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Learn to increase their productivity by learning to read faster and with better comprehension.
Master the skills and techniques they will need for lasting proficiency as a speed reader.
Lesson 1 - Introduction
On this first day of class, you'll read a story to evaluate your present reading rate. You'll learn how many words per minute you read now, and then we'll compare that number to what percent of the reading material you're really comprehending. You'll also get an opportunity to check out the speed reading accomplishments of some of my former students. Then, you'll complete an eye-span exercise to start you on the path toward becoming a speed reader!
Lesson 2 - Reading Against Time
In this lesson, you'll practice some basic reading eye movements and learn how they're important to the speed reading process. Then, you'll take a reading rate and comprehension test. Your results will give you a baseline that you can use to chart your speed reading progress in this course, lesson-by-lesson. From there, you can set goals to increase your reading rate while maintaining a good reading comprehension.
Lesson 3 - Speed Reading Activities
By now, you might feel that the activities you're using to master your speed reading skills are becoming routine and repetitive. So today, we'll talk about how and why you should continue doing the Regulated Reading, Timed Reading, and Assignment exercises to gain increased reading rates with good reading comprehension. Finally, you'll read some stories that are formatted to help you improve your speed.
Lesson 4 - Setting Goals
Today, we'll examine the retinal image phenomena and how it relates to a speed reader's eye movements. Speed reading is a skill that's best achieved by doing repetitive practice, so we'll continue working on those exercises that are helping you to improve your speed.
Lesson 5 - Overcoming Poor Reading Habits
You'll probably find it helpful to work on lesson activities in the same comfortable and familiar surroundings. In this lesson, we'll talk about eight bad reading habits that contribute to slow reading, then we'll explore how to overcome them. Finally, we'll review some terminology that's unique to speed reading.
Lesson 6 - Sixteen Good Speed Reading Practices
In this lesson, we'll look at 16 good speed reading practices you can apply to our course exercises and any other reading you do outside of class. We're at the midpoint in the course, so this is also a good time to compare your reading rate and comprehension scores with those of the former students you read about in Lesson 1. From there, we'll set goals for you to meet in the remaining lessons.
Lesson 7 - Skimming Techniques
You'll probably be reading pretty quickly by the time you reach this lesson, but how can you make sure your comprehension scores are keeping up? Today, we'll look at skills you'll need to work on to improve your comprehension. You'll find out what keys and identified parts are unique to all stories, and knowing those will help you to improve your comprehension. You'll be glad to learn that you already know a few speed reading skills and techniques as we continue to apply them to our course activities.
Lesson 8 - Measuring Reading Rates
Today, you'll practice speed reading skills and techniques in real-world reading materials outside of class. You'll learn a method you can use to measure your speed reading rates when you're reading such materials. At this point, you'll be eager to read outside materials, not just for their content, but to further develop your speed reading skills and techniques.
Lesson 9 - Speed Reading Styles
We're now ready to analyze your personal speed reading style. You'll once again compare your speed reading rate and comprehension scores with those of former students in Lesson 1 to see how you stack up against others. We'll also compare your current scores with the scores you recorded at the beginning of the course to see how far you've come!
Lesson 10 - Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills
Today, we'll look at eight word recognition vocabulary skills that you can work into your personal speed reading style. You'll learn how context clues and literal and inferential meanings in stories influence comprehension. All are part of the English language and fit right in with speed reading.
Lesson 11 - Assessing Your Progress
Today, we'll see if we can figure out which of your behavior patterns are most useful in your own speed reading style. First and foremost, you need flexibility to focus on improving your reading speed, then you need an experimental attitude to get rid of poor reading habits. We'll study how the time you put in and the effort you expend affect your speed reading progress.
Lesson 12 - Wrapping Up
In our last lesson, we'll look at your personal speed reading accomplishments, as well as your speed reading future. From here on out, you're in the real world of reading. But you'll go into it with a lifelong speed reading skill. You'll learn how to adjust your personal speed reading style to any materials you read, because now you are a speed reader!
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There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
None
90% attendance
• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date
N/A
This course if for anyone interested in speed reading techniques.
N/A
N/A
Non-Credit Online Learning https://ceonline.waketech.edu
919-532-5847
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Learn a very important secret about children and discipline.
Explore what motivates student behavior.
Learn about the brain's three control centers and how they affect your students' behavior.
