Micro Workshop Information
Research demonstrates that dyslexic students process and retain information more effectively when learning engages their superior visual and narrative strengths. Join Marie Foley as she demonstrates how to help students understand the underlying logic of English using visual narrative. Marie also shares her personal journey of being dyslexic and offers an insiders perspective on how teachers can improve their spelling instruction to help students succeed. Customized feedback is provided on all assigned projects to ensure participants acquire the necessary skills to independently design and adapt lesson plans which are accessible to dyslexic learners. Upon completing the workshops, participants will be able to:
Learn to use visual narrative to create lessons which build upon the strengths of dyslexic learners and ensure students can access, store and retrieve the information necessary to read, spell and comprehend the writing system.
Design visuals that help students at different grade levels grasp key concepts in orthography including: morphological elements, word history, suffixing patterns, spelling conventions, markers, vowel reduction, and assimilated prefixes.
Improve learning outcomes by creating lessons that minimize cognitive overload and present complex information in a visually accessible and engaging format.
Assist students create their own visual narratives so they are better able to understand, retain and recall the tools they require to read and spell lifelong.
Received customized feedback on homework assignments ensuring teachers have the necessary skills to independently create lessons that are accessible to dyslexic learners on any word they encounter across all subject areas.
Don’t see a time that works for you? Fill out our workshop availability form with your availability. Classes have a minimum of 6 people.
Kindergarden to Grade 2
Learn to create lessons using visual narrative to help younger students make sense of morphology. Gain skills to identify words that will build your students understanding of the writing system. Explore how to design fun activities to support student engagement.
Dates:
Monday: July 08th, 2024
Time:
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $40 USD
Grade 3 to 5
Learn how to create lessons using visual narrative to help students make sense of how the writing system works. Gain skills on how to continue to improve students spelling, reading and comprehension levels by incorporating words study and morphology into lessons across all subject areas.
Dates:
Friday: July 12th, 2024
Time:
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $40 USD
Grade 6 and Up
Learn how to design lessons using visual narrative to help students makes sense of the underlying logic of English. Gain skills to teach teach terminology in science, language and math by helping students make sense of the morphological structure and origin of words.
