Research-Based Literacy Instruction Microcredential

Research-Based Literacy Instruction Microcredential: The Science of Word Reading and Reading Fluency

Enhance your K-6 teaching with our three-part microcredential designed to elevate your impact in the classroom. This comprehensive program provides a research-backed, practical approach to early literacy instruction, with focused training in:

• Word Reading – emphasizes the foundational science of word recognition

• Fluency Development –  addresses reading fluency as the crucial link between decoding and comprehension

• Responsive Coaching – focuses on providing targeted, developmentally appropriate feedback

Enroll today and lead the way in early reading excellence! Microcourses 1 and 2 may be taken individually; microcourse 3 requires completion of microcourse 2. Badges and certificates of participation will be given for completion of each microcourse. To earn the microcredential, learners must complete all three microcourses. Cost is $125 for each microcourse, or $325 for the full microcredential.

Learning Objectives for Full Microcredential (Microcourses 1, 2, and 3)

• Define key components of word recognition and reading fluency based on current research frameworks.
• Use various assessment tools to identify students’ strengths and instructional needs in word recognition and fluency.
• Design targeted, sequential small group instruction that builds decoding accuracy, automaticity, and fluency skills.
• Integrate isolated word practice with connected text reading using decodable texts and appropriate fluency activities.
• Apply evidence-based strategies to improve reading accuracy, rate, and prosody through explicit instruction and repeated practice.
• Analyze student reading samples through multiple lenses (accuracy, rate, prosody) to provide targeted, in-the-moment feedback.
• Differentiate coaching approaches to meet readers’ developmental needs and connect instructional practices to comprehensive literacy development.

Registration

Format:  Asynchronous Online Microcourses

Full Microcredential (Microcourses 1-3) Price:  $325 - a $50 bundle discount

For more information, questions or to register:  Email tcacademy@tc.columbia.edu

Please Note: This microcredential will have rolling registration with the microcourses closing in January. Once registration is completed, learners will have until January 2026 to complete their chosen microcourses.