by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Sep 27, 2026 | Featured Post, Structured Literacy
Writing and Artwork by Hannah Shickle “Dyslexia is an island of weakness surrounded by a sea of strengths.” — Dr. Sally Shaywitz Living with Dyslexia Imagine this: I am a bright, eager student, yearning to learn. Yet every time I open a book, the sounds are difficult...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Aug 21, 2026 | Structured Literacy, Tools & Strategies
For years, reading instruction often treated phonics and vocabulary as separate entities. Young readers were taught to decode simple words according to phonics rules, while rich vocabulary and morphology work was reserved for older students or oral read-alouds....
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Jul 25, 2026 | Structured Literacy, Tools & Strategies
Imagine two students reading the exact same passage about a baseball game. Student A is technically a “strong reader”—they score high on standardized reading tests but know next to nothing about baseball. Student B struggles with reading mechanics but...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Sep 16, 2024 | Featured Post, Structured Literacy
Written by Crissy Maras Teacher Crissy Maras explains the dictation portion of her structured literacy lesson with middle school students. The small group is receiving intervention with Wilson Language Training. She empowers her students to take risks and develop a...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Jul 31, 2024 | Featured Post, Structured Literacy
The Lead to Literacy grant has sparked a movement across California to transform the way we teach students. Educators from Napa County, Riverside County, and Siskiyou County joined us for the third summer this June at CTI’s Structured Literacy training. After five...
