Reading school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

Web-based training in Japanese reading and writing to develop skills at the advanced level. Course activities combine independent work with communicative activities on the website. Ideal for in-service professionals seeking language development and maintenance. Repeatable one time.

This 1-hour online introductory course to building codes for interior designers points to the why, what, where and when of the building code information that is essential to interior design practice.

Consulting a resource of this kind provides an efficient alternative to wading through volumes of codes, standards, regulations and guidelines that pertain to all aspects of the built environment with the intent of understanding what specific information applies to interiors - a task that is ...

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This course focuses on how to improve student’s vocabulary. The course begins with options for vocabulary assessment. The results of the assessment will be used to guide instruction and select appropriate and effective instructional strategies. Strategies presented include word roots, semantic feature analysis, categorization, analogies, concept maps, traditional resources and cloze procedure to name just a few.

This online course is designed to help teachers of primary grades to teach reading more effectively. The emphasis is on a balanced approach to reading and includes the following components: systematic phonics, reading for meaning, using children’s literature, and teaching district and state standards. A must for any teacher seeking to improve the reading skills and comprehension of students.

Learn how to diagnose reading difficulties and make accommodations for those difficulties in the classroom. Teachers will also learn how to work with individual students to improve their reading skills by selecting, modifying and preparing appropriate instructional materials. Assignments include case study analysis of struggling readers.