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Academy /
INTENSIVE membership offers the Wilson Intensive
Course required to obtain Level I Certification
in the Wilson Reading System and involves:
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90-hours of online seminar instruction in Steps 1-6 of the Wilson Reading System
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Online assessments |
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60-hour practicum |
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5 observations with
a Wilson trainer |
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What Wilson Certification Means for You |
Participants
receive WRS Level I Certification upon mastery of the
Wilson Reading System lesson plan, including multisensory,
structured language techniques and effective strategies
for working one-to-one.
Participants completing this program may represent
themselves as Wilson Level I certified tutors and are
included in our tutor referral service. Our policy to
recommend only Wilson Level I Certified Teachers is
our way of assuring the integrity of the program. Certified
individuals may also present WRS informational seminars
(up to 3 hours), but are not qualified as Wilson trainers.
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Who It's For |
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Districts/Organizations |
School districts
and organizations implementing the Wilson Intensive
Model are able to enroll a minimum of 10 individuals
in a certification course. In addition to the online
seminar instruction, participants attend a start-up
lab and five implementation meetings throughout the
course of the school year. A Wilson trainer also observes
each teacher/student pair five times, and provides written
and verbal feedback. |
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| Individuals |
Individuals
seeking WRS Level I Certification may participate in
the online seminar course and practicum upon trainer
availability. The participant must travel with the practicum
student to a certification site for 5 observation appointments
with a Wilson trainer.
> Click
here to view available certification sites |
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Is
There a Prerequisite |
The WRS Overview Workshop or WRS Intervention Workshop must have been completed within the last five years. |
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What is the Cost |
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Districts/Organizations |
This model
requires a minimum of ten participants. Tuition for
the online seminar instruction and trainer observations
is $1100 per participant. The start-up workshop is $1200
and the 5 implementation meetings are a total of $1200.
Trainer expenses (air, transportation, lodging, meals)
are applied if required. |
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| Individuals |
Tuition for
a 15-month enrollment in the Wilson / Intensive Course
is $1100, which includes online seminar instruction and
5 observations with a Wilson trainer. |
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| Is
College Credit Available |
Participants
completing the Wilson / Intensive Course with practicum
are eligible to obtain up to 9 college credits from
Endicott College in Beverly, MA, for an additional fee.
> Click
here for more information |
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| Academy
/ INTENSIVE Membership Profile |
| PREREQUISITE |
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The WRS Overview Workshop or WRS Intervention Workshop must have been completed within the last five years.
These workshops introduce participants to the philosophy
and methodology of the Wilson Reading System.
To register for Wilson Academy
membership and online course work, your Overview
status will be confirmed in the registration process. |
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| ACADEMY
MEMBERSHIP FEATURES |
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15-month Enrollment
in Wilson Academy |
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Student / Teacher
Resources |
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Idea and Strategy
Sharing |
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Student Success
Stories |
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Academy Communication
Features |
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Wilson Reading System Course
Work |
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Video Seminars (by Barbara
Wilson) |
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Animated Demonstrations |
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Printable Teacher / Student
Materials |
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Trainer Online Support |
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Assessments |
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| COURSE
WORK DESCRIPTION |
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90 hours of instruction in
WRS Steps 1-6 INTENSIVE Course |
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Completion of online assessments |
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1:1 student practicum with
a minimum of 60 lessons of instruction with
a lesson plan written for each lesson (student
must be approved by Wilson Trainer) |
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Five teacher/student observations,
as scheduled by the Wilson Trainer (each
observation approximately one hour in length) |
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Pretesting report, including
educational history and current test results
of practicum student |
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Development of teacher’s
and student’s notebooks and student’s
written work in accordance with Wilson program
standards |
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Demonstration of mastered
lesson plan procedures (documented by Wilson
Trainer) |
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Demonstration of student
success and mastery of decoding/encoding
skills |
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Completion of
posttesting and submission of practicum
student report after minimum of 60 lessons
and achievement of Step 4.2 |
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Participation in threaded
discussion topics (required for participants
seeking graduate college credit) |
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| PRACTICUM
STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA |
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Student entering grades 4–12 (grade 3 approved if student has been retained)* |
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Overall cognitive ability
in average range (minimum IQ = 80) |
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Overall reading must be ranked
in the 5th to 30th percentile with a minimum
total reading score of 2.0 |
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Student has poor decoding
and spelling |
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Student’s listening
comprehension ability is higher than his/her
independent reading comprehension |
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Student must be available
to be scheduled at minimum three to four
45-minute lessons, two to three 60-minute
lessons, or two to three 90-minute lessons
(1:1) per week |
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Practicum student must not
have any previous Wilson instruction |
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The above criteria
should be determined from school records and
current testing. Testing must be completed
for selection in either late spring or early
September. The WADE (Wilson Assessment of
Decoding and Encoding) must be used as well
as a formal reading test. Either the Woodcock
Reading Mastery Test, Woodcock-Johnson –R,
Woodcock Johnson III, or Woodcock Diagnostic
Reading Battery is recommended. A similar,
individualized reading assessment may be substituted
if it provides information regarding decoding,
comprehension and total reading. |
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The practicum situation
works best when the selected student has a
consistent attendance record and does not
have overriding emotional or behavioral issues.
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This requirement
that the practicum student be entering grades
4–12 is necessary for the purposes of
certified training, so that students can meet
other prerequisite requirements. |
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| CERTIFICATION
SITE FOR INDIVIDUALS |
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Practicum observations
are part of Level I Certification. For those not
part of a school district, we do offer Certification
Sites based upon trainer availability. If you
do not see a certification site near you, we recommend
that you pursue the Intervention Course.
The majority of our WRS training is provided
within school districts. If you are working in
a school district, we suggest that you contact
your administrator to learn if your district has
or would like to establish a Professional Development
Services Agreement with us.
> Click
here to view available certification sites |
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| REQUIRED
COURSE MATERIALS |
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A Wilson Reading System Starter Set is
required for each teacher enrolled in the
INTENSIVE course. A Starter Set costs $149
and includes the following: |
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Instructor
Manual |
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Rules Notebook |
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Dictation Book (Steps
1-6) |
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Wilson Assessment of
Decoding and Encoding (WADE) |
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Sound Cards |
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Word Cards |
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Syllable Cards (Steps
3-6) |
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Magnetic Journal with
Phoneme Tiles |
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One set of Student
Readers Steps 1-6 |
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Wilson
Tote Bag |
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Other
WRS sets are available, including our
Standard Set and Deluxe Set. |
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| COLLEGE
CREDIT (OPTIONAL) |
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9 Graduate College
Credits |
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Graduate
college credit is optional and is awarded
by Endicott College in Beverly, MA, upon completion
of requisite course. Click
here for more information. |
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| MEMBERSHIP/COURSE
FEE |
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$1100 / participant
for 15-month period |
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