Reading Resources

DEED Professional Development

Please explore this page to access FREE DEED-sponsored professional development offerings for educators. Also included are newly approved courses that require participants to pay a course fee (marked by an *).

This page will be regularly updated, please check back for the latest course offerings.

For related information, please visit the Educator Qualifications page.

DEED Expectations/Guidelines for Free PD Courses

DEED Alaska Reads Act
Professional Development Offerings

Alaska Reads Act Course Offerings for PK-3 Teachers

Keys to Literacy SoR Course for Teachers
Please visit the link above for seat request availability.
Keys to Literacy PD Description

NEW! Fully Asynchronous Keys to Literacy SoR Course
Please visit the link above to self-enroll through the Virtual Learning Consortium.
Keys to Literacy Asynchronous PD Description

LETRS: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling
Please visit the link above for seat request availability.
LETRS PD Description

Neuhaus OCPDS (Online Certification Program for Dyslexia Specialists)
Email MBerry@neuhaus.org for more information.
Neuhaus PD Description

Pathways to Proficient Reading / AIM Institute*

Visit link for upcoming sessions.
Pathways to Proficient Reading PD Description

Alaska Reads Act Courses for All Educators from University of Alaska

ED 302 Foundations of Literacy and Language Development*

Click the link above for registration information.

ED 302 PD Description

Alaska Reads Act Course Offerings for Administrators

NWEA SoR Course for Administrators
Stay tuned for upcoming NWEA course opportunities.
NWEA PD Description

Administrators may also take any of the PK-3 Teacher courses above for Reads Act endorsement.

Alaska Reads Act Course Offerings for Districts

TNTP Science of Reading: Lower Elementary Part A and Part B

Course enrollment is not available on an individual basis; course access is purchased at the district level and learners must be enrolled in the course by their district.
Districts that wish to enroll learners in the course should email learningportal@tntp.org and share the number of potential learners (estimates are fine!) and desired start date.
Visit TNTP.org for more information

TNTP PD Description

Previous Alaska Reads Act Course Offerings
Each of these course offerings satisfy the Alaska Reads Act endorsement requirements.

Keys to Literacy SoR Course for Teachers
(2023/2024 Cohorts)

NWEA SoR Course for Administrators
(2023/2024 Cohorts)

CORE Online Elementary Reading Academy OERA
(Ended June 2022)

Other Options for Meeting Alaska Reads Act Educator Qualifications
(Participants are required to pay the test fee.)

ETS Praxis II Teaching Reading (5204)
Required Minimum Score: 159

ETS Praxis II Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
Required Minimum Score: 159

ETS Praxis II Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206)
Required Minimum Score: 156

Pearson Foundation of Reading
Required Minimum Score: 240