Lesson 1 - A Secret About Discipline
Lesson 2 - Children Need to Behave
Lesson 3 - Now You're Going to Get It
Lesson 4 - And the Winner Is . . .
Lesson 5 - You've Got to Have a Plan
Lesson 6 - What to Do When
Lesson 7 - Problems and Maturity
Lesson 8 - Problems With Others
Lesson 9 - Problems and Defiance
Lesson 10 - Problems and Schoolwork
Lesson 11 - Problems and Independence
Lesson 12 - Trying Again Tomorrow
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None
None
No
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
None
90% attendance
• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date
N/A
This course is intended for K-12 teachers.
N/A
N/A
Non-Credit Online Learning https://ceonline.waketech.edu
919-532-5847
[email protected]
| Details | Section | Date(s) | Location | Price | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328691 | 04/15/26 - 06/05/26 | Online | 77.00 | 20 | Register |
If you would like to be notified when additional sections become available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Learn how to deal with the special problem of attention deficit disorder, find out how to use time-outs effectively, and see how class meetings can help solve class-wide discipline problems.
Discover how to use a new research-based six-step approach to solve severe and chronic discipline problems, including bullying, fighting, using abusive language, stealing, and refusing to work.
Gain a new understanding of what motivates severe and chronic misbehavior and, more important, what actions will help you effectively find solutions.
Lesson 1 - What Makes Some Problems So Difficult?
Lesson 2 - Dealing With Difficult Problems
Lesson 3 - An Effective Discipline Plan
Lesson 4 - Teaching Time-Outs
Lesson 5 - Class Meetings
Lesson 6 - High School Problems
Lesson 7 - Middle School Problems
Lesson 8 - Upper Elementary School Problems
Lesson 9 - Lower Elementary School Problems
Lesson 10 - Dealing With Violent Situations
Lesson 11 - How to Handle Special Problems
Lesson 12 - Preventing Severe and Chronic Problems
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None
None
No
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
None
90% attendance
• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date
N/A
This course in intended for K-12 teachers.
N/A
N/A
Non-Credit Online Learning https://ceonline.waketech.edu
919-532-5847
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Create an individualized goal plan for future career and college goals and learn how to monitor success towards reaching their goals.
Attend Career Counseling sessions with a T-STEP instructor and access appropriate career counseling resources.
Learn organization and time management strategies that will be practiced in class and in a weekly volunteer campus internship setting.
Learn and practice self-monitoring and self-reward strategies.
Attend Higher Education Counseling sessions with a T-STEP facilitator and access appropriate resources.
Learn college and employment-related social skills (including how to seek help when needed). Strategies will be practiced in class and volunteer campus internship settings.
Learn strategies for coping with distress and appropriately accepting corrective feedback from an instructor or supervisor. Strategies will be practiced in class and volunteer campus internship settings.
Develop use of self-advocacy skills during individual sessions with a T-STEP facilitator and practice use of these skills in post-secondary and/or internship settings.
Introduction and Goal Setting
Overview, Introduction to Internship, Self-Monitoring
Organizational Skills, Visual Supports and Self Rewards
Organizational Skills, Visual Supports and Self Rewards
Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility
Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility
Time Management Skills, Creating a Personal TM System and Flexibility
Video-Modeling and Practice of Organizational and Time Management Skills/Strategies
Video-Modeling and Practice of Organizational and Time Management Skills/Strategies
Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine
Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine
Appropriately Coping with Distress including Creating a Calm Routine
Social Niceties
Social Niceties
Video-Modeling and Practice of Appropriately Coping with Distress and Use of Social Niceties
Video-Modeling and Practice of Appropriately Coping with Distress and Use of Social Niceties
How to Get the Help You Need
How to Get the Help You Need
Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback
Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback
Video-Modeling and Practice of Using a Plan for Asking for Help and Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback
Video-Modeling and Practice of Using a Plan for Asking for Help and Appropriately Accepting Corrective Feedback
Summary, Review, Wrap-up, Next Steps
Summary, Review, Wrap-up, Next Steps
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None
No
None
Manuals and accompanying materials supplied by instructors
NA
90% attendance
N/A
Student attending a Wake Tech curriculum with high-functioning ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). This program addresses skills needed for success in college, higher-education, or employment settings.
N/A
N/A
NA
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
learn english test taking strategies to prepare them to boost their chance of a higher test score.
