OUR TRAININGS

The ALLMemphis Structured Literacy Intervention Comprehensive Education (SLICE) course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of how to support struggling readers, including those from diverse backgrounds. This Orton-Gillingham training focuses on the foundational skills necessary to provide students with a solid foundation in early literacy.

In this 40-hour training that is part of our full 90-hour course accredited by the International Dyslexia Association, you will learn about the Science of Reading, the Top 5 components vital to becoming proficient in reading, and how to implement ALLMemphis' multi-sensory, sequential, and direct-instruction techniques in your own instruction.

The focus of this 40-hour course is to provide a well-rounded overview of the following skills:

• Science of Reading
• Foundational Literacy
  • Phonological Awareness
  • Phonics (including Decoding/Encoding, Syllabication)
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension
• The Orton-Gillingham Approach

This course is applicable for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge in foundation reading, including:

• General education teachers
• Special education teachers
• Instructors of English Language Learners
• Reading interventionists
• RTI instructors
• Parents
• School administration

Prerequisite: None

In this course, participants will learn:

• The importance of teaching foundational literacy
• What is the Science of Reading
• What are the most important components of reading
• Multi-sensory, structured, and sequential instructional techniques for phonological awareness and phonics acquisition
• In-depth strategies for providing instruction in Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
• Strategies for incorporating fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension

Materials Provided:

• ALLMemphis-Structured Literacy Intervention Comprehensive Education (SLICE) Training Manual
• ALLMemphis Lower and Upper Card Decks
• Teaching Reading Sourcebook

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Time for lunch and breaks are built into the schedule.