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Wilson Academy promotes schools and organizations that are successfully implementing the Wilson Reading System. A Best Practice Site follows WRS design principles and adheres to protocol in student identification, lesson delivery procedures, monitoring of student progress, teacher professional development, and documentation.

Best Practice Sites, from city and rural, private and public schools, to literacy centers, colleges and adult programs will be highlighted. The Wilson community and beyond will be able to learn how schools and organizations across the country are putting Wilson to work.

Best Practice Sites will be posted soon, stay tuned.
 
 

 
Literacy Solutions
Wilson Language Training provides school districts with instructional models to guide how best to implement the Wilson Reading System.

These models recommend the intensity and duration of instruction and level of teacher professional development and support, based upon the student population being served.
 
Intervention Model
for students reading or spelling below grade level
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Intensive Model
for students with a diagnosed language-based learning disability or dyslexia
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 Wilson Instructional Models
an overview of Wilson Literacy Solutions instruction models
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Built on Sound Principles
Since its original publication in 1988, the Wilson Reading System has been based upon 10 principles of instruction. Research within the field of reading has validated the “critical points” of the Wilson program and helps to explain the reasons for its effectiveness.
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WRS Text Instruction
the use of differentiated texts & their interrelationships for students with primary decoding deficits
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Academy Updates

Rochester School Teacher Receives National Recognition, Scholarship
Wilson Language Training® has named Marla Kleinman of Rochester, NY, as recipient of the 2009 Sharon Parks Memorial Scholarship for Wilson Level II training. The annual Sharon Parks Memorial Scholarship is a national award presented to one teacher who demonstrates dedication to the Wilson mission of helping students become fluent, independent readers. It was created in memory of the late Sharon Parks, an enthusiastic, conscientious, and concerned Wilson trainer.
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Great Neck Administrator Honored with National Award
Wilson Language Training® has named Terry Horowitz of Great Neck, NY, as recipient of the 2009 Mary Ann Bonneau Administrator Award. Each year, Wilson recognizes one dedicated school administrator with this national award which commemorates the late Mary Ann Bonneau, an educator from the Worcester (MA) Public School District. Terry exemplifies the professionalism and compassion that embodied Mary Ann’s commitment to making literacy a possibility for everyone.
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Saint Joseph's University Master's in Special Education Program Announces Partnership with Wilson Language Training
In March 2009, Saint Joseph's University's Online Master's in Special Education: Response to Intervention program will be collaborating with a third party, the world-renowned Wilson Language Training Corporation. This partnership will allow students enrolled in the Saint Joseph's University's Online Special Education Graduate Program to become certified as Wilson Reading SystemŽ teachers.
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Check out The Decoder
The Voice of the Wilson Community
Volume 17 Number 1, 2010
 
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