The Science of Reading for Oakmont Employees

Table of Contents

There are two components of the Science of Reading for Oakmont Education employees. 

• The state-provided SOR module professional development pathways

• Implementing the Science of Reading in our schools and classrooms

The links and information below are organized in this order, with information about how to access the modules  and upload your certificate to Oakmont,  followed by information about how we can all implement SOR with fidelity. 

*🌹*  NEW for 25-26  *🌹*

Oakmont Science of Reading PD Instructions 2025-2026

NOTES: 

1. If you already submitted your certificate last year, you do NOT need to submit it again. The following instructions are for teachers new to Oakmont, or for teachers who did not complete the training last year. 

2. There are no stipends from ODE for Science of Reading PD this year.

To submit your SOR certificate, please upload it on the Google Form below. 

SOR PD Modules 

The Department of Education and Workforce created online learning modules housed in the Learning Management System for teachers in Ohio, on the SOR.

Teachers employed at Oakmont and hired after July 1st, 2025 will be able to complete the SOR Pathway Training for PD hours. It is best practice that every teacher complete the training before the end of thier first calendar year from hire date. 

This includes ALL teachers, such as CTE Instructors, as well as English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Intervention teachers. 

The modules below are available, but at Oakmont, our teachers are going to take either: 

• Pathway C (English and Intervention Specialists)

• Pathway E (Everyone else)

Pathway F is available for administrators. 

Click HERE to access the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce site for the Science of Reading. 

Implementing the Science of Reading in the classroom

School and building leaders have an enormous impact on what gets implemented with fidelity in classrooms. If you are a building leader and would like to learn more about what you can do to support literacy initiatives in your school, please check out the Padlet below from SST3 from their Literacy Improvement Pathway series. 

You can still register for this series by following the links in the document below. They will present this series again in Spring 2025. 

Literacy Academy On-Demand

Although not every staff member is required to complete the modules released by the state throught the Learning Management System, all staff should be knowledgeable about ways to contribute to improved literacy for our students. All hands on deck! 

If you would like to check out short videos about The Science of Reading, geared for grades 6-12, check out Ohio's Literacy Academy On-Demand. They also host a live conference each year in Columbus with a variety of speakers and presenters.