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Remote Trainings

Remote Trainings

Boost your students’ success! NIFDI offers remote program training throughout the year. 

Effective training is crucial to the successful implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) programs. NIFDI is the premier provider of DI professional development. Each year, we partner with thousands of instructors to build student success.

Below are some of the training options we offer. In these highly focused trainings, you will learn, practice, and receive feedback on the critical presentation skills needed to teach the programs. 

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Corrective Reading 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, those who are extremely deficient in decoding skills, by teaching sound-spelling relationships, reading strategies for sounding out words, and applying those strategies both in isolation and in context. Students who place into Decoding A may recognize some words but lack adequate strategies to successfully read words like “frost” and “track.”

Reading Mastery Signature Edition (RMSE) Grade K Reading (Two-Part Training)

Learn to effectively implement Reading Mastery Signature Edition Grade K Reading, a beginning reading program for non-reading children. The RMSE Grade K program systematically teaches all the prerequisite skills children need to master the fundamentals of beginning literacy, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Upon mastery of the skills taught in Grade K, children are ready to expand their reading skills to Grade 1 reading standards. Participants will learn the technical delivery skills needed to support children in developing these essential reading skills. Due to the amount of material covered in this training, it is divided over two days. 

Corrective Reading Decoding Levels B1 & B2

The Corrective Reading program provides systematic reading instruction to students performing below grade-level expectations in grades 3 and above. Corrective Reading Decoding B1 refines word-attack skills by teaching sounds and sound combinations, introducing new vocabulary, and promoting word discrimination. There is a strong emphasis on fluency building and comprehension through daily reading of decodable, connected text.

Corrective Reading Decoding B2 continues the instructional sequence of Level B1, focusing on student practice in word attack and spelling, vocabulary development, and daily reading of decodable, connected text. Practice for rate and accuracy, as well as charting daily fluency progress, are features that help students recognize their progress and increase their motivation to work hard to build reading skills and catch up to their grade-level peers. Students who place into Decoding B1 or B2 often have inconsistent reading skills and frequently guess at words, rather than applying decoding strategies that will lead to accurate word reading.

Reading Mastery Signature Edition (RMSE) Grade 1 Reading 

Learn to effectively implement Reading Mastery Signature Edition Grade 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 words, increase fluency in passage reading, and develop comprehension strategies. Participants will also learn how RMSE Grade 1 develops basic reasoning skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, and working independently.

Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE)

This session provides training for teaching Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE), Levels 1 and 2. DISE teaches fundamental mastery of the English language to students with little or no knowledge of it. Students need to have at least a fourth-grade level of knowledge in their own language to be successful in the DISE program. With this foundation, DISE can give students the oral language skills they need to benefit from their other classes as quickly as possible. The goal of the DISE program is to enable students who don’t speak English to master the basics of the English language in one school year.

Spelling Mastery

Spelling Mastery is a six-level Direct Instruction series that teaches students dependable spelling skills by blending three approaches: the phonemic, whole-word, and morphemic approaches. Each approach has advantages and possible disadvantages. Spelling Mastery is designed to maximize the advantages of each approach and minimize the disadvantages.

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What is a Peer Coach?

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.