Diebold Educational Consulting

For Students Who Are Performing Below Grade-Level Expectations

• Learn Why Students Struggle to Read, Write & Spell
• Simulate the Three Common Types of Reading Problems
• Identify the Ten Critical Elements for Literacy Skills Assessment & Instruction

       Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary & Comprehension
       Syllable Type, Grammar, Morphology, Syntax & Semantics

• Practice Assessment & Intervention Strategies
• Construct Assessment & Intervention Tools
• Link the Common Core Standards and NRP Report to Instructional Planning
• Review Effective, Evidence-Based Methods & Materials for Intervention

An Introduction to Effective Intervention

• Learn the Neurological Basis for Dyslexia
• Simulate Dyslexia & Dysgraphia
  
• Identify the Six Syllable Types of English that De-Mystify Phonics
• Practice Syllable Division Rules for Multi-Syllable Word Attack & Morphology
• Construct Phoneme Cards for Assessment & Instructional Activities 
• Review the Instructional Principles & Activities of the Orton-Gillingham Method
• Build a Sample Lesson Plan Following the Orton-Gillingham Format

Recommended Prerequisite Workshop: Understanding Dyslexia

• Review the Critical Structures of English That Must Be Addressed
  
• Review the Principles of Multi-Sensory Instruction
  
• Review Evidence-Based, Structured, Multi-Sensory Programs for Grades K-3
• Compare the Scope & Sequence of Various Structured Programs (Tiers 1-3)
• Learn How to Integrate Strategies from Various Structured Programs
• Identify Effective Strategies for Progress Monitoring

Programs Reviewed - Phonics for Reading, SPIRE, Phonics First, Wilson Fundations, Process Phonics, Stevenson Language Skills & more

Recommended Prerequisite Workshop: Understanding Dyslexia

• Review the Critical Structures of English That Must Be Addressed
  
• Review the Principles of Multi-Sensory Instruction
  
• Review a Variety of Structured, Multi-Sensory Programs for Grades 4-12
• Compare the Scope & Sequence of Various Structured Programs (Tiers 1-3)
• Learn How to Integrate Strategies from Various Structured Programs
• Identify Effective Strategies for Progress Monitoring

Programs Reviewed - Patterns for Success, REWARDS, Language!, Corrective Reading, Wilson Reading System, Words, Stevenson Overlapping & more

Appropriate for Intervention Specialists (including hearing impairments & autism)

• Learn the Perceptual Model of Literacy Skills Development
• Simulate Vision-Based, Decoding-Based & Language-Based Reading Problems
• Review the 6 Syllable Types of English
• Review the 10 Basic Sentence Patterns & Transformations of English
• Compare the Scope & Sequence of Various Structured Programs (Tiers 1-3)

Programs Reviewed - Edmark, PCI, Reading Milestones, Apple Tree, Fokes Sentence Builder, Fitzgerald Key, Phelps Sentence Guide, Stevenson's Essential Grammar, more

Formal & Informal Assessment Tools

• Review the 5 Big Ideas from the National Reading Panel Report
  
• Review the Structures of English Critical to Instruction & Assessment
• Learn How to Administer, Score & Interpret Formal & Informal Assessment Tools
• Match Instructional Strategies & Programs to Student Assessment Profiles

Tools Reviewed - CTOPP, DARTTS, Gallistel-Ellis, Gray Oral & more...plus informal assessments of phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary & comprehension

Recommended Prerequisite Workshop: Understanding Dyslexia

• Review the Critical Structures of English for Literacy Instruction
• Simulate Language-Based & Decoding-Based Reading Problems (dyslexia)
• Identify the Principles of Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
  
• Analyze the Unique Sequence & Mnemonic Strategies of the Stevenson Approach
• Learn Why the Stevenson Program Works for High or Low Cognitive Level Students
• Practice Implementing Comprehensive Stevenson Lessons that Focus on Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Decoding, Encoding, Vocabulary, Grammar, Syntax. Semantics & Penmanship

Recommended Prerequisite Workshop: Understanding Dyslexia

• Compare the Streamlined Overlapping Strategy to the Regular Stevenson Program
• Identify the Critical Structures of English for Literacy Instruction
• Simulate Language-Based & Decoding-Based Reading Problems (dyslexia)
• Review the Principles of Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
  
• Analyze the Unique Sequence & Mnemonic Strategies of the Stevenson Approach
• Learn Why the Stevenson Program Works for High or Low Cognitive Level Students
• Practice Implementing Comprehensive Stevenson Overlapping Lessons that Focus on Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Decoding, Encoding, Vocabulary, Grammar, Syntax. Semantics & Penmanship

A Structured, Tier 1-2 Program for General Education &  At-Risk Students, Grades 3-12

• Review the Critical Structures of English for Literacy Instruction
• Simulate Decoding-Based Reading Problems (dyslexia)
• Review the Principles of Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
• Review the Scope & Sequence of Phonics for Reading
• Practice Implementing Phonics for Reading Lessons
• Learn to Integrate Strategies from Other Structured Programs

Multi-Sensory Strategies for Spelling, Penmanship & Composition 

• Identify the 6 Syllable Types & 10 Basic Sentence Patterns of English
  
• Learn Strategies for Teaching Encoding, Penmanship, Vocabulary, Grammar & Syntax
• Practice Writing Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative & Exclamatory Sentences
• Compare the Organizational Structure of 5 Basic Types of Paragraphs

Programs & Materials Reviewed - Stevenson's Letters, Handwriting Without Tears, Big Strokes for Little Folks, Loops & Other Groups, Stevenson's Essential Grammar, REWARDS Writing, Framing Your Thoughts, Apple Tree Writing Curriculum - Plus related software applications including Write OutLoud, CoWriter, DraftBuilder, Kurzweil 3000, What You Need Now, Franklin Speaking Dictionaries, more

Strategies & Technology for Students Who Struggle

• Learn a Perceptual Model of Language & Literacy Skills (input-process-output)
  
• Simulate Difficulties with Listening, Speaking, Reading, Spelling & Writing
• Review Universal Design for Learning Principles
• Identify High & Low Tech Interventions to Help Students Complete Assignments
• Practice Determining Text Readability
• Develop a Set of Structured Guided Notes for Lecture & Study
• Review the 24 "Learning How to Learn" Skills for Direct Instruction

Decoding Strategies for Intermediate & Secondary Students

• Learn Systematic Strategies for Decoding Words Containing 2-8 Syllables
  
• Review the Six Basic Syllable Types of English
• Review the Morphological Structures of English
• Practice Teaching Structured REWARDS Lessons
• Integrate Multi-Sensory Techniques into REWARDS Activities
• Read Content Area Passages Accurately & Fluently
• Link REWARDS to Other Structured Programs
• Apply REWARDS Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies to Content-Area Texts