This workshop provides the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Just Words curriculum.
Course Objectives
Identify the skills taught in Just Words: phonics and word study (phonemic awareness, six basic syllable types in English, spelling rules, common Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes), vocabulary study, and high frequency words.
Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that engages multiple learning modalities with multisensory instruction, repetition, and immediate, specific feedback.
Identify and understand the use for all materials in the Just Words Teacher's Kit, and have a sense of how to find and use the many extended resources available on the Intervention Learning Community for Just Words (membership included with participation in this workshop).
Use the Instructor Manual to prepare a daily learning plan and practice lesson activity procedures.
Visualize the flow and pace of a full Just Words lesson completed with fidelity.
Identify which students may be appropriate for a Just Words class, and understand how to assess students' progress in the class by using Progress Checks at the beginning of each Unit and Unit Tests at the end.
Launch Plus 6-
In response to teacher feedback, this year's training will begin with a one-day Launch Training. Teachers will then be able to continue to build their understanding of Fundations through six (6) fourty-five (45) minute live, follow up virtual sessions. These sessions will be offered at a variety of times to provide flexibility and needs throughout the year.
Registration ends on May 19, 2023