About Foundations for Literacy Foundations for Literacy is a one-of-a-kind, evidence-based literacy intervention designed specifically for early intervention and primary-aged elementary children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH). Targeted learning objectives include vocabulary, narrative skills, alphabetic knowledge, phonological awareness, and reading decodable words and short connected text. Each lesson includes strategies for differentiating instruction grounded in the science of reading which incorporate explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text comprehension and incorporate decodable or phonetic text. The lesson plans include guidance on how teachers can adapt lessons for sound-based or visual-based (fingerspelling) reading strategies. Teachers have successfully implemented Foundations for Literacy in classrooms and programs focusing on listening and spoken language, total communication (those that use both speech and sign to communicate with their students), and bilingual ASL/English communication. Classroom teachers typically implement Foundations for Literacy an hour a day every week for the school year. Itinerant teachers may adapt lessons in alignment with their students’ learning goals. Developed over ten years with the support of the U.S. Department of Education, research on Foundations for Literacy suggests it is effective in improving early language and literacy skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Hotel Accommodations and District Participation ***Hotel room block is full at this time***
RMTC-DHH is pleased to provide one hotel room for two nights per district for this training. This training is limited to two participants per district. If the district would like to send more than two participants, please have the additional participants fill out the waiting list. Participants are required to reserve their room using the booking link provided upon registration and reserve on their credit card. When reserving your hotel room, please ensure the selected dates are to check-in September 11 and check-out September 13. Please note that a temporary hold may be placed on your card at the time of booking or check-in. We recommended using a credit card rather than a debit card to avoid potential issues with holds affecting your available funds. Hotel stays will be transferred to RMTC-DHH’s master account upon check-in. Any rooms unoccupied after check-in will be charged to the participant’s card. Please reach out to info@rmtcdhh.org if you have any questions. |