Introduction and Reading Test
Writing Test
Essay Test
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No
None
None
No
None
The Official SAT Study Guide
None
90% attendance
N/A
High School students preparing to take the SAT.
N/A
N/A
CSP-4000GY2
CSP-4000GV2
Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Have an understanding of how and where to search for potential grants
Develop a network and true partnerships with a variety of funders
Create a successful grant-writing campaign
Design a complete proposal package including measurable outcomes
Introduction to the Grant Writing Field
Funder Research and Mission Alignment
Foundation and/or Corporate Funder Application Process
Cultivating Relationships with Funders
Collaborations & Partnerships
Statement of Introduction/Letter of Inquiry
Proposal Composition
After the Application
Tips for Government Funding Sources
Board Involvement
Rating Proposals
Best Practices
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None
No
Prior to course enrollment, students should have the ability to navigate the Microsoft Windows environment and type 35 words per minute.
N/A
N/A
90% attendance
Demonstrate an understanding of at least 70% of course material taught.
N/A
This course is for students wanting to learn how to search for grants and how to write grant proposals.
N/A
N/A
SEF-79972
Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Understand how to build and maintain positive relationships with individuals with ASD
Learn to recognize symptoms/diagnostic criteria of ASD
Learn to describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms
Learn technical language and have functional, working knowledge of behavior analytic principles
Effectively implement the goals, targets and protocols written and overseen by a supervising clinician
Learn to effectively communicate and work in a collaborative team environment
Clear understanding of ethical and professional behavior in the human services field
Prepare students to sit for the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT®) credential by teaching the skills (identified by the BACB®) in the RBT® Task List (2nd ed.) included in the outline
Early signs, symptoms, history and diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Effective treatment options for treating symptoms of ASD
History and applications of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis
Understanding positive reinforcement
HIPAA-compliant communication
Scope of competency and escalation
Prepare for data collection
Implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., frequency, duration)
Implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial and whole interval, momentary time sampling)
Implement permanent-product recording procedures
Enter data and update graphs
Conduct preference assessments
Assist with individualized assessment procedures (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills)
Assist with functional assessment procedures
Skill acquisition
Identify the essential components of a written skill-acquisition plan
Prepare for the session as required by the skill-acquisition plan
Use contingencies of reinforcement (e.g., conditioned/unconditioned reinforcement, continuous/intermittent schedules)
Implement discrete-trial teaching procedures
Implement naturalistic teaching procedures (e.g., incidental teaching)
Implement task-analyzed chaining procedures
Implement discrimination training
Implement stimulus-control transfer procedures
Implement prompt and prompt-fading procedures
Implement generalization and maintenance procedures
Implement shaping procedures
Implement token economy procedures
Identify essential components of a written behavior-reduction plan
Describe common functions of behavior
Implement interventions based on modification of antecedents, such as motivating operations and discriminative stimuli
Implement differential reinforcement procedures (e.g., DRA, DRO)
Implement extinction procedures
Implement crisis/emergency procedures according to protocol
Effectively communicate with a supervisor in an ongoing manner
Actively seek clinical direction from supervisor in a timely manner
Report other variables that might affect the client in a timely manner
Generate objective session notes for service verification by describing what occurred during the sessions, in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory and workplace requirements
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory and workplace data collection, storage, transportation and documentation requirements
Professional conduct and scope of practice
Describe the BACB's RBT supervision requirements and the role of RBTs in the service-delivery system
Respond appropriately to feedback and maintain or improve performance accordingly
Communicate with stakeholders (e.g., family, caregivers, other professionals) as authorized
Maintain professional boundaries (e.g., avoid dual relationships, conflicts of interest, social media contacts)
Maintain client dignity
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Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
Course qualifies for 40 hours of necessary training for Registered Behavior Technician Credential offered by the BACB.
No
High school diploma or GED
Laptop, reliable internet access, stopwatch (or stopwatch app), webcam, speakers
None
90% attendance
100% completion of asynchronous videos, materials and homework assignments,Score of 80% or higher on final exam (for those wishing to gain necessary certificate for the RBT credential),Participation includes keeping your camera on and answering ASR. Group discussions as well as speaking to answer questions, provide input or using your mic are required.
N/A
Students interested in learning about best practices and how to be effective when working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The course is designed for a paraprofessional who will be working with children and adults in school, clinic, home and group home settings.
