Teacher Training Institute (TTI)
The Chartwell School Teacher Training Institute offers a professional development program for educators, administrators and parents who would like to learn more about emerging research and best practices in reading and learning dynamics. Chartwell's TTI classes are highly recommended for teachers, tutors and school principals. Interested parents are also welcome. Please contact Kristen Atkins at katkins@chartwell.org with any questions about TTI.
"It has been such a pleasure learning about real learning rather than just another new 'system' of catchy program." -- Teacher and participant of the Teacher Training Institute
| Dates: | June 14 - June 18 |
| Hours: | 12:30 - 3:30 pm |
| Tuition: | $225 |
| Instructor: | Kristen Atkins, M.S.
Director of Outreach |
Theory I: Psycho-Educational Testing
Topics to be covered:
- Three Profiles of learning disabilities - ADD, Dyslexia and Non-Verbal LD
- Dyslexia - demystifying reading difficulties
- Learned Helplessness and Attribution Training
- Diagnostic Teaching
| Dates: | June 21 - 25 |
| Hours: | 12:30 - 3:30 pm |
| Tuition: | $225 |
| Instructor: | Kristen Atkins, M.S.
Director of Outreach |
Theory II: Best Practices for Teaching Reading
Topics to be covered:
- National Reading Panel Study of Best Practices
- Phonemic Awareness
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Critique of Efficacy of State Standards
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CEU credits available through the University of San Diego (USD). Contact Chartwell for details.
Scholarships are available! Please attach a brief narrative explaining the reason(s) you are requesting a scholarship and your intent to utilize what you learn. Awards will be based on financial need, previous experience, and your plans to use the training to improve quality of student reading instruction.
Questions? Contact Kristen Atkins at 831.394.3468 x1012 or katkins@chartwell.org.
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| Dates: | June 28 - July 2 |
| Hours: | 12:30 - 3:30 pm |
| Tuition: | $225 |
| Instructor: | Kristen Atkins, M.S.
Director of Outreach |
Theory III: Early Identification, Assessment, and Intervention of Reading Difficulties
Topics to be covered:
- Early reading interventions, introduction to the DIBELS
- Fluency - Read Naturally and DIBELS
- Intervention Activities
- The Role of the Reading Coach
| Dates: | June 14 - July 2 |
| Hours: | 9:00 am - 12:00 noon |
| Tuition: | $625 |
| Instructor: |
Judy Gaughf, M.Ed.
Dean of Students
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Practicum
This three-week practicum is an introductory course for classroom teachers, tutors, and educational therapists interested in prescriptive teaching. It will provide research-based reading instruction techniques for students who need structure to function successfully in all areas of language arts, including reading, writing, spelling, and speaking. Participants will learn about the components of the structured language training lesson plan, the methodology to teach a lesson, the philosophy behind the multi-sensory lesson, and the scope and sequence of linguistic information needed to teach at various levels.
Topics to be covered:
- Multisensory training methods
- Structured language lessons
- Analysis of linguistic patterns found in English language
- Decoding strategies
- Encoding strategies using simultaneous oral spelling
- Six Kinds of Syllables, Four Rules of Syllabication
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