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Structured Literacy Workshops
Just Words®
Virtual Launch Workshop
Virtual Launch Workshop
Dates: April 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $320
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $320
Just Words® is a Tier 2 intervention program aligned with the Science of Reading.
This highly explicit, multisensory decoding and spelling program is designed for students in grades 4 and above who have mild to moderate gaps in their decoding and spelling proficiency but do not require intensive intervention. Just Words is based on the research validated Wilson Reading System® and moves at an accelerated pace with an emphasis on word structure through the six syllable types in English and the most common Latin roots. It is taught to small groups of up to 15 students for 45 minutes daily and supplements students’ literature and writing classes.
This highly explicit, multisensory decoding and spelling program is designed for students in grades 4 and above who have mild to moderate gaps in their decoding and spelling proficiency but do not require intensive intervention. Just Words is based on the research validated Wilson Reading System® and moves at an accelerated pace with an emphasis on word structure through the six syllable types in English and the most common Latin roots. It is taught to small groups of up to 15 students for 45 minutes daily and supplements students’ literature and writing classes.
The Just Words Virtual Launch Workshop provides an in-depth overview of the program, including exploration of the materials in the Just Words Teacher’s Kit and the extensive resources provided in the Just Words® Online Learning Community. Participants will prepare and discuss a daily lesson plan and observe the flow and pace of a full Just Words lesson completed with fidelity. Participants will receive the activity packet for active participation in this one-day workshop as an email attachment, but they will need to purchase the Just Words Teacher’s Kit from Wilson Language Training before teaching a group of students. Membership to the Wilson Academy® Just Words Learning Community with a wide range of resources is provided after workshop registration. There are no prerequisites for this workshop. Upon completion of the workshop, participants earn four hours of professional development and Act 48 hours where applicable.
Prerequisite
None
Duration
1 day (5 hours)
Wilson Reading System®
Introductory Courses
Introductory Courses
Dates: June 18, 2024 | June 19, 2024 | June 20, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST each day
Instructor: Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST each day
Instructor: Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Dates: June 25, 2024 | June 26, 2024 | June 27, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Dates: July 16, 2024 | July 17, 2024 | July 18, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST each day
Instructor: Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST each day
Instructor: Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $710
Dates: July 30, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | August 1, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
and Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $750
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Penny Moldofsky, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
and Kristin McMurrer, M.S., Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
Location: Virtual
Cost: $750
This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System® (WRS) 4th Edition curriculum and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification. Over three consecutive days (16.5 hours), this course examines how WRS addresses the teaching of phonemic awareness, word identification, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through an integrated study of phonology, morphology, and orthography with students in grade two and above with persistent phonological coding deficits.
Participants learn about reading research, dyslexia, appropriate student identification and placement, program implementation, progress monitoring, scheduling, and creating a successful learning environment. Principles of language structure and how to teach language with direct, multisensory methods are demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard 10-part Wilson® Lesson Plan and practice planning and delivering a lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson® Credentialed Trainer during the course. Online registration available here.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Define dyslexia and describe common characteristics.
- Explain the process of identifying appropriate students and placing them in the Wilson Reading System®.
- Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential and cumulative, engaging multiple learning modalities with multisensory techniques, repetition, and feedback.
- Create an optimal learning environment, prepare a lesson plan, and practice techniques.
- Understand the key components of instruction and presentation of lessons in three blocks:
- Block 1 – Word Study/Foundational Reading Skills: Lesson Plan Parts 1-5
- Phonemic Awareness, Decoding, Vocabulary, High Frequency Word Reading, Single-Word Accuracy/Automaticity, Phrasing/Prosody, Fluency and Comprehension at the Sentence Level
- Block 2 – Spelling/Foundational Writing Skills: Lesson Plan Parts 6-8
- Phoneme Segmentation, Encoding (Spelling), English Spelling Rules, High Frequency Word Spelling, Vocabulary, Concept Mark Up, Sentence-Level Punctuation and Proofreading
- Block 3 – Fluency/Comprehension: Lesson Plan Parts 9-10
- Vocabulary, Listening/Silent and Oral Reading Fluency and Comprehension, Narrative and Informational Text
- Block 1 – Word Study/Foundational Reading Skills: Lesson Plan Parts 1-5
Participants may enroll in WRS® Level I Certification or the online course WRS® Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Steps 1-6) within five years of completing a WRS Introductory Course.
Prerequisite
None
Duration
3 consecutive days (16.5 hours)
One graduate credit (optional) is available through Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA upon completion of course requirements. Please see Process for Graduate Credit for details.
Contact Us
List of 4 members.
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Penny Moldofsky
M.S., Director of the Literacy Institute, Wilson® Credentialed Trainer, Wilson® Dyslexia TherapistBio -
Kristin McMurrer
Assistant Director of the Literacy Institute, Wilson® Credentialed Trainer, Wilson® Dyslexia Therapi610-293-6548Bio -
Mark Miller
Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner, completed WRS Steps 7-12, completed Advanced Strategies for MSL Group610-293-6640Bio -
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Woodlynde Students Benefit from Wilson Reading System® Instruction
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Woodlynde School is a WILSON® Accredited Partner.
Wilson Language Training® provides research-based reading and spelling programs for all ages. As a multisensory structured literacy program, the Wilson Reading System® directly and systematically teaches students the structure of our language to become independent, confident readers. Based on the Orton-Gillingham principles and current research on phonological coding, this program provides both the foundations of reading and the foundations of writing:
• Phonemic awareness
• Decoding as part of word study
• High frequency words
• Spelling and proofreading
• Vocabulary
• Fluency and oral expression
• Morphology: the study of word elements (prefixes, suffixes, Latin base elements)
• Comprehension (constructing a cohesive mental model for text)
Woodlynde School is a Wilson® Accredited Partner. Wilson® Accredited Partner status affirms that the Partner meets Wilson Language Training® standards for excellence in the delivery of Wilson® professional learning and business practices and has been reviewed by Wilson Language Training®. Read more about Wilson® Accredited Partners.
Wilson Language Training® provides research-based reading and spelling programs for all ages. As a multisensory structured literacy program, the Wilson Reading System® directly and systematically teaches students the structure of our language to become independent, confident readers. Based on the Orton-Gillingham principles and current research on phonological coding, this program provides both the foundations of reading and the foundations of writing:
• Phonemic awareness
• Decoding as part of word study
• High frequency words
• Spelling and proofreading
• Vocabulary
• Fluency and oral expression
• Morphology: the study of word elements (prefixes, suffixes, Latin base elements)
• Comprehension (constructing a cohesive mental model for text)
Woodlynde School is a Wilson® Accredited Partner. Wilson® Accredited Partner status affirms that the Partner meets Wilson Language Training® standards for excellence in the delivery of Wilson® professional learning and business practices and has been reviewed by Wilson Language Training®. Read more about Wilson® Accredited Partners.
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