RAVE-O Program

The RAVE-O Program
A Comprehensive, Fluency-Based Reading Intervention Program

Two-Day Course
Tuesday, February 14 & Wednesday, February 15, 2012
(Snow date: February 28 & 29)
8:30am to 4:30pm (12 CEU hours)

The RAVE-O course will be held at AIM~Academy In Manayunk located at 1200 River Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Click here for driving directions to the school.

Stephanie Gottwald is research coordinator at the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University. Ms. Gottwald holds a masters in linguistics and is completing a Ph.D. in language and literacy. She has conducted numerous workshops on reading fluency instruction and assessment and on reading disabilities for educators across the country and is the author of research articles on reading and reading disabilities.

RAVE-O is the first comprehensive research and evidence-based approach to reading fluency in the literature: that is, one that addresses both overt reading behaviors like word recognition skills and comprehension, and underlying components including visual scanning, orthographic pattern recognition, semantic and syntactic development and lexical retrieval. RAVE-O simultaneously addresses the need for automaticity in phonological, orthographic, semantic, syntactic and morphological systems as well as the importance of teaching explicit connections among these systems. The goal throughout is to teach systematic, theoretical principles that underlie fluency and decoding through:

  • explicit instruction in skills underlying fluency and comprehension
  • imaginative, whimsy-filled opportunities for practice
  • a set of strategies that embolden discouraged children to look at written language with whole new eyes

The Rave-O Curriculum and Materials includes:

  • Manual with detailed activities for a minimum of sixteen (16) weeks, seventy (70) sessions
  • Instructional kit of manipulatable materials
  • Binder of reproducible materials
  • Set of Minute Stories for each week
  • Computer program for individual practice

Training for Instruction Program

The 12- hour professional development course, distributed over two full days, prepares professionals to implement the curriculum immediately. Professionals will learn:

  • a new conceptualization of reading disorders supported by 25 years of locally and federally supported research by Dr. Maryanne Wolf and the Center for Reading and Language Research
  • a developmental and multi-component based intervention for reading fluency and comprehension
  • methods and materials of the RAVE-O curriculum to increase accuracy and processing speed in underlying components of reading
  • instructional strategies for putting the RAVE-O curriculum into practice in classroom and tutorial settings through demonstration lessons
  • considerations for the integration of RAVE-O and other phonological-based programs
Cost:

RAVE-O Two Day Professional Training only $345.00/person, RAVE-O material not included.
Materials may be purchased online at www.store.cambiumlearning.com

PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION

Register for RAVE-O by clicking on the "Register" button and filling out the form. Payment can be made online by secure credit card transaction. Due to limited space, your place can only be guaranteed once payment or P.O. Number is received. After filling out the registration form, you will have the option of paying by credit card. If you prefer to pay by Purchase Order, please make payable to "AIM" and mail to:

AIM~Academy In Manayunk
1200 River Road
Conshohocken, PA 19428

For more information: please call Karen Keesey at 215-483-2461