Graphic reading: KDE News, Kentucky Department of Education(FRANKFORT, KY) – Registration for the fourth Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) cohort of the Kentucky Reading Academies is now open through Aug. 22.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will continue the exciting partnership that brings the LETRS professional learning to educators across the Commonwealth, called the Kentucky Reading Academies. This course of study was chosen because of its demonstrated success on a national scale in bringing significant increases in literacy achievement.

The Kentucky Reading Academies is a comprehensive no-cost professional learning opportunity open to all K-5 public school educators. More than 6,000 Kentucky educators and administrators have participated or are currently participating in the LETRS professional learning opportunity. 

Two different courses are being offered through the Kentucky Reading Academies: LETRS for Educators and LETRS for Administrators. A description of each is below:

  • LETRS for Educators Cohort 4: This course is recommended for K-5 teachers, interventionists, reading specialists, instructional coaches and anyone providing reading instruction or intervention supports to early readers.
  • LETRS for Administrators Cohort 4: This course is recommended for instructional coaches who have completed LETRS for Educators, district leaders and building administrators.

Interested educators and administrators can register on the Kentucky Reading Academies webpage. Registrants will indicate which course they are enrolling in when completing the registration form.

Please note that limited licenses are available for Cohort 4. Registration will be first come, first served. Once we reach capacity, registrants will be placed on a waitlist and invited as licenses become available. Registration does not guarantee enrollment.

Also of note: Cohort 3 participants will not need to register for Cohort 4 as they are already enrolled in the professional learning.

Find out more about the Kentucky Reading Academies on the Kentucky Reading Academies webpage.

For questions about the Kentucky Reading Academies, please email KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff.