered by Keys to Literacy trainers using a virtual-live format (using Zoom meeting software). Participants will receive the Keys to Beginning Reading manual when they register.  The following modules will be explored over the two days:

• Module 1: Reading Basics
• Module 3: Phonological Awareness
• Module 4: Phonics

Training dates are:  March 13 & 20, 2024; 8:30-3:00 EST.

Be sure to give your correct shipping address to receive the book, and your correct email to be registered for the online course.  Please allow 10 days for shipping.

Register here for the two-day training delivered by Keys to Literacy trainers using a virtual-live format (using Zoom meeting software). Participants will receive the Keys to Beginning Reading manual when they register.  The following modules will be explored over the two days:

Module 1: Reading Basics
Module 3: Phonological Awareness
Module 4: Phonics

Training dates are:  March 13 & 20, 2024; 8:30-3:00 EST.

Be sure to give your correct shipping address to receive the book, and your correct email to be registered for the online course.  Please allow 10 days for shipping.

The Key Comprehension Routine book is organized into chapters that reflect the topics covered in professional development for the routine. The book includes an introduction to comprehension instruction, details about each instructional practice, classroom examples, and professional learning activities. There are also reproducible templates. Softcover, 286 pages.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st book; $6.00 for each additional book.  International rates: $39.00 for each book.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BK-KC. Please allow two weeks for delivery.  (4 weeks international). 

Keys to Adolescent Literacy online course is available, which is organized into 11 modules. This course covers the same content as the live training and is aligned with the Keys to Adolescent Literacy book. The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete. Because it is asynchronous, participants may log in and out at their convenience and complete assignments at their own pace. Individual educators can register, or schools can enroll groups.

Written by Joan Sedita—author of the Keys to Adolescent Literacy professional development course and the bestselling book The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects—the chapters in The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy are aligned with the training course modules. The book serves as a companion resource for both online and live training.

Through this book, readers gain an insight into the unique needs of adolescent learners and learn evidence-based practices for teaching all aspects of literacy in grades 5-12. It also provides  essential information about effective literacy interventions supported by assessment data.

The book "The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy" is now available for presale.

Shipping is scheduled for the month of November.

The Key Vocabulary Routine book is organized into chapters that reflect the topics covered in professional development for the routine. The book includes an introduction to vocabulary instruction, details about each instructional practice, classroom examples, and professional learning activities. There are also reproducible templates. Softcover, 262 pages.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st book; $6.00 for each additional book.  International rates: $39.00 for each book.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BK-V. Please allow two weeks for delivery.  (4 weeks for international).

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module provides an overview of the Science of Reading and establishes foundational knowledge about literacy instruction across all grade levels.

• The Science of Reading and Writing (Simple View, Reading Rope, Writing Rope, stages of reading development, how the brain learns to read)
• Five Components of Reading
• Language Components (Orthography, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax, Discourse, Pragmatics)
• Principles of Effective Teaching (including explicit instruction, gradual release of responsibility, culturally responsive literacy instruction) 
• Integrating Reading and Writing Instruction (using writing to learn, comparing the ropes, models of subject-area text)
• Considerations for English Learners

Estimated time: 3 hours

The Keys to Content Writing book is organized into chapters that reflect the topics covered in professional development for the routine. The book includes an introduction to writing instruction, details about each instructional practice, classroom examples, and professional learning activities. There are also reproducible templates. Softcover, 220 pages.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st book; $6.00 for each additional book.  International rates: $39.00 for each book.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BK-CW. Please allow two weeks for delivery.  (4 weeks international).

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module defines adolescent literacy and introduces the background knowledge educators need to support content, disciplinary, and intervention-focused reading and writing instruction.

• Overview: Adolescent Literacy (defined, levels of instruction: intervention, content, disciplinary)
• Research: Evidence-Based Secondary Reading & Writing Instruction
• Core Literacy Instruction Grades 5-12
• Content & Disciplinary Literacy (defined, differences, needs of struggling adolescents)
• Teaching Content & Disciplinary Literacy (role of content teachers, instructional suggestions, challenges)
• Adolescent Motivation and Engagement in Literacy

Estimated time: 2 hours

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module provides an overview of effective vocabulary instruction that can be applied across multiple grades and subjects.

