

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:
Please contact Martha if you have a group of 4 or more people who would like to receive training.
Usually on 3 consecutive Saturdays or Sundays from 9am-12:00noon Fee: Reg. $360.00CAD Now $320.00
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
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The Simple View of Reading, Scarborough's Reading Rope, and other frameworks
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Language Comprehension (vs Reading Comprehension)
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The critical role of Knowledge Building
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Overview of Language Comprehension, Phonology, Orthography, and Morphology
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Word Recognition and Orthographic mapping - what works? what doesn't?
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Overview of Dyslexia & DLD, and differences in brain structure and function
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Phonology
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Culturally responsive challenges with phonology
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Phonemic Awareness Assessments
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The alphabet as a whole
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Mastering sound-letter connections through visual/auditory/kinesthetic/tactile tracing & printing
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Orthography
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Short vowel confusion and how to differentiate short vowels
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Blending cvc words automatically & effortlessly
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6 types of syllables and syllable division
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Wild Words (words that do not follow the rules)
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3 Main Spelling Rules
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Scopes and sequences & decodable text to match
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Parts of a Foundational Word Reading Lesson Plan
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Activities/games for Introducing new spelling patterns
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Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS) (printing words)
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Writing at the sentence level
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Decodable/Controlled text
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Reading Comprehension (moving from skills to building knowledge)
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Routines, scripts, & timing for small and large group lessons
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Teaching all of this online
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Morphology
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Multi-linguistic strategies for integrating phonology, orthography, morphology, and language comprehension
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Fluency - the bridge to reading comprehension
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Oral Reading Fluency Assessments
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Vocabulary building
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Knowledge-Based approach to Writing
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Special concerns for students with dyslexia and DLD
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Resources, blogs, books, researchers, training, programs, and organizations to support the rest of your learning journey!