ASDEC COURSES
"ASDEC's courses have been stimulating, edifying, and above all energizing. Language I and the Practicum gave me a powerful approach to teaching reading and writing as well as a more comprehensive understanding of the English language and language disorders. I have become a better parent and teacher, and a stronger advocate for my children and my students as a result." Graduate of ASDEC Academic Therapy Certification program
ASDEC faculty teach a series of courses at our Rockville location that prepare individuals for certification as Academic Therapists. These courses are also open to teachers, parents, and other educators who are interested in learning the most effective multisensory strategies for teaching reading and math. We provide graduate credits through Projects In Education at Catholic University that can be used for teacher certification, salary increments, or for recertification/seat hours, where applicable.
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BUILDING BLOCKS OF READING
MULTISENSORY MATH I: Winter and Summer Sessions
STUDY SKILLS : Available for Distance Learning
LANGUAGE 1: Sounds in Syllables: Winter and Summer session
NEURO-PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DISORDERS DvDs Available
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Multisensory Training Institute
BUILDING BLOCKS OF READING: WORKSHOP SERIES
Reading difficulties are the most common cause of academic failure in the US. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, approximately 36% of all fourth graders read at “below basic” levels.
A majority of these students do not qualify for special education services so they depend on regular classroom education or supplemental services.
ASDEC's Building Blocks of Reading presents an overview of the key components of effective reading and language arts instruction as recommended by the The National Reading Panel at the National Institute for Child Health and Development and the National Teacher Quality Institute. This workshop is designed for teachers, special educators and reading specialists for use in the classroom or in small group instruction.
Orton-Gillingham-based methods of instruction will focus on:
· explicit teaching of all letters and their respective sounds, the six syllable types, techniques for syllable division, and all spelling rules;
· training activities in phonological awareness (rhyming, awareness of words in sentences, manipulation of syllables in words, and the sounds that make up syllables); and
· research presenting facts about dyslexia, common challenges to learning reading and spelling, and the rationale for cursive handwriting.
Materials
The Structure of The English Language, a resource guide by Sandra Dillon
Reproducible hands-on activities for reading and spelling
Chart for handwriting, alphabet mat, desk size alphabet strip.
When: Saturdays February 18, 25 and March 3 from 9:30-4:00
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost: $375 Early registration $350 if received by January 9.
Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
STUDY SKILLS
Required for Therapy Level Certification
Ideal for teachers, tutors, and parents who want to assist students using strategies to improve executive functioning, test-taking skills, and comprehension. Rapid results include improved comprehension and grades.
Executive Function Methods emphasize:
· Time management,
· Binder/Materials Organization.
· Metacognition,
· Teacher Relations, and
· Memory Techniques
Comprehension Strategies consist of:
· SkORE process for content mastery from text
· Oral notetaking strategies
· Vocabulary Development, including:
Base words and inflected endings
Multiple word meanings
Synonyms and antonyms
Etymology, roots and affixes
Non-literal Language, such as idioms and metaphors
· Systematic study from student texts, and
· Grammar and parts of speech instruction.
Written Language instruction includes:
· Process approach to writing
· Brainstorming, graphic organizers and mind-mapping
· Sentence sense
· Paragraph structure
· Essay structure
Participants also will learn to provide students with an overview of phonics and general study skills.
When: Saturdays January 28 - April 28, 2012: 10:00 - 1:30 (no class April 7)
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost: $750 Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
This course is available for Distance Learning
Graduate Credit is available for this course for an additional fee.
MULTISENSORY MATHEMATICS I: Fulfills one course requirement for Teaching Level Certification
Based on the Orton-Gillingham philosophy of teaching, Multisensory Mathematics I applies the research-based Concrete-Representation-Abstract (CRA) approach to teaching mathematics as advocated by the National Math Panel and the NCTM. Participants learn to apply this methodology in guiding students from foundation skills and numeracy to place value, operations, fractions and decimals. Participants learn to use manipulatives effectively to reinforce concepts, aid memory and enhance performance for all students. Strategies for helping students learn and retrieve math facts are stressed as well as structured procedures for computational accuracy. This approach is especially effective with students who learn differently, inclusion classes and ESL learners. The approach is effective for initial instruction as well as remedial work at all levels and is compatible with all curricula and programs.
