Canyon Professional Development is proud to be an Arizona Department of Education approved vendor for both Part A and Part B of the Arizona Department of Education’s K–5 Literacy Endorsement approved trainings.
Arizona’s Science of Reading (SOR) initiative ensures that all educators have the knowledge and tools to teach every student to read using evidence-based practices that align with how the brain learns to read.
Our training modules are designed to meet the Arizona Department of Education’s required competencies, providing educators with clear, structured, and practical professional learning that directly supports classroom implementation.
Purpose:
To build a deep understanding of how students learn to read and the research behind effective reading instruction.
Focus: Understand how reading develops in the brain. Learn instructional methods grounded in reading research. Strengthen Tier 1 instruction to ensure all students receive high-quality, evidence-based teaching.
Purpose:
To extend and apply Science of Reading knowledge to identify, plan, and deliver effective reading interventions, including support for students with dyslexia.
Focus: Apply the Science of Reading framework to real classroom practice. Use assessment data to identify reading difficulties and plan targeted interventions. Learn how to support students with dyslexia through evidence-based instructional practices. Deepen understanding of diagnostic decision-making and progress monitoring.
In-Person + Online: Attend a 4-day, in-person workshop and complete 15 hours of independent study through our Solutions To Go platform.
Fully Online: Complete all 45 hours asynchronously through Solutions To Go, with six months of access to self-paced modules.
Both options provide practical, structured literacy practices designed to close reading gaps, strengthen instruction, and support student success.
Join Canyon Professional Development’s Solutions To Go platform and complete 45 hours of asynchronous Science of Reading modules at your own pace to fulfill the Arizona Department of Education’s Literacy Endorsement requirement. This training presents the latest research from the Science of Reading and introduces strategies in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. These self-guided modules allow teachers to explore structured literacy practices in a flexible format that fits their schedule. Participants will have access to the Science of Reading modules for six months from the date they register.
This is synchronous training presents strategies in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Participants may attend a 4-day, in-person session with an additional 15 hours of independent study through the Solutions To Go platform, where they will have the opportunity to explore structured literacy practices. These experiences are designed to support teachers in learning about approaches that can help close reading gaps, strengthen classrooms, and promote student success in literacy.