• Why teach vocabulary? (including the vocabulary-comprehension connection)
• Academic Vocabulary
• Effective Vocabulary Instruction (direct and indirect, breadth and depth)
• Vocabulary Instruction for English Learners
• Previewing Vocabulary Prior to Reading (including instructional suggestions)
• Selecting Words to Teach In-Depth (including three-tier model)
• Teaching Targeted Words In-Depth (including instructional suggestions)
• Word-Learning Templates (Frayer/Four Square, Two-Column) 
• Making Connections Among Words (schema, three activities: categorizing, semantic mapping, semantic feature analysis) 
• Teaching Use of Context
• Teaching Use of Word Parts (structural analysis using morphemes, word families)
• Fostering Word Consciousness

Estimated time: 6 hours

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module provides an overview of effective comprehension instruction that can be applied across multiple grades and subjects.

• Comprehension Overview (RAND reading comprehension model, factors affecting comprehension, considerations for English learners, and dialect differences)
• Vocabulary, Background Knowledge, and Comprehension
• Access to High-Quality Grade-Level Text
• Analyze Text, Teach Close Reading
• Making Inferences
• Metacognition, Comprehension Monitoring
• Comprehension Strategies:
  • Graphic organizers, top-down topic webs
  • Main ideas
  • Note taking
  • Summarizing
  • Answering and generating questions

Estimated time: 6 hours

The Keys to Early Writing book is organized into chapters that reflect the modules topics covered in professional development. The book includes an introduction to writing instruction, details about each instructional practice, classroom examples, and professional learning activities. There are also reproducible templates. Softcover, 226 pages.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st book; $6.00 for each additional book.  International rates: $39.00 for each book.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BK-EW. Please allow two weeks for delivery.  (4 weeks international)

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module offers strategies for teaching multiple levels of text structure to support both reading and writing.  

• Understanding Text Structure in Reading and Writing (multiple levels of text structure)
• Three Types of Text (Narrative, Informational, Argument)
• Patterns of Organization and Transitions
• Paragraph Structure
• Sentence Structure
• Instructional Suggestions

Estimated time: 2.5 hours

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module provides an overview of effective writing instruction that can be applied across grades and subjects. 

• What do we know about writing? (teaching principles, research overview, AI, and writing instruction)
• Writing Frameworks: The Writing Rope, The Not-So-Simple-View of Writing
• Writing in the Content Areas (using writing to learn, role of content teachers)
• Types of writing assignments – quick writes, responding to text, teacher-generated prompts
• Mentor Text as Models for Writing
• Stages of the Writing Process (think, plan, write, revise; awareness of task, audience, purpose)
• Strategy Instruction and Scaffolds:
  • Think Stage: gathering information and ideas into notes
  • Plan Stage: graphic organizer to plan structure
  • Write Stage: writing templates
  • Revise Stage: revising for content and conventions
• Revision: Teacher and Peer Feedback
• Using a Writing Assignment Guide (WAG)

Estimated time: 4 hours

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module offers strategies for planning and facilitating discussions that support learning in any subject. 

• Discussion to Support Learning (including discussion formats)
• Planning for Discussion (preparing questions, discussion norms)
• Academically Productive Talk
• Facilitating Discussion (including teachers and student talk moves)
• Discussion Activities (common activities, Socratic Seminar)

Estimated time: 2.5 hours

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module explains the role of advanced phonics, morphology, and fluency in reading comprehension, along with instructional suggestions to help students decode and spell multisyllabic words. 

• Teaching Advanced Phonics and Word Study in Grades 5-12 (progression across grades, students with word reading difficulties)
• Introduction to Phonics, Advanced Word Study, and Fluency
• Multisyllabic Words (including a routine for reading and spelling longer words, emphasizing morphemes over syllables)
• Teaching Morphemes (instructional suggestions for prefixes, suffixes, roots)
• A Closer Look at Syllables, Syllable Division, and the Schwa Vowel Sound
• Spelling Instruction for Grades 5-12

Estimated time: 3.5 hours

This online course is aligned with the training book for The Key Comprehension Routine: Grades 4-12. The course provides a self-guided opportunity to access training for educators who are not able to participate in live training. The course takes approximately 12 hours to complete. The online course is organized into modules that include interactive activities, reading assignments, quizzes, and video clips from live training. It is designed for use with The Key Comprehension Routine training book that is provided free with the course. Course participants complete “use your content” activities that allow them to generate lessons that incorporate the instructional practices into classroom instruction using existing content reading and teaching material. Registration for the online course includes a copy of the training book. Graduate credit is available.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #OC-KC. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of the book (four weeks for international).

