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Spelling: Linking Reading and Writing

Workshop Syllabus 

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Overview

 This is a lecture and laboratory workshop designed to enhance an educator’s ability to develop students’ concepts of spelling using a mul􀆟-modal structured literacy approach. 

Workshop Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the educator will understand how: 

  1. Spelling is a cognitve activity.
  2. Morphology aids in comprehension and spelling.
  3. Etymology provides answers for unusual spellings.
  4. Spelling provides a link between decoding and encoding.

Educators will demonstrate the ability to design and use the Spelling Investigation technique using a Structured Word Inquiry. 

ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING - 2 ½ Hours
WATCH: 

Mediated Learning Experience presentation – A Review of Mediated Learning 

Structured Word Inquiry– Peter Bowers Structured Word Inquiry – Bowers 

READ: 

Morphemes Matter: A Framework for Instruction by Marcia K. Henry morphemes mater ar􀆟cle.pdf 

Structured Word Inquiry (SWI): Literacy instruction that makes sense of English spelling for students of all ages and abilities by Dr. Peter Bowers Structured Word Inquiry 

SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING - ½ Day Workshop
LECTURES: 

Making Sense of Spelling 

Spelling Investigations Technique 

Instructor Demonstra􀆟on 

Participant Practice 
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NILD's Philosophy:

Believing that all students can learn and that the brain is open to modification at all stages of development, we provide direct and focused educational treatment for cognitive systems that are weak and vulnerable

PRICE FOR COURSE

R2 500

Schools rate applies.