Classes for Teachers
Cost of classes will not be discounted based on prior materials purchases.
Accurate and Automatic Decoding: A Necessity for Skilled Reading
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| Topics: | Basic decoding skills and the structure of written English: 1) phonemic awareness, 2) sound-symbol correspondences, 3) syllable types, 4) syllable division patterns, and 5) common roots and affixes. The information can be used with any basal or guided reading program. | |||||
| Audience: | Teachers of grades K-5 | |||||
| Hours: | 5.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $140 | |||||
| Materials: | Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book | |||||
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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: | $1530 | |||||
| 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.)
Watch the Basic Langauge Skills Orientation and submit the agreement from the Orientation Handout.
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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: | $1115 | |||||
| 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: | $90 | |||||
| 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: | $325 | |||||
| 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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| opics: | 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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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: | $50 | |||||
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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 |
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| Hours: | 30 hours (In-house classes are 5 days at Neuhaus) | |||||
| Fee: | $780 | |||||
| Materials: |
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, 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: | $100 | |||||
| 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 |
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| Hours: | 3.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $75 | |||||
| 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: | $70 | |||||
| Materials: | Workbook | |||||
| Prerequisite: | Multisensory Grammar | |||||
| Check available online dates • Register Online | ||||||
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: | $370 | |||||
| Materials: | Multisensory Reading and Spelling, Books 1 and 2 Teacher's Manuals; reproducible masters for Student's Books 1 and 2; Initial Reading Deck | |||||
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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 III intervention | |||||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $85 | |||||
| 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 |
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| Hours: | 5.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $200 | |||||
| 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 |
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| Hours: | 3.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $95 | |||||
| Materials: | Scientific Spelling manual and reproducible student pages | |||||
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Scientific Spelling - Part 2 (formerly Scientific Spelling - Advanced) |
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| Topics: | advanced reliable spelling patterns and rules, assessing errors, designing instruction | |||||
| Audience: | teachers of first through eighth grades | |||||
| Hours: | 3 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $50 | |||||
| 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: | $50 | |||||
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SOAR (Standards of Academic Readiness) –
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Standards of academic readiness in grades 3-5 reading assessed on STAAR, text types, summarization, vocabulary development, figurative language, graphic organizers, critical thinking skills Content is an updated presentation of TAKS for Reading Success. |
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| Audience: | teachers of reading grades 3-5 | |||||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $85 | |||||
| Materials: | Reading Drills - Introductory Level and Answer Key | |||||
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SOAR (Standards of Academic Readiness) –
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Standards of academic readiness in grades 3-5 writing assessed on STAAR, the writing process, producing narrative and expository compositions, revising, editing, and conferencing Content is an updated presentation of TAKS for Writing Success. |
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| Audience: | teachers of writing grades 3-5 | |||||
| Hours: | 3.5 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $85 | |||||
| Materials: | 25 Mini-lessons for Teaching Writing and 50 Writing Lessons That Work! | |||||
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Looking for TAKS for Reading and Writing? |
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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: | $115 | |||||
| Check available dates and times • Register Online | ||||||
Working with English Language Learners:
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| Topics: | First and second-language literacy development: similarities and differences between English and Spanish; strategies and activities to transition students from Spanish to English in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension | |||||
| Audience: | ESL teachers grades K-5 | |||||
| Hours: | 6 hours | |||||
| Fee: | $420 | |||||
| Materials: | Transition Lessons, Assessment Tools, Picture Cards, Story Retelling, Volviendo a contar el cuento, Words of Our World – A Vocabulary Comprehension Kit | |||||
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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: | $50 | |||||
| Check available dates and times • Register Online | ||||||
| Class is available at Neuhaus Education Center in Houston, Texas. | ||
| Class is available online. | ||
| Class is available via Interactive Video Conferencing. | ||
