The Trumbull County Educational Service Center, along with the AIM Institute for Learning & Research, hosted over 230 educators on Tuesday, September 27th, for the rollout of the state-required literacy professional development as stated in HB 436: Ohio’s Dyslexia Support Laws.
The TCESC, as an organization, is taking proactive measures for our educators by providing training in advance of the upcoming state deadlines. This first cohort session consists of 11 of our Trumbull County districts, with the remaining districts participating this spring.
Through Extended Learning Grant Funds, the TCESC has partnered with the AIM Institute for Learning & Research to provide all K-3 teachers, administrators, and various support staff the mandatory 18-hour training. Tuesday was the first of three training sessions this fall. AIM facilitators hold the credentials needed to train our Trumbull County teachers; they also provide courses that meet the International Dyslexia Association Accreditation and Accreditation Plus status.
“This training is so nice because our K-3 staff is all together; we can collaborate as a team and talk about strengths and weaknesses; this is a great opportunity for our teachers, and the impact it will have on our kids will be tremendous,” said Lordstown Elementary Principal Rich Zigarovich.
“The AIM Pathway to Proficient Reading course stands by the company mission of effectively building that bridge between teaching the science of reading research while connecting it to what teachers see and experience in their classrooms. The training is rigorous while practical and with leadership support, these literacy practices can be implemented almost immediately.” - TCESC Literacy Team.
“This is massive; we are really helping children become readers proficiently so that they can go on and focus on content as they get into upper grades,” said literacy coach Mary Smith. “We are generating a mindset for the teachers; this is a training we really needed and is going to bring our county together for a greater purpose.”
We were brought together as a county to fulfill a state mandate, but we strive to accomplish a broader, child-centered goal, and that is to improve literacy instruction for ALL students in Trumbull County; they deserve it.
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