Appropriate for all teaching levels, this class focuses on teaching techniques and background knowledge related to the Slingerland® Approach. Techniques for teaching the skills of decoding, reading in meaningful phrases, vocabulary, reading with comprehension, and higher-level critical thinking skills are included. This 20-hour class will provide rationales, demonstration, and practice of teaching techniques for phonics, decoding, reading in meaningful phrases, and reading with comprehension.
The two-week online class is currently only available as an evening offering in Pacific Time. Conveniently scheduled, the class will be held as daily two-hour and fifteen-minute Zoom sessions. The class tuition of $970 includes the Slingerland materials. The class dates have changed from October to December!
Class Dates/Times (NEW DATES!)
- Dates: December 6 to 10 and 13 to 17, 2021
- Times: 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm - Pacific Time
- Class Instructor: Shirley Hitchcock
Participants must attend all sessions and submit the assigned projects to satisfactorily complete the class.
The Slingerland short classes focus on specific components of the comprehensive training. They provide practical tools for teachers, parents, or paraprofessionals who work with children who need a multisensory approach to learning. No practicum is included with the short class.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! Through a Boon-Donor-Funded Scholarships grant, Slingerland® Literacy Institute (SLI) is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for these classes. Learn more about Boon here. Funds are limited so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Scholarship applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 pm (PDT) on Monday, November 15, 2021.
Initial Requirements:
- Recipients must be willing to share their contact
information, along with the reason and purpose for taking the class, with
Boon
- Recipients will be required to share feedback on the
class with Boon
- Recipients will be encouraged to "pay it
forward" with a nominal donation to Boon (suggested $5.00+)
- Recipients will be notified of their scholarship award
no later than November 18, 2021.
Please click "Apply" to fill out the online SLI scholarship application: Apply
Non-discrimination Policy: Slingerland® Institute for Literacy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and other programs.
Credit Card Service Charge: A 3% service charge is added to all registrations paid by credit card; check payments may show the service fee but please deduct that amount when submitting your check.