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module explains why some adolescents struggle with reading and writing and offers an overview of effective intervention practices.  

• Older Students Who Struggle with Literacy (misconceptions, motivation, and emotional consequences, tiered instruction)
• Causes of Literacy Difficulty
• Difficulty with Reading, Writing
• Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers in the General Education Classroom
• Overview: Effective Intervention Instruction
• Reading Intervention: Vocabulary and Comprehension
• Reading Intervention Suggestions: Decoding and Fluency
• Suggestions for Writing Intervention
• A Closer Look at Dyslexia (including the reading brain)
• A Closer Look at Executive Functions
• A Closer Look at English Learner Challenges
• Additional Suggestions

Estimated time: 3.5 hours

Are you interested in learning instructional practices for teaching comprehension strategies in any subject using a book study that you can complete independently? This guided book study is the solution! The format for this professional learning is a do-it-yourself book study study using The Key Comprehension Routine training book. You complete the independent learning at your own pace by logging into an online site that guides through the book study. You read chapters in the book, respond to reflection questions, and watch  videos. The book study is organized into four parts. You begin by watching a 45-minute introductory video that provides an overview the The Key Comprehension Routine. For each part, you read assigned book chapters, and then watch a short, culminating video related to those chapters.You can complete this book study as an individual, or it can also be used within a peer learning community to provide a shared professional development experience.

Registration for the online guided book study includes a copy of the training book.

For your convenience, you can purchase all of our products by credit card, PO or check, on our online store. You may also order by downloading the Book Study Order Form.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BS-KCR. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of the book (four weeks for international).

Asynchronous Learning: Online Course Individual Module

This module provides an overview of literacy assessments and explains how assessment data can be used to guide instructional suggestions.

• Intervention Instruction Informed by Assessment (assessment and MTSS, a secondary literacy instruction model)
• Screening and Diagnostic Assessment, Grades 5-12
• Types of Assessments, Assessment Terminology
• Assessment Across the Year (including using progress monitoring)
• Analyzing Assessment Data: Matching Students to Interventions
• Analyzing Data: School, Grade, Teacher Levels

Estimated time: 2 hours

This online course is aligned with the training book for The Key Vocabulary Routine. The course provides a self-guided opportunity to access training for educators who are not able to participate in live training. The course takes approximately 12 hours to complete. The online course is organized into modules that include interactive activities, reading assignments, quizzes, and video clips from live training. Course participants complete “use your content” activities that allow them to generate lessons that incorporate the instructional practices into classroom instruction using existing content reading and teaching material. Registration for the online course includes a copy of the training book. Graduate credit is available.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #OC-KV. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of the book (four weeks for international).

This online course provides the background knowledge about dyslexia that educators need in order to understand why students with dyslexia have difficulty with reading, and how to support them in the classroom. This online course provides a self-guided opportunity to access the same content that is in Keys to Literacy’s Understanding Dyslexia live training. The course is organized into modules that include reading assignments, reflection activities, quizzes, and video clips. It takes approximately 6 hours to complete at your own pace.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ARIZONA EDUCATORS: If you are taking this course to meet the AZ K-5 Literacy Endorsement or Dyslexia Designee requirements, click here to order customized versions of this course.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

Item # OC-UD Please allow up to two weeks for the course to be activated.

This online course is aligned with the training book for Keys to Content Writing that is provided free with the course. The course provides a self-guided opportunity to access training for educators who are not able to participate in live training. The course takes approximately 12 hours to complete. The online course is organized into modules that include interactive activities, reading assignments, quizzes, and video clips from live training. Registration for the online course includes a copy of the training book.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #OC-KCW. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of book (four weeks for international).

