Beyond the Basics:
Tying together literacy strands for older students

2010 Details:

Date	Time	Cost	Purpose
August 2	8:30 a.m -3:30 p.m	$ 75	Pre-training day participants only
August 3,4,5	8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.	$ 450	Core coursework
October 2	9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m.	Included in price	Follow-up & additional coursework

Please contact us for special school/district group pricing and dates!

Location:
RITES Learning Center, 334 East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Cost includes a binder full of materials and helpful additional resources that can be implemented immediately with your students. It also includes daily snacks and drinks.

Instructor: Nancy Surprenant, M.Ed., Member AOGPE

The Strands:
Word Attack, Fluency, Vocabulary Development, and Comprehension

Beyond the Basics is an in-depth course that focuses on explicitly instructing middle school and high school students in reading and spelling, using a systematic, multisensory approach, while incorporating expected skills, such as fluency, comprehension and vocabulary development.

Why Multisensory for Older Students?  Extensive research has established that a multisensory approach (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) is highly effective for reaching most students in assisting them with the retention of the imparted information, whether they have learning differences or not.  Many teachers use a multisensory approach with younger students, but many middle and high school students continue to need this kind of instruction, especially as they continue to develop their literacy skills.

How do you create a “literacy bundle” that ties together word attack, spelling, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension skills your students must master? 

Click here to find out more and for registration form: