Description
Course Objectives
The primary objective of the Slant System™ Foundations course is to equip educators with a comprehensive understanding of the Orton-Gillingham multimodal structured literacy approach—to equip you with the knowledge and tools to make a meaningful impact in literacy instruction. Be prepared to implement this system immediately upon completion of this course.
Program Overview:
You’ll dive deep into the essential components of Slant System™, including:
- Basics of the Slant System™
- Characteristics of struggling readers
- Dyslexia fundamentals
- Latest brain research
- Reading instruction approaches
- Components of research-based reading instruction
- Principles of Multimodal Structured Literacy (MSL)
- Syllable identification and syllable division strategies
- Components of a Slant System™ lesson
- Lesson planning and implementation
- Basics of structured literacy
- Guidance for implementing Slant System™ as Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction, and grouping.
Included Training Materials
All learning tracks will include the following training materials (shipped upon enrollment):
- Slant System™ Foundations Manual
- Slant System™ Teaching Sequence for Stages 1-7
- Slant System™ Assessment Toolkit (Survey of Phonological Awareness Skills, Phonics Survey, and Spelling Survey)
- Lesson plans and materials
- Slant Pack™ Grapheme Cards
- Short Vowel Poster (11×17″)
- 10 Short Vowel Bookmarks
- “Gotta Know Word” Cards
Plus access to a library of valuable digital downloads, including:
- Slant System™ Foundations Manual
- Slant System™ Teaching Sequence for Stages 1-7
- Slant System™ Assessment Toolkit (Survey of Phonological Awareness Skills, Phonics Survey, and Spelling Survey)
- Lesson plans and materials
- Sample lesson videos
Bonus Digital Materials:
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 1
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 2
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