Take your Reading Apprenticeship practice to the next level. Build on your foundational knowledge with specific routines that boost students’ ability to understand disciplinary texts, language, and concepts—whether teaching in-person or online. You’ll dive deeper into the Reading Apprenticeship framework’s four dimensions and metacognitive conversational approach.
What You’ll Learn
- Help students ask and answer questions that support reading and disciplinary reasoning
- Teach strategies for solving reading problems
- Use visuals to support comprehension
- Guide students in summarizing and getting the gist
- Connect new learning to students’ existing knowledge
- Adapt reading processes for different disciplinary texts
- Build academic language skills
- Respond to students’ growing competence and changing needs
Who Should Attend
- Middle school and high school educators (any subject), plus administrators, coaches, and instructional support staff.
- Prerequisite: Completion of a Level 1 Reading Apprenticeship course.
Course Formats
In-Person Track
- 2 full days (6 hours each)
- Immersive learning with colleagues
- Extended inquiry, collaboration, and reflection
- Flexible scheduling for school/district groups
- Small team/individual registration 1–2 times per year
Online Track
- Six 2-hour Zoom sessions (12 hours total)
- Multi-modal online learning
- Strong digital community-building
- Extensive online teaching support and modeling
Would you like to receive this course at your site or as a private online course? Please contact us for pricing and scheduling.
Cost & Resources
Fee:
$1,550 in-person
$1,300 online
Need funding approval? Use our template letter (.docx) for district personnel.
Federal funding: Reading Apprenticeship qualifies as “strong” evidence-based professional learning under ESSA. Use Title I, Title II, or Title III funds.
Refunds: Full refund up to 2 weeks before start, and 50 percent refund within 2 weeks of start. If WestEd needs to cancel or reschedule, we’ll notify you promptly.
Included:
- Reading for Understanding, 3rd Edition
- Professional readings
- Classroom implementation materials
Questions? Contact Us