Structured Literacy series for Tier II/III & Specialized instruction
In this 30-hour course developed by Dr. Margie Gillis, a Certified Academic Language Therapist and founder of Literacy How, teachers will learn how to teach word recognition skills explicitly and systematically to students with SLD/Dyslexia. The series will also demonstrate how to combine word recognition instruction that teaches foundational skills (i.e., phonemic awareness, decoding, and encoding) with methodology in reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and written expression.
This course will empower teachers with knowledge to enhance their tiered intervention or special education specialized instruction. The instructional strategies and techniques that teachers will learn may be used with an existing program or as part of a Structured Literacy approach.
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Structured Literacy Series for Tier 2/3 and Specialized Instruction
Learn from the Literacy How experts in this 30-hour course developed by Dr. Margie Gillis, a Certified Academic Language Therapist and founder of Literacy How.
Developed for special educators, reading specialists and interventionists.
Summer 2024, offered in five sessions: 7/8, 7/10, 7/11, 7/15 & 7/17
9am- 4pm with an hour for lunch
Participants must attend all sessions
Course price is $995 and includes the 4 books in the
This is an in-person training with limited capacity and will take place in Trumbull, CT.
Structured Literacy II / III is offered across 5 full day sessions and customized for teachers based on their grade level
our course will include the following topics
1. Understanding and Assessing SLD/Dyslexia: The Role of Phonology in Reading
2. The Alphabetic Principle, Phonics and Orthography: Building on the Foundation of Phonemic Awareness
3. Polysyllabic Word Reading, Morphology Instruction, and Vocabulary: Linking Letters, Sounds, & Meaning
4. Grammar and Syntax: The Building Blocks for Comprehending and Writing Sentences
5. Semantics: Meaning at the Word, Sentence, and Discourse Level
Expert teaching is the treatment for students with SLD/Dyslexia!
Learner Outcomes Participants completing the Structured Literacy™ Series will be able to:
Describe the warning signs of dyslexia and list several assessments that can be used both for identification and monitoring students’ progress.
Summarize the six elements of structured literacy, including phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse and describe several ways that these elements can be integrated into lessons using a Structured Literacy approach.
Practice developing and delivering lessons that incorporate these six elements and the principles of instruction that are associated with Structured Literacy – that is, systematic, explicit, cumulative to mastery, diagnostic, and prescriptive.
Deliver lessons using strategies and techniques learned throughout the course, and with frequent practice, should see improvement in students’ word recognition skills.