This series of classes is designed to introduce participants to explicit literacy practices for meeting the needs of students with dyslexia and other word-level reading difficulties.  Each offering is a separate class.  Participants may pick which ones they want or can attend or all seven.  Topics covered will be: the role of decoding, phonological awareness, and orthographic mapping in reading fluently for comprehension and motivation.

Part 1 - The big picture of reading

Part 2 - Phonemic awareness

Part 3 - Sound symbol correspondences

Part 4 - Syllables

Part 5 - Morphology

Part 6 - Syntax & phrases

Part 7 - Text comprehension & written expression