Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: A Foundational Reading Program A structured, explicit foundational reading program for beginning readers, with applications for intervention and high-impact tutoring. Join us for a one-day remote training on Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (TYC). Participants will learn how to deliver TYC lessons ... Read more
Join us on January 13, 2027, for a remote training on Spelling Mastery (SM) Levels A and B. The skills taught in Levels A-B are equivalent to grade 1 and 2 spelling knowledge goals. Here is a link to the placement test. Spelling Mastery Level A (SMA) and Spelling Mastery Level B (SMB) teach students ... Read more
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: A Foundational Reading Program A structured, explicit foundational reading program for beginning readers, with applications for intervention and high-impact tutoring. Join us for a one-day remote training on Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (TYC). Participants will learn how to deliver TYC lessons ... Read more
Join us on January 20, 2027, for a remote training on Spelling Mastery (SM) Levels C through F. The skills taught in Levels C-F are equivalent to grades 3-6 spelling knowledge goals. Here is a link to the placement test. Spelling Mastery Levels C through F teach students spelling skills through three interwoven strategies: the ... Read more
Join us on February 12th for a remote training on the new Corrective Reading 2027 Decoding Level A. The Corrective Reading program provides systematic reading instruction to students performing below grade-level expectations in grades 3 and above. Corrective Reading Decoding A supports non-readers and students who are extremely deficient in decoding skills by teaching sound-spelling ... Read more
Join us in February for a two-part remote training on the new Corrective Reading 2027 Decoding Levels B1 and B2. Friday, February 19 & Thursday, February 25 7:30 am - 2:30 pm PT Students who place into Decoding B1 or B2 have inconsistent reading skills and often guess at words rather than apply decoding strategies that will ... Read more
Join us for this two-part remote training on Reading Mastery Signature Edition (RMSE) Level K Reading. Friday, February 26 & Thursday, March 4 7:30 am - 2:30 pm PT Learn to effectively implement RMSE Level K Reading, a beginning reading program for non-reading children. The RMSE Level K program systematically teaches all the prerequisite skills ... Read more
Join us on March 5th for remote training on Reading Mastery Signature Edition (RMSE) Level 1 Reading. Learn to effectively implement RMSE Level 1 Reading, which is the second level of the Reading Mastery series. Participants will learn the technical delivery skills needed to support children as they learn and apply strategies for decoding difficult ... Read more
Peer coaches play a critical role in sustaining strong implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) at the school level. Selected during the first year of implementation, peer coaches are classroom teachers who demonstrate strong instructional practice, effective communication with colleagues, and a willingness to support others. Because they teach the same programs as their peers, they bring practical expertise and shared experience that help build trust and collaboration across the school.
As implementation progresses, peer coaches extend the impact of NIFDI consultants by providing ongoing, school-based support when consultants are not on-site. Their coaching is non-evaluative and focused on improving student outcomes. Peer coaches reinforce effective teaching practices and guide colleagues to make targeted adjustments that directly impact student performance and behavior.
Peer coaches participate in a structured, multi-year training sequence through NIFDI. Over the course of two to three years, they are trained to analyze student performance data, conduct both brief and extended classroom observations, and support data-driven problem solving. Advanced training prepares them to lead grade-level meetings and contribute to broader instructional planning with school leadership.
By developing peer coaches, schools build internal capacity to maintain and strengthen DI implementation over time—ensuring continuity, supporting new staff, and driving sustained student achievement.
