Classes for Teachers
Cost of classes will not be discounted based on prior materials purchases.
Basic Language Skills - Introduction |
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| Topics: | intensive and comprehensive instruction for students with dyslexia and other related disorders (instruction includes phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition) | ||
| Audience: | Reading/Dyslexia Specialists, teachers of Tier III intervention | ||
| Hours: | 60 hours + 11 hours (10 days at Neuhaus + 2 follow-up days at Neuhaus) | ||
| Fee: | $1290 | ||
| Materials: | Basic Language Skills - Book 1 manual; Scientific Spelling manual; Initial Reading Deck; The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD; Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills textbook and activity book, MTA Readers 2 and 3 | ||
| Prerequisite: | Reading Readiness (If you have already taken Foundations for Language, this will also be accepted as meeting the prerequisite requirement.) | ||
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Basic Language Skills - Advanced |
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| Topics: | advanced, intensive, and comprehensive instruction for students with dyslexia and other related disorders (instruction includes phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition) | ||
| Audience: | Reading/Dyslexia Specialists, teachers of Tier III intervention | ||
| Hours: | 60 hours + 5.5 hours (10 days at Neuhaus + 1 follow-up day at Neuhaus) | ||
| Fee: | $895 | ||
| Materials: | two Secure Reading Decks | ||
| Prerequisites: | Basic Language Skills - Introductory class and follow-up classes; Multisensory Grammar; Developing Metacognitive Skills; teaching through Basic Language Skills concept 63; purchase Basic Language Skills - Book 2 | ||
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Developing Accuracy & Fluency |
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| Topics: | accurate, automatic word reading; repeated reading strategies; assessing fluency | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first, second and third grades; Tier II and III intervention | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $80 | ||
| Materials: | Developing Accuracy and Fluency manual and CD | ||
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Developing Metacognitive Skills |
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| Topics: | strategies and instruction to improve vocabulary and comprehension | ||
| Audience: | teachers of third through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 10 hours (2 days at Neuhaus) | ||
| Fee: | $265 | ||
| Materials: | Developing Metacognitive Skills manual, Word Detective manual, Six-way Paragraphs (Middle Level); classroom webs | ||
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Developing Vocabulary for Reading Success |
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| Topics: | strategies for teaching words, word-learning strategies | ||
| Audience: | teachers of third through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $75 | ||
| Materials: | Workbook and Digital Masters CD for classroom use | ||
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Foundations for Language |
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| Topics: | oral language, print awareness, letter recognition, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, high-frequency word recognition | ||
| Audience: | teachers of kindergarten, first and second grade. | ||
| Hours: | 5.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $105 | ||
| Materials: | Foundations for Language manual | ||
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Language & Literacy for Young Learners |
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| Topics: | oral language, print awareness, letter recognition, phonological awareness | ||
| Audience: | teachers of early childhood instruction, kindergarten, first grade intervention | ||
| Hours: | 3 hours | ||
| Fee: | $55 | ||
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Language Enrichment |
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| Topics: | systematic teaching of the skills needed for successful reading (e.g., phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition) | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first, second, and third grades; Tier II intervention | ||
| Hours: | 30 hours (In-house classes are 5 days at Neuhaus) | ||
| Fee In-house: | $610 | ||
| Fee Online: | $680 | ||
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Language Enrichment manual, The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD, Developing Accuracy and Fluency manual and CD, Scientific Spelling manual, Initial Reading Deck; online class participants also receive Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book |
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Language Enrichment Refresher |
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| Topics: | review of instruction to meet the needs of your students - accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and spelling | ||
| Audience: | teachers who have completed the 30-hour Language Enrichment class | ||
| Hours: | 5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $70 | ||
| Prerequisite: | Language Enrichment | ||
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Multisensory Grammar |
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| Topics: | eight parts of speech, sentence structure | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $65 | ||
| Materials: | Multisensory Grammar manual | ||
