{"id":1284,"date":"2024-03-06T11:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/teaching-and-learning\/?page_id=1284"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:34:15","slug":"rapid-plus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/teaching-and-learning\/rapid-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"RAPID Plus Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Supporting Upper Elementary Literacy Instruction
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Essex and Hudson Counties<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Department of Teaching and Learning at ÌÇÐÄvlog has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Education to offer the Rapid Acceleration Professional Development (RAPID) Plus program to support students\u2019 literacy development in grades 4, 5, and 6. We are offering a free series of four live virtual sessions for educators and a free live webinar for school and district leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Four Session Series For Educators<\/h3>\n

Participants Receive Up to 4 PD Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each virtual live session is one hour long, and the sessions are designed to be taken in sequence. The full sequence will be offered four times.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Neurobiology of Reading<\/strong>
    \nUnderstanding the complex cognitive processes involved in reading<\/li>\n
  2. Strategies To Support Advanced Word Study<\/strong>
    \nStrategies to ensure students have the skills essential for increasingly complex texts<\/li>\n
  3. Building Meaningful Fluency Practice<\/strong>
    \nHow to provide purposeful fluency building activities that support reading comprehension<\/li>\n
  4. Language Comprehension’s Role in Reading Comprehension<\/strong>
    \nUnderstanding the interaction between vocabulary, language structures and literary knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Essex County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Cycle One<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMarch 18 (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMarch 25th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 1st (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 8th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Two<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nApril 15 (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 22nd (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 29th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 6th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Three<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMay 13th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 20th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 28th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJune 3rd (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Four<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nJune 10th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJune 17th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJune 24th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJuly 1st (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Register:<\/strong>
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    Cycle One (Essex)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Two (Essex)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Three (Essex)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Four (Essex)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Hudson County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Cycle One<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMarch 21st (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMarch 28th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 4th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 11th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Two<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nApril 18th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nApril 25th (5:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 2nd (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 9th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Three<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nMay 16th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 22nd (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nMay 30th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJune 6th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cycle Four<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nJune 13th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJune 17th (5:30 PM)<\/td>\nJune 27th (4:00 PM)<\/td>\nJuly 2nd (4:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Register:<\/strong>
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    Cycle One (Hudson)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Two (Hudson)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Three (Hudson)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    Cycle Four (Hudson)<\/u><\/a><\/span>
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    There will also be a one day in-person event that includes all four sessions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    In-Person<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nApril 10th (10:00 AM – 3:00 PM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Live Webinars For School and District Leaders<\/h3>\n

    Participants Receive Up to 3 PD Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The live webinar will be offered three times this spring.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Topics covered during the webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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