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Cost of classes will not be discounted based on prior materials purchases.

Accurate and Automatic Decoding: A Necessity for Skilled Reading

Topics:

Basic decoding skills and the structure of written English: 1) phonemic awareness, 2) sound-symbol correspondences, 3) syllable types, 4) syllable division patterns, and 5) common roots and affixes. The information can be used with any basal or guided reading program.

Audience:

Teachers of grades K-5

Hours:

5.5 hours

Fee:

$140

Materials:

Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book

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Basic Language Skills - Introduction

Topics:

intensive and comprehensive instruction for students with dyslexia and other related disorders (instruction includes phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition)

Audience:

Reading/Dyslexia Specialists, teachers of Tier III intervention

Hours:

60 hours + 11 hours (10 days at Neuhaus + 2 follow-up days at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$1530

Materials:

Basic Language Skills - Book 1 manual; Scientific Spelling manual; Initial Reading Deck; The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD; Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills textbook and activity book, MTA Readers 2 and 3

Prerequisite:

Reading Readiness (If you have already taken Foundations for Language, this will also be accepted as meeting the prerequisite requirement.)

Watch the Basic Language Skills Orientation and submit the agreement from the Orientation Handout.

Additional prerequisites apply.

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Basic Language Skills - Advanced

Topics:

advanced, intensive, and comprehensive instruction for students with dyslexia and other related disorders (instruction includes phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition)

Audience:

Reading/Dyslexia Specialists, teachers of Tier III intervention

Hours:

60 hours + 5.5 hours (10 days at Neuhaus + 1 follow-up day at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$1115

Materials:

two Secure Reading Decks

Prerequisites:

Basic Language Skills - Introductory class and follow-up classes; Multisensory Grammar; Developing Metacognitive Skills; teaching through Basic Language Skills concept 63; purchase Basic Language Skills - Book 2

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Basic Language Skills - Book 3

Topics:

overview of reading and spelling concepts introduced in the final book of the Basic Language Skills curriculum; promoting students’ independence in reading and writing

Audience:

Reading/Dyslexia Specialists

Hours:

6 hours (1 day at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$100

Prerequisites:

Basic Language Skills - Advanced class and follow-up classes; purchase Basic Language Skills - Book 3

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Celebrating Common Ties: Transitioning from Spanish to English

Part 1
	Topics:	Commonalities and differences between Spanish and English phonology, orthography, and morphology
	Audience:	K-5 teachers
	Hours:	12 hours (2 days at Neuhaus)
	Fee:	$275
	Materials:	Common Ties Structure of Language manual, Scientific Spelling manual, Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book

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Part 2
	Topics:	Commonalities and differences between Spanish and English semantics, syntax and pragmatics; strategies for promoting oral and written language skills in English; assessing students’ readiness for and progress in learning English
	Audience:	K-5 teachers
	Hours:	12 hours (2 days at Neuhaus)
	Fee:	$275
	Materials:	Common Ties Language manual, Multisensory Grammar manual

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Developing Accuracy & Fluency

Topics:

accurate, automatic word reading; repeated reading strategies; assessing fluency

Audience:

teachers of first, second and third grades; Tier II and III intervention

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$90

Materials:

Developing Accuracy and Fluency manual and CD

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Developing Metacognitive Skills

Topics:

strategies and instruction to improve vocabulary and comprehension

Audience:

teachers of third through eighth grades

Hours:

10 hours (2 days at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$325

Materials:

Developing Metacognitive Skills manual, Word Detective manual, Six-way Paragraphs (Middle Level); classroom webs

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Developing Vocabulary for Reading Success

Topics:

strategies for teaching words, word-learning strategies

Audience:

teachers of third through eighth grades

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$75

Materials:

Workbook and Digital Masters CD for classroom use

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Language & Literacy for Young Learners

Topics:

oral language, print awareness, letter recognition, phonological awareness

Audience:

teachers of early childhood instruction, kindergarten, first grade intervention

Hours:

3 hours

Fee:

$50

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Language Enrichment

Topics:

systematic teaching of the skills needed for successful reading (e.g., phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, oral language, comprehension, composition)

Audience:

teachers of first, second, and third grades; Tier II intervention

Hours:

30 hours (In-house classes are 5 days at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$780

Materials:

Language Enrichment manual, The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD, Developing Accuracy and Fluency manual and CD, Scientific Spelling manual, Initial Reading Deck, Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book

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Language Enrichment Refresher

Topics:

review of instruction to meet the needs of your students - accuracy, fluency, comprehension, and spelling

Audience:

teachers who have completed the 30-hour Language Enrichment class

Hours:

5 hours

Fee:

$100

Prerequisite:

Language Enrichment

This class is not currently scheduled. If you would like more information about this class, please contact Cathie Fisher at 713.664.7676 x 208 or cfisher@neuhaus.org.

Mapping for Student Success: Aligning Standards, Assessment, and Curriculum

Topics:

aligning literacy standards, assessment, and curriculum and authoring maps

Audience:

K-5 educators

Hours:

12 hours (2 days at Neuhaus)

Fee:

Individual - $245
Group (3-6 participants from one school) - $690

Materials:

Participants are asked to bring the teachers' manuals from the resources used in reading instruction during the first grading period. Individual Enrollment includes one tube of Curriculum Maps. Group enrollment includes two tubes of Curriculum Maps.