Are you interested in learning instructional practices for teaching vocabulary in any subject using a book study that you can complete independently? This guided book study is the solution! The format for this professional learning is a do-it-yourself book study study using The Key Vocabulary Routine training book. You complete the independent learning at your own pace by logging into an online site that guides through the book study. You read chapters in the book, respond to reflection questions, and watch  videos. The book study is organized into four parts. You begin by watching a 45-minute introductory video that provides an overview the The Key Vocabulary Routine. For each part, you read assigned book chapters, and then watch a short, culminating video related to those chapters.You can complete this book study as an individual, or it can also be used within a peer learning community to provide a shared professional development experience.

Registration for the online guided book study includes a copy of the training book.

For your convenience, you can purchase all of our products by credit card, PO or check, on our online store. You may also order by downloading the Book Study Order Form.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BS-KVR. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of book (four weeks for international).

This online course is aligned with initial training for Keys to Early Writing. The course provides a self-guided opportunity to access training for educators who are not able to participate in live training. The course takes approximately 12 hours to complete. The online course is organized into modules that include interactive activities, reading assignments, quizzes, and video clips from live training. Course participants practice generating lessons that incorporate the instructional practices presented in the course. Registration for the online course includes a copy of the training book.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $13.00 for 1^st course; $6 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item # OC-KEW. Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of the book (four weeks for international).

The training manual for Keys to Beginning Reading is organized into 9 chapters that align to the 9 core modules in the professional development course. Training content, classroom activities, charts, words lists and more make this manual a long-term resource for teaching beginning reading. Softcover, 460 pages.

US Shipping & Handling: $15.00 for 1^st book; $9.00 for each additional book.  International rates: $39.00 for each book.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item #BK-KBR. Please allow two weeks for delivery (4 weeks international).

This online course covers the same content as the live training and is aligned to the Keys to Beginning Reading training manual that is provided free with the course. The course is organized into 11 modules and takes approximately 40 hours to complete. This is an asynchronous course, which means users can log on and off multiple times to complete the course assignments at their own pace. It includes activities, video clips, and numerous resources. A copy of the Keys to Beginning Reading training manual is included in the registration purchase price. Graduate credit is available. Click here to learn  more about live training or the hybrid-online option for taking this course.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ARIZONA EDUCATORS: If you are taking this course to meet the AZ K-5 Literacy Endorsement or Dyslexia Designee requirements, click here to order customized versions of this course.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR OHIO EDUCATORS; If you are taking this course to meet the Ohio Dyslexia Support Law professional development requirement, click here to order a customized version of this course.

Courses are non-transferrable. Once a participant has confirmed/logged into their account it cannot be transferred to a new participant.

US Shipping & Handling: $15.00 for 1^st course; $9 for each additional course.  International Shipping & Handling: $39.00 for each course.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Item # OC-KBR Please allow two weeks for the course to be activated and delivery of the book (four weeks for international).

Dimensions: 22″ x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine.
Includes the following four (4) posters: Question Terms, Transition Words, Summary Template and Bloom's Taxonomy. Item #P-4P.

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dimensions: 22″x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine.
Lists question terms often found on assessments that are organized into levels of thinking based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. The poster promotes explicit teaching of question terms and question generation by students and supports instructional practices used in The Key Comprehension Routine and The Key Vocabulary Routine. Sold individually. Item #P-QT

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dimensions: 22″ x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine
Lists the 6 levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy with a key phrase descriptor of each level. The poster can be used as a classroom resource to support critical thinking at multiple levels and supports instructional practices used in The Key Comprehension Routine. Sold individually. Item #P-BT

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dimensions: 22″ x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine
This template helps students plan before they write a summary. It guides them through listing main ideas, writing an introductory sentence, and turning main ideas into sentences. The template is used in The Key Comprehension Routine and Keys to Content Writing. Sold individually. Item #P-ST

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dimensions: 22″ x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine
Lists commonly used transition words and phrases organized by type that can help students recognize and use transitions to support comprehension and writing. The poster supports instructional practices used in The Key Comprehension Routine, Keys to Content Writing, and The Key Vocabulary Routine. Sold individually. Item #P-TW

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dimensions: 22″x 25.5″ — Standard size for laminating machine
Lists the stages in The Process Writing Routine (THINK, PLAN, WRITE, REVISE). The poster provides a reminder to students to follow the writing process when writing and supports instructional practices used in Keys to Content Writing. Sold individually. Item #P-PW

International Orders: All payments for international orders need to be made by credit card. We regret that at this time we can only accept orders from and ship books to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. We apologize for any inconvenience.