Wilson: Wilson Reading System Intro
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For educators working in NYC schools only! (School must be located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, or the Bronx.)
Day 1: Monday, July 13 at 1:00–7:00 PM
Day 2: Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00–7:00 PM
Day 3: Thursday, July 16 at 1:00–7:00 PM
Recommended for those working with grades 2–12
Cost: $100 CTLE Credits: 16.5
About the course
This three-day (16.5-hour) course introduces participants to the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training.
What you’ll learn
Participants examine intensive intervention reading instruction for students in grade 2 and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. The course builds understanding of dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, and appropriate student identification and placement. Participants learn key components and principles of WRS instruction, including how to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way.
Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson Credentialed Trainer (W.C.T.).
Course objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Define dyslexia and describe its prevalence and impact on reading development and related cognitive processes.
Explain how to identify students with language-based learning disabilities (including dyslexia) and other indicators that suggest the need for intensive multisensory instruction using WRS.
Describe the Response to Intervention (RTI) model and key considerations for implementation.
Demonstrate understanding of the core components of WRS instruction (alphabetic knowledge; rapid naming/word retrieval; sound-symbol relationships; word identification; accuracy; automaticity; phonology; morphology; orthography; fluency; vocabulary; comprehension).
Demonstrate understanding of WRS instructional principles (direct, explicit, structured, sequential, integrated, multisensory, synthetic/analytical, diagnostic/prescriptive, mastery/automaticity, cumulative, metacognitive, emotionally sound).
Identify lesson components and procedures for WRS Lesson Blocks 1, 2, and 3.
Prepare and practice a ten-part WRS Lesson Plan.
Enrollment Note
Participants may enroll in WRS Level I Certification Training within five years of completing a WRS Introductory Course.
About the presenter
Sharon Grunfeld is a Wilson Language Literacy Specialist, conducting professional development workshops for diverse school communities. She provides coaching and certification for Wilson Language® programs and has extensive experience supporting classrooms in urban, ENL, and Title I settings. Prior to her current role, Sharon spent 31 years with the NYC Department of Education as a teacher, Special Education Supervisor, Administrator, and Wilson In-District Trainer. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Master’s Degrees in Special Education and School Administration, and is certified as a Wilson® Dyslexia Therapist and Trainer.
About the presenter