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Multisensory Grammar - Advanced |
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| Topics: | advanced information about grammar | ||
| Audience: | teachers of fourth through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3 hours | ||
| Fee: | $60 | ||
| Prerequisite: | Multisensory Grammar | ||
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Multisensory Reading & Spelling |
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| Topics: | sequential, explicit decoding instruction for older struggling readers | ||
| Audience: | reading teachers of sixth through twelfth grades, adult literacy providers | ||
| Hours: | 12 hours (2 days at Neuhaus) | ||
| Fee: | $310 | ||
| Materials: | Multisensory Reading and Spelling, Books 1 and 2 Teacher's Manuals; reproducible masters for Student's Books 1 and 2; Initial Reading Deck | ||
| Prerequisite: | Structure of the English Language - Online | ||
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Oral Language & Listening Comprehension(formerly Reading Comprehension) |
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| Topics: | oral language, listening comprehension strategies, text structures | ||
| Audience: | teachers of kindergarten, first and second grades; Tier II and II intervention | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $75 | ||
| Materials: | The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD | ||
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Reading Readiness |
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| Topics: | oral language, print awareness, letter recognition, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, high-frequency word recognition | ||
| Audience: | teachers of kindergarten and first grade; Tier II and III intervention | ||
| Hours: | 5.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $180 | ||
| Materials: | Reading Readiness manual, Story Retelling manual and deck, 1 set plastic alphabet letters, 11in. x 17in. laminated mat and arc, alphabet strip, mirror, sound card, MTA Reader 1 | ||
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Scientific Spelling |
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| Topics: | reliable spelling patterns, rules, and irregular words of the English language; weekly schedule | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee In-house: | $80 | ||
| Fee Online: | $85 | ||
| Materials: | Scientific Spelling manual and reproducible student pages | ||
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Scientific Spelling - Advanced |
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| Topics: | advanced reliable spelling patterns and rules, assessing errors, designing instruction dealing with difficult-to-analyze words | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3 hours | ||
| Fee: | $40 | ||
| Prerequisite: | Scientific Spelling | ||
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Secrets of Structured Systematic Handwriting
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| Topics: | multisensory strategies, systematic handwriting instruction | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first through fifth grades | ||
| Hours: | 2.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $40 | ||
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Structure of the English Language for Reading |
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| Topics: | reliable reading patterns | ||
| Audience: | teachers of fourth and fifth grades, secondary reading teachers | ||
| Hours: | 3 hours | ||
| Fee: | $75 | ||
| Materials: | Structure of the English Language for Reading manual | ||
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Teaching a Kaleidoscope of Skills for Reading Success on TAKS (TAKS for Reading Success) |
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| Topics: | strategies for meeting TAKS reading objectives | ||
| Audience: | teachers of third through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $95 | ||
| Materials: | Reading Drills - Introductory Level and Answer Key | ||
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Teaching a Kaleidoscope of Skills for Writing
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| Topics: | strategies for meeting TAKS writing objectives | ||
| Audience: | teachers of third through eighth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3 hours | ||
| Fee: | $65 | ||
| Materials: | 25 Mini-lessons for Teaching Writing and 50 Writing Lessons That Work! | ||
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Unexpected Underachievement
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| Topics: | models of literacy acquisition, domains of language, characteristics of dyslexia, accommodations, and effective teaching practices | ||
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teachers interested in or responsible for instruction of students at risk for or with dyslexia (NOT appropriate for those who have completed the Basic Language Skills class) |
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| Hours: | 6 hours | ||
| Fee: | $95 | ||
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Written Composition Fundamentals |
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| Topics: | basic structure of various paragraphs, motivation strategies | ||
| Audience: | teachers of first through fifth grades | ||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | ||
| Fee: | $40 | ||
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| Class is available at Neuhaus Education Center in Houston, Texas. | ||
| Class is available online. | ||
| Class is available via Interactive Video Conferencing. | ||
