The Science of Reading
3 Credits | 45 Clock Hours
- Regular price
- $199.00
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- $199.00
- Regular price
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$199.00

In recent decades, advances in research have coalesced around a strong body of research that provides a framework for high quality literacy instruction - known collectively as “The Science of Reading”. This course begins by comparing the competing views of reading instruction under the umbrella terms of “phonics” and “whole language”. Teachers then learn how the brain truly learns to read as they study grain science and analyze current models and analyze how they are supported by research.
Building from this foundation, educators learn about the two components of reading comprehension - word recognition and language comprehension. Teachers learn about the primacy of phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency for decoding. Then in a later module, participants consider the components of language comprehension including background knowledge, verbal reasoning, vocabulary, language structure, and text structure. By the end of the course, participants will gain the complete picture of how all these components come together to build fluent reading skills necessary for reading and overall academic achievement.
Throughout the course, teachers learn to advocate for the science of reading. Those who successfully complete the course will be on their way to implement and advocate for this rigorous, research-based instruction and for equitable access to high quality phonics-based reading programs.
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- If you want Clock Hours only, select the Course Only option. You will receive a Certificate of Completion when you finish the course, which you will use to obtain your Clock Hours.
- If you need an official transcript, choose the University Credits option. See our University Partners page for more information about our regionally accredited university partners.
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Obtaining Clock Hours
CE Credits Online is proud to offer high quality courses that are approved for Clock Hours through Puget Sound Educational Service District 121 and are eligible for graduate-level professional development credit towards Washington State License Renewal from our regionally accredited university partners. Our online professional development courses are also available for salary advancement. Purchase Clock Hours through PSESD 121 and Graduate Credits from CE Credits Online. Participate in professional learning from CE Credits Online today!
Obtaining University Credits
- We have partnered with regionally-accredited universities to provide graduate-level professional development credits for our courses. See our University Partners tab for more information. All courses taken for graduate credit receive both a Certificate of Completion and an official University Transcript.
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- Upon completion of your course, CE Credits Online will forward all the required documentation to the University you selected.
- The University partner will process your course completion and provide a transcript that includes the name of the course, course number, number of credits, and your grade.
- You will receive directions on how to receive your transcript in email form, and you can also review the University Partners section of our website for more information.
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