Structured Literacy series for Tier 2/3 and Specialized instruction
Structured Literacy is the umbrella term used by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) to unify and encompass evidence-based programs and approaches that are aligned to the Knowledge and Practice Standards and are effective for students identified with SLD/Dyslexia (most commonly known as Orton-Gillingham or Multisensory Structured Language).
This approach is beneficial for all children learning to read but is essential for students with SLD/Dyslexia. Our course was designed in response to recent legislation.
Our 30-hour series, instructed by Literacy How mentors, is for special education teachers, reading interventionists, and any staff who work with struggling readers.
Sessions will explore the following topics and elements of Structured Literacy:
1. Understanding and Assessing SLD/Dyslexia
2. Phonemic Awareness, Phonics & Orthography
3. Morphology and Vocabulary
4. Grammar and Syntax
5. Semantics and Reading Comprehension
Four books in the Literacy How Professional Learning Series, Phonemic Awareness & Phonics; Syntax; Vocabulary; and Comprehension, are included and integrated into the course.
Structured Literacy Series for Tier 2/3 and Specialized Instruction
This July we will offer our 30-hour, SL2/3 program over five days:
Session 1- Wed, July 5
Session 2- Thur, July 6
Session 3- Mon, July 10
Session 4- Wed, July 12
Session 5- Thur, July 13
All sessions will be in person in Trumbull, CT from 9 – 4 PM, and include an hour for lunch. Cost is $995. To register and pay by credit card, please complete the form below. If you need to pay by check or have any questions, please email Kimherard@literacyhow.com.
Summer 2023: Structured Literacy Series 2/3
Training in Trumbull, CT (7/5, 7/6, 7/10, 7/12 and 7/13). Participants must attend all five sessions. Limited capacity. No refunds will be given after 6/1/2023. Use this form for credit card payments.
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Our 30-hr series explained
Topic one | Understanding and Assessing SLD/Dyslexia: The Role of Phonology in Reading
- Learn why many students with learning problems have difficulties with some aspect of language.
- Learn about dyslexia, the most prevalent and best understood language-based learning disability.
- Learn how to recognize the warning signs of dyslexia.
- Learn how to use a variety of assessments—screening, diagnostic and progress monitoring—to identify and understand your students’ reading difficulties.
- Understand the relationship between language and reading acquisition.
Topic two | Phonemic Awareness and Beginning Phonics: The Foundation of Learning to Read
- Learn why most students with word recognition problems have difficulty becoming fluent readers and may struggle with phonemic awareness, decoding, and/or spelling.
- Learn how to link assessment data to reading material selection
- Learn how to engage children in key instructional strategies and activities that teach these essential skills.
- Learn how to integrate handwriting into foundational skill instruction
Topic Three | Advanced Phonics and Morphology Instruction: Linking Sounds, Symbols, and Meaning
- Understand the importance of teaching students how to identify six syllable/vowel patterns in order to read and spell multisyllabic words including those that are comprised of more than one unit of meaning.
- Learn why morphology—the study of base/root words and affixes—helps readers decode and unlock the meaning of complex words.
- Learn how to teach these advanced skills, including morphology, in engaging and meaningful ways.
Topic four | Grammar and Syntax: The Building Blocks for Comprehending and Writing Sentences
- Learn why many children with comprehension problems have difficulty understanding sentences.
- Understand why students must learn the function of the words in sentences and how their arrangement changes meaning.
- Learn engaging ways to improve students’ ability to speak, read, and write different types of sentences with a variety of structures.
- Learn techniques to support students’ ability to write coherent, interesting, and complex sentences.
Topic five | Semantics: Strengthening Vocabulary and Text Comprehension
- Understand how and why semantics—the meaning conveyed by words and sentences—helps students make sense of the world.
- Learn why reading comprehension depends on knowing what words and sentences mean in context and why students with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities have difficulty with this important element of language.
- Learn how to incorporate explicit vocabulary instruction into your reading comprehension lessons, building on the first four workshops in the series.