2008 Sessions

Date Title Location Presenter Register 3/13-14 Preventing Reading Failure Two Day S.P.I.R.E. Kirk Day School St. Louis, MO BJ Wiemer Closed 7/28-29 Preventing Reading Failure Two Day S.P.I.R.E. Kirk Day School St. Louis, MO BJ Wiemer Closed 8/14-15 Preventing Reading Failure Two Day S.P.I.R.E. *Sheraton Commander Hotel 617-547-4800 Boston, MA Sheila Clark-Edmands Closed 9/25-26 Preventing Reading Failure Two Day S.P.I.R.E. *Hilton Garden Inn Freeport 207-865-1433 Portland, ME Sheila Clark-Edmands Register »

If you are interested in scheduling a S.P.I.R.E. workshop for your school or district, please call 800.435.7728 ext. 511 or send an e-mail to spireworkshop@epsbooks.com. To learn more about S.P.I.R.E., and to download free sample lessons, click here.

S.P.I.R.E. Two Day Training

This two-day workshop prepares teachers to help high-risk students acquire the necessary skills for developing literacy. The workshop focuses on correct sound/symbol relationships, specific strategies for multi-sensory teaching, and the curriculum scope and sequence covering the most critical concepts for developing a sound foundation for struggling readers. Teachers will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of the S.P.I.R.E. multi-sensory intervention reading program for at-risk, struggling readers.

This workshop is valuable for all educators, administrators, and specialists that have children who are struggling readers.

Presentation topics include: • Characteristics of At-Risk Learners • Phonological Awareness Overview • National Institute of Child Health and Development Research on Reading Disabilities • Reading Models and Fluency • Sounds and Orthographic Units • Teaching Correct Sounds • Syllable Structure of Language System • Syllable Division • What is Phonics?

• Four Processes in Learning to Read • Phonological Awareness Phoneme Segmentation • Lesson Components, Overview and Time Management • Word Building • What is Reading? • Reading Comprehension • Pre-Reading and Spelling • S.P.I.R.E.— Research based methodology, explicit multi-sensory teaching

$395

Includes the S.P.I.R.E. Training Manual, S.P.I.R.E. 2nd edition Level 1 Reader, Workbook, Teacher's Guide, Blackline Master, phonogram cards, and related ancillary materials

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