Description
Course Objectives
The core objective of our Structured Literacy Advanced Course is to prepare you to implement the this structured literacy intervention with fidelity and to earn certification as a Slant System™ Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher.
Upon completing this program, you will earn your Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Certificate.
Program Overview:
This course will deepen your skills by building your confidence and knowledge in these critical areas:
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Structured Literacy techniques
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Written expression
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Spelling
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Fluency
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Comprehension
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Vocabulary
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Morphology
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Progress monitoring
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Record keeping
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Participants will be expected to utilize the Slant System™ approach with students, submit 2 lesson plans and reflections, 1 video recorded lesson, complete several graded review activities, and pass the Slant System™ final exam and/or KPEERI.
Seminar #1
- Assessments
- Where to Start: Fidelity Guidelines; Getting Started with Students
- Review Lesson Planning
- Teaching Stage 1
- First Steps to Slant System™
- Practicum Expectations (for those completing Practicum)
Seminar #2
- Teaching Stage 2
- Error Correction in the 3-Step Drill
- Using the Sound-Spelling Choices Chart
- Phonemic Awareness and Continuous Blending
- Orthographic Mapping
Seminar #3
- Teaching Stage 3
- Error Correction during Reading and Spelling
- Vocabulary Instruction
- Lesson Planning Practice
Seminar #4
- Teaching Stage 4
- Reading Fluency
- Record Keeping, Progress Monitoring, and Accountability
- Written Expression: Sentence Level
Seminar #5
- Teaching Stage 5
- I Say It, You Say It Quiz (during class)
- Word Finding Difficulties in Reading
- Comprehension
Seminar #6
- Teaching Stage 6
- Schwa and Accent
- Working with Morphemes
Seminar #7
- Teaching Stage 7
- Written Expression: Paragraph Level
- Editing Strategies
Seminar #8
- Reflecting and Sharing
- Closing out the Year
- Maintaining Certification
- Applying for and Completing KPEERI
- Slant System™ Final Exam
Included Training Materials
All learning tracks will include the following training materials (shipped upon enrollment):
- Slant System™ Advanced Training Course Manual
- Slant System™ Stage by Stage Implementation Guide
- Slant System™ Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes Digital Manual and Card Pack
Plus access to a library of valuable digital downloads, including:
- Slant System™ Advanced Training Course Manual
- Slant System™ Stage by Stage Implementation Guide
- Lesson plans
- Videos of training sessions
- Lesson resources and classroom posters
Bonus Digital Materials:
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 3
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 4
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 5
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 6
- Slant System™ Reproducible Decodable Text Stage 7
