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Reading ASSIST® Institute Current Course Schedule
for the Wilmington Office
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RAPS Intervention Training (formerly Basic Training):
This training provides educators with the knowledge base, curriculum and materials necessary to provide an effective Tier III Intervention to struggling readers. RAPS: Reading ASSIST ® for Primary Students is a research based multisensory structured language curriculum designed for students who need explicit instruction in all skill areas that contribute to competent reading.

Class Name Dates Times Hrs. Fee
RAPS Intervention Training July 28 – August 7 Monday thru Thursday
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM		 33 $700
RAPS Intervention Training September 18 – December 18 Thursdays
9:30 AM – 12:45 PM		 33 $700
RAPS Intervention Training October 15 – December 15 Mondays and Wednesdays
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM		 33 $700


LETRS: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling

Class Name Description Dates & Times Hrs. Fee
LETRS
Modules 1, 2, 3
 Module 1: The Challenge of Learning to Read

Module 2:The Speech Sounds of English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Phoneme Awareness

Module 3:Spellography for Teachers: How English Spelling Works 		November 17 – 19
Mon. – Wed.
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 18 $750.00

DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills and Response to Intervention (RTI)

Class Name Description Times Hrs. Fee
DIBELS Essentials This two day workshop will provide the research and background that supports using DIBELS as both a screening assessment tool and as a way to monitor progress of students receiving interventions. Administration and scoring of all the valuable DIBELS measures will be taught. Mon., Sept. 22 andTues., Sept. 23
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 12 $250
Targeted
Instruction
for Results

Evidence–based strategies aligned with assessment measures such as DIBELS. Activities will focus on Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Fluency providing support for any core reading program.

 Tues., Aug. 19
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Tues., Nov. 11
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 6 $150
DIBELS
Grouping:
Interpretation of Scores and Grouping for Intervention

Learn how to interpret DIBELS scores in order to group students and plan instruction for intervention. Will also cover Progress Monitoring of students to assess their response to intervention.

 Wed., Sept. 24
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 6 $150

Current Courses cont’d.

Class Name Description Dates & Times Hrs. Fee
Alphabet and
the Reading
Processing
System		 This course explores creative multisensory approaches to teaching letter recognition, letter naming, and letter sequencing with classroom-tested activities. Highlights of the best scientific research on effective reading instruction and how the brain reads will also be presented. Wed., July 23
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Mon., Sept. 29
8:30 AM – 11:45 AM		 3 $75
Phonological
Awareness		 This class will provide activities to use with all stages of phonological awareness as well as a review of the current research. Tues., Oct. 7
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 6 $150
4M This class will address a systematic, sequential, approach to teaching the individual speech sounds. Emphasis will be placed on developing an awareness of the mouth positions that create the speech sounds. not currently
scheduled		 6 $150
Sound
Symbol		 This class will provide instruction in a direct explicit, systematic and sequential approach to teaching phonics. Thurs., Oct. 23
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 6 $150
Reading
Fluency		 Learn how to measure your student’s fluency, set goals for improvement, and the research based methods to develop fluency for all readers. Wed., July 23
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Wed., Oct. 15
8:30 AM – 11:45 AM		 3 $75
Structural
Analysis		 In this module, participants will learn the six syllable types that form the framework for the spelling patterns of words in our language and aid in determining the vowel sound. The principles of syllable division will be taught as well as the role of accent in multisyllable words. Participants will learn about the prefixes, roots, and suffixes that comprise a large percentage of multisyllable words and how knowledge of these morphemes is an additional aid in decoding. Finally, the spelling rules that apply to adding suffixes to the words will be taught. Tues., Nov. 4
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Sat., Nov. 8
8:45 AM – 4:15 PM		 6 $150
Vocabulary I In this module, participants will become familiar with current research in the field with particular attention to the work of Isabel Beck, Andrew Biemiller, and Steven Stahl. Strategies for effective vocabulary instruction in all content areas will be presented, along with numerous opportunities for “hands on” learning activities for participants. Focus on pre K – 2. Tues., July 29
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Sat., Oct. 25
8:45 AM– 12:00 PM

Wed., Nov. 5
8:30 AM – 11:45 AM		 3 $75
Vocabulary II Vocabulary II will provide a review of the current research and strategies for effective vocabulary instruction with a focus on Grades 3 – 8. Tues., July 29
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Sat., Oct. 25
1:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Wed., Nov. 5
12:45 PM – 4:00 PM		 3 $75
Comprehension In this class, participants will develop an understanding of the fundamental systems that enable efficient text comprehension and explore research-based methods for effective instruction. Thurs., July 24
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Sat., Sept. 27
8:45 AM – 4:15 PM

Wed., Dec. 3
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM		 6 $150

*All classes to be held at Reading ASSIST® Institute, 100 West 10th Street, Suite 910 Wilmington, Delaware. Please call Judy Tomlan @ 302-425-4080, email judy@readingassist.org or register online.

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