​Topic Discussions​

• Early Language & Literacy Development (birth-5yrs)

• 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

• 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  

• Short vowel confusion & 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 & large group lessons

• Teaching all of this online

• Morphology

• 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

• Integrating Speech to Print approaches

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