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Multisensory Grammar

Topics:

eight parts of speech, sentence structure

Audience:

teachers of first through eighth grades

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$75

Materials:

Multisensory Grammar manual

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Multisensory Grammar - Advanced

Topics:

advanced information about grammar

Audience:

teachers of fourth through eighth grades

Hours:

3 hours

Fee:

$70

Materials:

Workbook

Prerequisite:

Multisensory Grammar

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Multisensory Reading & Spelling

Topics:

sequential, explicit decoding instruction for older struggling readers

Audience:

reading teachers of sixth through twelfth grades, adult literacy providers

Hours:

12 hours (2 days at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$370

Materials:

Multisensory Reading and Spelling, Books 1 and 2 Teacher's Manuals; reproducible masters for Student's Books 1 and 2; Initial Reading Deck

This class is not currently scheduled. If you would like more information about this class, please contact Cathie Fisher at 713.664.7676 x 208 or cfisher@neuhaus.org.

Oral Language & Listening Comprehension (formerly Reading Comprehension)

Topics:

oral language, listening comprehension strategies, text structures

Audience:

teachers of kindergarten, first and second grades; Tier II and III intervention

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$85

Materials:

The Colors and Shapes of Language manual and CD

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Reading Readiness

Topics:

oral language, print awareness, letter recognition, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, high-frequency word recognition

Audience:

teachers of kindergarten and first grade; Tier II and III intervention

Hours:

5.5 hours

Fee:

$200

Materials:

Reading Readiness manual, Story Retelling manual and deck, 1 set plastic alphabet letters, 11in. x 17in. laminated mat and arc, alphabet strip, mirror, sound card, MTA Reader 1

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Response to Intervention: Assessment for Learning

Topics:

assessing response to intervention, analyzing data to develop learner profiles, and optimizing time and resources in tiered literacy instruction

Audience:

K-3 teachers

Hours:

6 hours (1 day at Neuhaus)

Fee:

$100

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Scientific Spelling

Topics:

reliable spelling patterns, rules, and irregular words of the English language; weekly schedule

Audience:

teachers of first through eighth grades

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$95

Materials:

Scientific Spelling manual and reproducible student pages

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Scientific Spelling - Part 2 (formerly Scientific Spelling - Advanced)

Topics:

advanced reliable spelling patterns and rules, assessing errors, designing instruction

Audience:

teachers of first through eighth grades

Hours:

3 hours

Fee:

$50

Prerequisite:

Scientific Spelling

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Secrets of Structured Systematic Handwriting
(Structured Handwriting)

Topics:

multisensory strategies, systematic handwriting instruction

Audience:

teachers of first through fifth grades

Hours:

2.5 hours

Fee:

$50

This class is not currently scheduled. If you would like more information about this class, please contact Cathie Fisher at 713.664.7676 x 208 or cfisher@neuhaus.org.

Small Group Instruction Modules: Helping Increase Students' Literacy Skills One Student at a Time

Topics:

six online facilitated modules to support teachers in implementing small group literacy instruction in their classrooms

Audience:

K-3 Campus Literacy Leader

Hours:

12 hours

Fee:

$750 - Includes 2-day facilitator class + campus access to Modules for 1 year

$250 - 2-day facilitator class for an additional campus literacy leader

Materials:

Facilitator's Notebook

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Unexpected Underachievement

Topics:

models of literacy acquisition, domains of language, characteristics of dyslexia, accommodations, and effective teaching practices

Audience:

teachers interested in or responsible for instruction of students at risk for or with dyslexia
(NOT appropriate for those who have completed the Basic Language Skills class)

Hours:

6 hours

Fee:

$115

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Written Composition Fundamentals

Topics:

basic structure of various paragraphs, motivation strategies

Audience:

teachers of first through fifth grades

Hours:

3.5 hours

Fee:

$50

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	Class is available at Neuhaus Education Center in Houston, Texas.
	Class is available online.
	Class is available via Video Conferencing.

Classes for Teachers

Accurate and Automatic Decoding: A Necessity for Skilled Reading

Basic Language Skills - Introduction

Basic Language Skills - Advanced

Basic Language Skills - Book 3

Celebrating Common Ties: Transitioning from Spanish to English

Part 1

Part 2

Developing Accuracy & Fluency

Developing Metacognitive Skills

Developing Vocabulary for Reading Success

Language & Literacy for Young Learners

Language Enrichment

Language Enrichment Refresher

Mapping for Student Success: Aligning Standards, Assessment, and Curriculum

Multisensory Grammar

Multisensory Grammar - Advanced

Multisensory Reading & Spelling

Oral Language & Listening Comprehension (formerly Reading Comprehension)

Reading Readiness

Response to Intervention: Assessment for Learning

Scientific Spelling

Scientific Spelling - Part 2 (formerly Scientific Spelling - Advanced)

Secrets of Structured Systematic Handwriting (Structured Handwriting)

Small Group Instruction Modules: Helping Increase Students' Literacy Skills One Student at a Time

Unexpected Underachievement

Written Composition Fundamentals

Secrets of Structured Systematic Handwriting
(Structured Handwriting)