Payne Education Center’s Structured Language Basics

Course Title: Structured Language Basics, Payne Center

Course Description: Structured Language Basics (SLB) is a 5-day OSDE approved Structured Literacy training which provides second and third grade teachers with a multisensory scripted reading curriculum that meets the needs of a variety of students, from reading-disabled to gifted. This course will instruct educators in how to effectively deliver instruction to students in phonological awareness, phonics, oral reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, handwriting, and spelling. Educators will gain the knowledge necessary to teach students using a decodable story for fluency development and assessment. Periodic student assessments occur every 15-20 lessons. At the end of the 5-day course session, SLB attendees will receive in-depth instruction on advanced syllable division and root-and-affix instruction to prepare students to confidently attack multisyllabic words, and grammar instruction to help students develop strong sentence writing skills. After the 5-day course is complete, educators will also be able to access the SLB Support page on our website which contains helpful instructional videos, curriculum resources, and supplemental materials.

Objectives: At the end of this course, trained educators will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the foundational concepts involved in oral and written learning.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the structure of language, including phonology, orthography, morphology, vocabulary, semantics, syntax, and discourse organization.

• Demonstrate the ability to teach phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, fluent reading of text, handwriting, and spelling.
• Interpret and administer assessments for planning of instruction.

Delivery: Face to Face with formal observations

Hours: 40