In this course participants will learn practical, and research-based strategies to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. All class chats, class content and discussion boards will be monitored and moderated by the instructors.
Topics Covered:
- The importance of background knowledge
- Understand the Continuum of Comprehension Development
- How Listening Comprehension Affects Reading Comprehension
- Comprehending at the Sentence Level
- Assessing Fluency
- How to build fluency
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- Levels of Understanding Word Meaning
- Word Choice
Who this course is for: educators in all capacities, parents, psychologists, private practitioners, SLPs, advocates, etc.
Instructor: All DTI courses are taught by a seasoned instructor who helps build community within the course as well as provides an opportunity to have questions answered.
Materials: All supplemental materials and videos are included within the course site.
Graduate Extension Credits are available from the University of San Diego
Keywords: Dyslexia, Structured Literacy, Orton-Gillingham
**This course can be customized for groups (e.g. districts, schools, parent, advocacy)
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2024 March 18th - April 12th September 16th - October 11th |
| FEE: $225 |
If you are interested in registering for graduate level extension credits through the University of
San Diego, please click here. Please note you must also register for the course
through the Dyslexia Training Institute by clicking on the “Continue to secure Registration” button above.