Course Listing

2 Day Seminars

Multisensory Strategies for Spelling and Decoding, In-Person – Summer Institute 2023

This course is also offered in a virtual 1-day format on a different day!

IN-PERSON COURSE LOGISTICS

• Delivery mode: In-person
• Attendance: Live, on the date and time listed in the course information section

COURSE DESCRIPTION

For all students, but especially students with language-based learning disabilities, repetition is key when learning new concepts. This 2-day seminar will begin with a brief overview of reading and spelling development and an explanation of the link between skills. Participants will then learn how to create and use relevant manipulatives and multimodal activities to interactively review fundamental skills, progressing from sounds to syllables to word parts and morphology. Games and activities that review decoding patterns and spelling rules will be a primary focus, but the strategies, resources, and techniques presented are applicable to any content area or word work. 

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand certain phonological skills, morphological concepts and orthographic conventions
• Adapt word lists/content into both paper- based and virtual game formats
• Generate meaningful activities that integrate curriculum and study skills
• Adapt and micro-unit various reading and spelling skills to meet student needs
• Diversify lesson plans by incorporating interactive tasks and supplemental activities

LEVEL

This course is appropriate for educators who work at the elementary and middle school levels.

MATERIALS

Materials will be provided on-site.