Keys to Literacy Online Professional Development
Now you can experience the benefits of our highly-rated professional development with anytime access to our online courses for The Key Comprehension Routine and The Key Vocabulary Routine!
Educators who cannot participate in live training may access initial training for either program in this online format. The online courses are also used in our hybrid initial training option which combines one day of live training with the online course.
Each online course consists of modules that include interactive activities and assignments, video clips from live training, and introductory video explanations. The courses were designed for use with our training books for The Key Comprehension Routine and The Key Vocabulary Routine, and the modules correspond with the book chapters. The courses also include "use your content" activities, which allow users to generate lesson plans using the program activities from classroom reading and teaching material.
Participants complete the courses at their convenience; users may log in at any time to work through the courses at their own pace. Each course takes approximately 5-10 hours to complete, and participants have up to 8 weeks to complete the course.
The prices for Keys to Literacy online courses vary and are determined by the size of the group taking the course and whether they are combined with other Keys to Literacy professional development.
Click below for demos of our online courses:
The Key Comprehension Routine
The Key Vocabulary Routine
The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades — Coming Soon!
Available online courses
The Key Comprehension Routine (Grades 4-12) Online Course is designed for educators who are interested in learning how to build student comprehension with direct, systematic instruction but are not able to participate in live initial training for The Key Comprehension Routine The online course delivers the complete initial training online, and it consists of eight modules:
- Overview of comprehension instruction and The Key Comprehension Routine
- Main Idea Skills
- Text Structure
- Top-Down Topic Webs
- Note Taking
- Generating Questions
- Summarizing
- Wrap Up
- Overview of vocabulary instruction and The Key Vocabulary Routine
- Preview for Difficult Vocabulary
- Use Activities to Connect Vocabulary
- Select Specific Words to Teach In-Depth
- Teach Word Learning Strategies
- Promote Word Consciousness
- Wrap Up
The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades Online Course is an adapted version of our Key Comprehension Routine course, designed specifically for teachers of grades 1-3. In the same eight modules listed above, the online course delivers the complete initial training online, with special emphasis on oral language and implementation of the strategies in the younger grades.
The Key Vocabulary Routine Online Course is designed for educators who are interested in learning how to provide a combination of direct and indirect instruction to grow the vocabularies of their students. The online course delivers the complete initial training online, and it consists of seven modules:
How to order
The cost for an individual license to take each course is $200. This includes a copy of the corresponding training book (The Key Comprehension Routine or The Key Vocabulary Routine) to accompany the course.
Keys to Literacy offers a money-back guarantee on all of its professional development offerings, including our online courses.
To register, download Online Course Registration and Order Form.
If you have questions, please contact Kathy Campbell 978-948-8511 x203 or kathy@keystoliteracy.com.