Initial In-Service Training
This session prepares teachers to implement the Superkids program. Separate training is provided for each grade level. Teachers will leave this session prepared to use all program materials. Initial training will be provided each year to teachers new to the program or new to a grade level. Training DVDs—one for each grade—are provided.
Foundations of Primary Literacy
This session is designed for all primary teachers and administrators and is usually offered the morning before the grade-level in-service implementation training. The session lays the groundwork for understanding the process of learning to read. The science of reading and contemporary research are presented in an interactive format. Participants leave this session understanding how the neural pathways for reading are formed, what "systematic, explicit instruction" really means, and the research basis of the Superkids program.
Literacy Leaders Workshop
This session is exclusively for administrators, reading specialists, and reading coaches, and is offered in conjunction with the grade-level in-service trainings. The session provides an overview of the entire K–2 program for literacy leaders, who will be working with students and teachers. Administrators are provided a "What to Expect" document for classroom walk-throughs.
