Contact Martha for Structured Literacy Training, Courses/Coaching/Consultations

Martha provides structured literacy training designed for administrators, consultants, teachers, and/or tutors.

Next LIVE Online 9-Hour Course:
Saturday January 14, 21, and 28, 2023 
(9:00am - 12:00 noon) Fee: $360.00CAD

*contact Martha if you have a small group that would like to meet at a different time

Click on this video to view Martha's Webinar about Implementing Structured Literacy in Grade One (hosted by the Ontario International Dyslexia Association)

(gets started at min. 2)

Training/Courses

Course/Coaching Content:
Most of this is integrated, but these are the main topics covered in the 9-hour course)

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• The Science of Reading

• The Simple View of Reading, Scarborough's Reading Rope, and other frameworks

• Language Comprehension (vs Reading Comprehension)

• The critical role of Knowledge Building

• Overview of Language Comprehension, Phonology, Orthography, and Morphology

• Word Recognition and Orthographic mapping - what works? what doesn't?

• Overview of Dyslexia & DLD, and differences in brain structure and function

• Phonology in depth

• Culturally responsive challenges with phonology

• Phonemic Awareness Assessments

• The alphabet as a whole

• Mastering sound-letter connections through visual/auditory/kinesthetic/tactile tracing & printing​

• Orthography in depth

• Short vowel confusion and how to differentiate short vowels

• Blending cvc words automatically & effortlessly

• 6 types of syllables and syllable division

• Wild Words (words that do not follow the rules)

• 3 Main Spelling Rules

• Scopes and sequences & decodable text to match

• Parts of a Foundational Word Reading Lesson Plan

• Activities/games for Introducing new spelling patterns

• Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS) (printing words)

• Writing at the sentence level

• Decodable/Controlled text

• Reading Comprehension (moving from skills to building knowledge)

• Routines, scripts, & timing for small and large group lessons

• Teaching all of this online

• Morphology in depth

• Multi-linguistic strategies for integrating phonology, orthography, morphology, and language comprehension

• Fluency - the bridge to reading comprehension

• Oral Reading Fluency Assessments

• Vocabulary building

• Knowledge-Based approach to Writing

• Special concerns for students with dyslexia and DLD

• Resources, blogs, books, researchers, training, programs, and organizations to support the rest of your learning journey!

Click to view the Powerpoint for more information about the online Intro to OG/Structured Literacy course, Zoom, and what to bring/prepare.