Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and SLD/Dyslexia FREE Online Modules

The Connecticut State Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Education Resource Center (SERC), are offering the following Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and SLD/Dyslexia FREE online modules, which are available for immediate access on the Canvas Learning Management System.

1. Increasing Awareness of SLD/Dyslexia: Implications for Connecticut Educators
2. Using Literacy Screening Data to Support Students with Reading Difficulties
3. Remediating and Accommodating Students with SLD/Dyslexia at the Secondary Level
4. Identifying Students with SLD/Dyslexia: An Online Module
5. It’s Never Too Late: How to Motivate and Teach Older Struggling Readers with SLD/Dyslexia
6. Case Study Review of a Connecticut Student with SLD/Dyslexia
7. SLD/Dyslexia: Connecting Research to Practice in Connecticut
8. Identifying Students who are Gifted and Talented and have SLD or SLD/Dyslexia
9. Distinguishing Between Typically Developing English Learners (ELs) and Students with Reading Difficulties

To learn more about these modules and/or for information on how to register, please see the attached flyer: CSDE/SERC 2022-23 Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and SLD/Dyslexia FREE Online Modules.

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact: Lauren Johns, SERC Project Specialist, by phone at 860-632-1485, ext. 256, or by email at johns@ctserc.org.

If you have questions regarding content, please contact: Claire Conroy, SERC Consultant, by phone at 860-632-1485, ext. 326, or by email at conroy@ctserc.org.  

If you have questions regarding Canvas access, please contact: Craig Struble, SERC Consultant, by phone at 860-632-1485, ext. 293, or by email at struble@ctserc.org.

Structured Literacy Program Training Series Calendar At-a-Glance – VIRTUAL Workshops

The Connecticut State Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Education Resource Center (SERC), is sponsoring a VIRTUAL training series featuring structured literacy approaches during the 2022-23 school year. These research-based approaches are designed to work with students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)/Dyslexia and other decoding challenges. 

For additional information related to dates and times for these sessions, and registration information, please see the attached flyer: CSDE-SERC 2022-23 Structured Literacy Program Training Series Calendar At-A-Glance.

To register for these and other CSDE/SERC events, please go to the SERC Events webpage.

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact: Lauren Johns, SERC Project Specialist, by phone at 860-632-1485, ext. 256, or by email at johns@ctserc.org.

If you have questions regarding content, please contact: Claire Conroy, SERC Consultant, by phone at 860-632-1485, ext. 326, or by email at conroy@ctserc.org.

Structured Literacy Series: Systematic Teaching of Basic Literacy Skills – VIRTUAL Workshop

The Connecticut State Department of Education, in collaboration with the RESC Alliance, is sponsoring six cohorts of a Structured Literacy Series: Systematic Teaching of Basic Literacy Skills during the 2022-23 school year.  Join us for this FREE, virtual workshop and learn systematic, structured methods for teaching decoding, encoding, oral, and written expression to students with learning disorders and specific language disabilities.

Participants will:

• Define and model strategies to teach students who have specific reading disabilities

• Identify skills needed to develop basic proficiency in reading and spelling

• Learn the developmental progression of oral language skills that prepare students for reading proficiency

To learn more about this training and for information on how to register, please see the attached flyer: CSDE/RESC Alliance 2022-23 Structured Literacy Series: Systematic Teaching of Basic Literacy Skills.

For questions or assistance with registration, please contact Lisa Fiano by email at lfiano@crec.org or by phone at 860-524-4040.

The RESC Alliance in partnership with the CT State Department of Education is offering two interdisciplinary panel discussions related to special education evaluations. Join them on April 1st for the Elementary panel discussion and on April 8th for the secondary panel discussion. See the event flyers below for more details and registration information.

Click to access elementary-special-education-evaluations-covid-and-beyond-event-flyer-1.pdf

Click to access secondary-special-education-evaluations-covid-and-beyond-event-flyer.pdf

The UCONN PreK-3 Leadership program is open for registration for the 2021-2022 school year. The program has received a significant influx of funding for the 2021-2022 PK3 Leadership Program and tuition has been reduced to only $100. The program is already more than half full. If you are interested please register ASAP.

For registration information, please visit https://pk3leadership.uconn.edu/registration/

The Connecticut State Department of Education is sponsoring an Assistive Technology Community of Practice facilitated through the RESC Alliance. This AT CoP will launch February 17, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

For information regarding the AT CoP’s topic for the February meeting, future meeting dates/times and registration information, please see AT-AAC CoP Flyer 2021.

The two-hour virtual webinar training on 2/18/2021 from 9:00-11:00am, will review the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B grant and critical features such as Maintenance of Effort (MOE), Excess Cost, and the IDEA Part B Section 611/619 LEA subgrantee application.

Tom Boudreau, IDEA Fiscal Manager of the Bureau of Special Education will deliver an overview of the IDEA Part B Grant and then discuss hands on tools for the LEA such as the electronic grant management system (eGMS) and the MOE Calculator addressing both the eligibility and compliance standards.

Programmatic and fiscal personnel from the district, who are new or want a refresher on the topics – are encouraged to attend for a robust conversation with time set aside for question/answers. If further information is needed, please access the SERC website at www.ctserc.org. or register at https://ctserc.net/newdirectorswebinar. 

The RESC Alliance, in collaboration with the CT State Department of Education and CAS, continues its monthly roundtable discussions on the delivery of preschool programming in public schools.

Join them in February for Progress Monitoring During the Pandemic – A Conversation for Early Childhood Administrators and Educators. Review Progress Monitoring During the Pandemic – Early Childhood Conversations Flyer for session dates, times and registration information as well as an opportunity to view January’s recorded roundtable discussion on mindfulness and self-care.

The National P-3 Center is hosting a webinar on Pandemic-Related Transitions: P-3 Learning Contexts on Friday, February 5th from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. For registration information please see Pandemic-Related Transitions Webinar Flyer.