This 10-hour workshop provides the practice and guidance needed to effectively begin teaching the Wilson Just Words curriculum. At the completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

Understand the research base supporting the why and how of Just Words instruction.

Understand the principles of instruction: explicit, sequential, and cumulative instruction that incorporates review, repetition, feedback, and multisensory instruction to engage multiple modes of learning.

Identify the skills taught in Just Words: word study (phonemic awareness, six basic syllable types in English, spelling rules, common Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes), vocabulary study, and high frequency words.

Properly identify and group students.

Use the Instructor Manual’s Unit structure and materials, prepare a daily learning plan, and practice lesson activity procedures.

Administer Progress Checks at the beginning of each Unit and Unit Tests at the end in order to assess students’ progress.