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Introduction to Structured Literacy Elementary Level (Virtual Cohort)
Participants will learn a structured literacy approach to teaching reading, aligned to the Knowledge and Practice Standards (KPS; Cowen, 2016). IDA defines KPS as “the knowledge and skills that all teachers of reading should possess to teach all students to read proficiently.” Structured Literacy is explicit, systematic teaching that focuses on phonological awareness, word recognition, phonics and decoding, spelling, and syntax at the sentence and paragraph levels and includes morphology, vocabulary, and fluency development.
Audience: Elementary school teachers in general education or special
education, literacy coaches, administrators
Length: 18 hrs
Presenter/s: Molly Bricker
Dates: September 17th, and 24th; October 1st, 8th, and 15th.
Time: 4pm-7pm
Cost: $525 (scroll down to register)
Pay by Purchase Order: If you would like to pay for a large group via PO, please contact us at info@chartwellteachinginstitute.org and we will reserve seats and reply with required forms.
Outcomes:
- Participants will learn a structured literacy approach to teaching reading, aligned to the Knowledge and Practice Standards (KPS; Cowen, 2016).
- Participants will learn how to implement daily evidence-based explicit, systematic, diagnostic, and multisensory reading instruction.
- Participants will have more knowledge to begin implementing a program with resources necessary for small group and/or whole class instruction.
Schedule (click each day to see the topics)
Day 1
- Science of Reading
- Reading Process: Stages of Development
- Cognitive Processes of Reading
Day 2
- Neuroscience of Dyslexia
- Principles of Effective Reading Instruction
- Scope and Sequence of Foundational Literacy Skills
- Overview of Comprehensive Lesson Plan
Day 3
- Phonological Awareness and Phonic Skills
- Visual and Auditory Drills
- Phonics
Day 4
- Decoding: Word Lists, Coding and Questioning
- Handwriting
- Multisensory Dictation: Word and Sentence Encoding
Day 5
- Syllable Types
- Syllable Division Rules
- Reading Fluency and Decodable Text
Day 6
- Practice Full Lesson
- Assessments: Placement and Progress Monitoring
- Course Assessment and Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion
IDA (International Dyslexia Association) accredits Chartwell School’s program Chartwell Teacher Training Institute at the Accreditation level for its alignment to the science of reading, structured literacy and with the IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards (KPS) for Teachers of Reading. (Note: The approved IDA course is 5 days of instruction). Attendees will receive a certificate of completion approved by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).
Presenter Molly Bricker
Molly Bricker is a former classroom teacher who now trains teachers in structured literacy through the Chartwell Teaching Institute. Additionally, Molly runs her own educational therapy practice in Los Angeles.
Molly is an associate with the Association of Educational Therapists and the Orton-Gillingham Academy. She is also working to become an Orton-Gillingham Fellow.