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Suite 307, Rockville, MD 20850
When: WINTER: February 18 - March 17, 2012 Saturdays from 9:30 - 4:00
SUMMER: June 18 - 22, 2012 from 9:30 - 4:00
Cost: $675 Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
Graduate Credit Available for an additional fee
MULTISENSORY MATH II: From Fractions to Algebra
Fulfills one course requirement for Teaching Level Certification
Marilyn Zecher presents the follow-up course to Multisensory Math 1. Based on the Orton-Gillingham philosophy of teaching, Multisensory Mathematics II applies the research-based Concrete-Representation-Abstract (CRA) approach to teaching mathematics as advocated by the National Math Panel and the National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM). Participants learn to apply this methodology in guiding students from foundation skills such as multiplication, division and fractions to operations in upper levels of math including Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry. This approach is especially effective with students who learn differently, inclusion classes and ELL learners. The approach is effective for initial instruction as well as remedial work at all levels and is compatible with all curricula and programs.
Specific course outcomes include:
. Participants will be to relate instructional methodology to current research in mathematics.
. Participants will be able to utilize a concrete-representational-abstract approach in teaching math concepts and procedures.
. Participants will be able to identify common learning characteristics of students with math deficits and utilize an appropriate diagnostic prescriptive approach to instruction
. Participants will know and be able to select appropriate manipulatives to use in instruction of fractions, decimals, Algebra concepts and operations and Geometry.
. Participants will be able to create an effective multisensory lesson plan to introduce or reinforce math concepts and procedures.
. Participants will be able to demonstrate appropriate language strategies for addressing the needs of diverse learners.
. Participants will analyze basic concepts and applications associated with a variety of operations and link appropriate language and instructional strategies to illustrate the underlying conceptual basis of those operations.
. Participants will be able to apply specific MSLE strategies to processing difficulties in complex math applications. These include: coding, structured procedures, pattern recognition, summarizing, simultaneous multisensory processing and graphic organizers.
When: June 25-29, 2012
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost; $675 Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
Additional Classes offered at ASDEC
LANGUAGE 1: SOUNDS IN SYLLABLES
Required for Therapy Level Certification
ASDEC faculty present Sounds in Syllables (SIS), one of the most powerful Orton-Gillingham based methods designed to teach reading (decoding, fluency, and comprehension). These methods integrate research-based evidence from neurology, cognitive sciences, psychology, speech-language pathology, and linguistics to produce the most durable remediation for students with even the most severe learning disabilities.
When: Saturdays, March 24-May 19 (no Class April 7) from 9:30-4:00 or June 18 - June 29, 2012: 9:30 - 3:30
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost: $975 Early registration $925 if received by December 5. Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
Graduate Credit is available for this course for an additional fee.
LANGUAGE 1: SOUNDS IN SYLLABLES - SUMMER INTENSIVE
Required for Therapy Level Certification
SDEC faculty present Sounds in Syllables (SIS), one of the most powerful Orton-Gillingham based methods designed to teach reading (decoding, fluency, and comprehension). These methods integrate research-based evidence from neurology, cognitive sciences, psychology, speech-language pathology, and linguistics to produce the most durable remediation for students with even the most severe learning disabilities.
When: June 18 - June 29, 2012: 9:30 - 3:30
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost: $975 Also please include the annual registration fee of $35
Graduate Credit is available for this course for an additional fee.
NEURO-PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DISORDERS Required for Therapy Level Certification
The course offers full, up-to-the-minute research findings in the brain functions underlying learning, with emphasis on language-learning. Students will learn about the history of psychology,brain structure, brain development, and neurological anomalies that produce learning differences. The course will discuss how to use different intervention strategies basedon a better understanding of how neurological conditions affect learning. Specifically, students will learn how to analyze behaviors and create more effective learning environments both in a one-to-one teaching environment as well as in the classroom. Students will also learn how to read and analyze neuro-psychological testing to designthe most effective learning interventions. This class is ideal for all teachers, academic therapists, tutors and parents who wish to better understand the neurological strengths and weaknesses of their learners.
When: TBD Fall 2012 DvDs now available to audit course
Where: ASDEC, 22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD
Cost: $750
Graduate Credit is available for this course for an additional fee
If you are interested in taking this course through distance learning , please call 301-762-2414
FROM PARTS OF SPEECH TO THE RESEARCH PAPER: A Multisensory Approach to Teaching Written Expression
This course addresses the structure of written language expression. Participants will learn multisensory strategies for teaching grammar and a process approach for writing sentences, expanded sentences, paragraphs, and multi-paragraph essays. Participants will learn a variety of multisensory strategies for guiding students in an incremental, sequential process, help to organize what they write before committing words to a page. Multisensory strategies will be demonstrated for helping students at all levels of instruction to develop research projects and papers. Finally, the course will focus on writing about literature, the binder approach to the research paper, and strategies for developing college entrance essays.