Full course description
The IRRC Professional Development (PD) Toolkit is a collection of materials created and curated by IRRC staff and affiliated researchers. The materials are designed to support the training of educators in evidence-based literacy practices. This toolkit is for CLIFTER (Cursive Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading). CLIFTER is a free tool designed to empower educators and caregivers in supporting students’ cursive handwriting and early reading skills. Given the close connection between learning cursive letter formation and spelling words, CLIFTER materials not only include instruction and practice for individual letters but also for spelling words. This includes materials such as video models of letter and word formation as well as downloadable student worksheets.