Registered Behavior Technician, Autism Technician
Butterfly Effects and the ABA are both currently hiring for Wake County and surrounding areas.
Autism Technician
Registered Behavioral Technician
EDU-3200NE
FIP-4728BA4
CSP-4000E2
CSP-4000FE2
MHT-3100A2
Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]
To be notified when this course becomes available, please use
Wake Tech's Notify Me service.
Define ABA as a science. Describe behavior as measurable and observable. Identify core ABA characteristics (applied, behavioral, analytic, technological, effective, conceptually systematic, generality).
Analyze behavior using ABC data. Distinguish reinforcement from punishment. Explain why individuals engage in certain behaviors.
Explain how ABA supports learning in autism. Identify common ABA interventions and why they work.
Discuss ethical considerations when working with individuals with autism.
Collect and interpret basic behavior data. Identify components of a FBA. Summarize how data guides intervention.
Describe commonly used ABA teaching strategies. Apply teaching techniques to real-life scenarios. Explain how generalization and maintenance are achieved.
Describe how ABA improves workplace performance. Identify reinforcement strategies used in supervision and management. Explain OBM's role in employee behavior change.
Analyze consumer behavior using ABA concepts. Identify marketing strategies rooted in behavioral science. Describe how environmental cues influence purchasing decisions.
Apply ABA principles to self-improvement goals. Develop plans to increase positive habits. Explain how reinforcement shapes daily behavior patterns.
Identify ethical issues in implementing ABA. Explain how cultural context affects behavior analysis. Discuss respectful and inclusive practice.
What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
Historical foundations (Skinner, behaviorism, experimental analysis of behavior)
Myths and misconceptions about ABA
Ethics and dignity in ABA practice (BACB ethical code overview)
The ABCs of Behavior (Antecedent–Behavior–Consequence)
Reinforcement (positive and negative)
Punishment vs. extinction
Motivating operations and setting events
Functions of behavior (attention, escape, access to tangibles, automatic)
How ABA is used with children and adults with autism
Skill acquisition (communication, social, adaptive, functional skills)
Behavior reduction strategies (replacement behavior, shaping, prompting, fading)
Natural environment teaching (NET)
Controversies and modern improvements in compassionate, person-centered ABA
Types of data (frequency, duration, interval, momentary time sampling)
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Creating simple behavior intervention plans (BIPs)
Graphing and interpreting behavior data
Reinforcement schedules
Modeling and imitation training
Task analysis and chaining (forward/backward)
Shaping new behaviors
Prompting and prompt fading
Generalization of skills across people, settings and tasks
Organizational Behavior Management (OBM)
Performance feedback and coaching
Productivity improvement
Employee motivation using reinforcement principles
Behavior-based safety programs
How companies use reinforcement to influence buying behavior
Habit formation in customers (loyalty programs, subscription models)
Advertising triggers and antecedents
Behavioral economics and nudging
Behavior change for health and wellness (exercise, diet, habits)
Parenting strategies rooted in ABA
Classroom management for teachers
Digital behaviors (social media reinforcement cycles)
Self-management strategies
Respectful, humane behavior supports
Cultural responsiveness in behavior analysis
Autism voices: Evolving perspectives on ABA
Boundaries in nonclinical ABA applications
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Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
40 hours of training are required for the RBT test. The Autism Tech is the entry-level role and does not require certification; however, not all insurance companies will pay for non-certified staff. It generally is a starting point.
No
High school diploma or GED
Laptop, reliable internet access, stopwatch (or stopwatch app), webcam, speakers
N/A
90% attendance
Participation includes keeping your camera on and answering ASR. Group discussions as well as speaking to answer questions, provide input or using your mic are required.
N/A
Students interested in learning about ABA and how to be effective when working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The course is designed for a both family members and paraprofessionals who will be working with children and adults in a variety of settings.
Registered Behavior Technician, autism technician
Butterfly Effects, Mosaic and several others are currently hiring for Wake County and surrounding areas.
Autism technician
Registered Behavioral Technician
EDU-3200NE
CSP-4000E2
CSP-4000FE2
MHA-3100A2
Community & Career Education Staff
919-532-5700
[email protected]
| Details | Section | Date(s) | Location | Price | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328673 | 06/02/26 - 08/04/26 | Microsoft Teams | 77.00 | 15 | Register |
If you would like to be notified when additional sections become available, please use Wake Tech's Notify Me service.