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 Literacy LIFTER (Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading), a free tool designed to empower educators and caregivers in supporting students’ handwriting and early reading skills. It provides users with evidence-based materials to teach and assess handwriting and letter knowledge (i.e., letter names and sounds) to pre-kindergarten and elementary-aged students. This includes materials for flexible and efficient instruction, such as video models of letter formation and letter pronunciation as well as downloadable PDFs of student worksheets. All materials are available in both English and Spanish.