SWR TRAINING CLASSES: So where do we begin?
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BASIC
BASIC SWR FOR ALL TEACHERS, $150. See the SWR Sanseri method in action! Endorsed Trainers model spelling instruction and invite you to participate like the students you teach.
This introduction to phonograms, rules, & dictation is needed by every teacher & tutor of SWR.
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WISE Guide Practice & Plan
WISE GUIDE PRACTICE & PLAN, $75. This “Step 2” next-level class is designed to be taken after Basic. WISE Guide Practice & Plan does just that: leads you through spelling dictation practice, fingergrams, AND planning lessons for a week! Two afternoon sessions of 3 hours each plus a required intro video. At registration, vote for a WG word list by grade or age; 2 lists will be practiced.
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Intermediate
PRIMARY LOG FOR 1ST-3RD GRADES, INTERMEDIATE SEMINAR $75. Take a step further! Step 2 INTERMEDIATE helps you finish the 40 steps after Basic, covering SWR Steps 28-40 for teaching 1st, 2nd, & 3rd graders. This seminar takes up where Basic ends and uses Primary Log + Chart Masters to work through many spelling rules + advanced phonograms.
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Advanced
BLACK LOG FOR OLDER STUDENTS, Full Advanced Seminar $225. If you've attended an SWR Step 1 BASIC class & will teach older students (3rd grade & up, MS, HS, adults), you are ready for next-level SWR ADVANCED! Begin with 4 Black Log reference pages needed at beginning of every school year & work through all 39 reference pages in 8 sessions (Some events are 5 sessions). Instructor Rhonda Bedee models rules, reference pages, & advanced phonograms - we pull out all the stops for 39 reference pages! You will observe & participate like the students you teach.
UNIQUE TICKET OPTIONS! Choose 1 session as an elective $35. Choose 3 days in a bundle for $90. Full series is $225. [Series of 5 is $50 for 1 day, $130 for 3 days]
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Phonograms and Rules
How do I introduce Phonograms and letter strokes? When are spelling rules taught? How can “fingergrams” help?
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Workshops for Experienced Teachers & Tutors
Separate classes in review & preparation of teaching SWR for the next year.
COLOR YOUR SWR WORLD - highlights portions of your SWR manual or WISE Guide while reviewing sounds and rules.
WORKSHEETS WORKSHOP - school subjects with SWR markings for vocabulary, plus grammar spelling TO MAKE A VERB CHANGE, ADD-E-S!“
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SWR Supplies
Ask your knowledgeable SWR endorsed Trainers questions about choosing books and supplies applicable to your teaching situation.
Order a spelling log to write in during a seminar. NOTE: you only need 1 Teacher Log completed. Students write in new blank Logs yearly, but Teachers only need to write it once!
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CPE Continuing Professional Ed CREDITS
Rhonda Bedee and Carolyn Gibbens provide Texas CPE credits for seminars on request. After a class, email your request to wisespelling.swr@att.net. Include your name for the certificate plus the dates of your seminar.
A Basic Seminar can provide 16 hours of credits! Some teachers request certificates even if certified in other states. Acceptance by your board is not guaranteed, but it possibly may be received into your record.
Basic. Foundation of all SWR instruction! Philosophy of Spell to Write and Read, phonics concepts, teaching preschoolers to about 2nd grade level + all upper grades, promotion of good literature practices and how it relates to spelling and reading, 70 basic phonograms, related spelling rules, introduction and modeling and practice of spelling dictation, required daily teacher plans and practices, modeling of reference pages in Primary Log. Interactive!
Level 1. Basic, all grades, philosophy of teaching, HOW TO for classroom.
TRAINING CHOICES
Seminars are NOT required by any means!
But for those who want it, Wanda Sanseri has authorized and given her personal endorsement for a group of trainers across the United States to provide organized classes. But how do I choose?
Level 1. Basic. Every teacher of SWR methods benefits from this foundational course!
Basic. This practical and interactive course walks you through tips for beginning with preschoolers and moves on to teaching Kindergartners, 1st and 2nd graders, and higher grades. Begin here to learn 70 Basic phonogram spellings and sounds, approximately 20 spelling rules, and the pattern to follow for spelling dictation. Teacher needs Red Primary Learning Log.
Level 2. WISE Guide Practice and Plan, Intermediate, Advanced, in any order. Prerequisite: Basic and/or one year of SWR teaching or more.
WISE Guide Practice & Plan - WGPP. Practicum, weekly lesson planning, spelling word dictation format and practice, teacher evaluation, WISE Guide Worksheets. Begins with a reading assignment for teachers (26 pages) then Zoom class for 2 afternoons. Highly interactive with teacher practice for dictation and questions and answers!
Intermediate. Conclusion of SWR 40 steps, more phonics concepts, order of teaching for 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades, expanded work with 70 phonograms, a few advanced phonograms introduction, modeling of more Reference pages and spelling rules pages in Red Primary Log. Interactive with some teacher practice for questions on rules.
Advanced. Return to the beginning of the 40 steps but with FOCUS ON OLDER STUDENTS, more phonics concepts, order of teaching for 2nd through 6th grade, expanded work with 70 phonograms, 24 advanced phonograms, modeling of ALL 39 Reference pages and spelling rules pages in Black Log with special instructions for Greek and Latin roots and more. Interactive.
ADVICE
* Just getting started? Basic + WGPP
* Teaching 1st, 2nd, 3rd graders? Basic + Intermedate + WGPP
* Teaching 3rd graders and up, middle schoolers, high schoolers, adults? Skip Intermediate, take Advanced. Basic + Advanced + WGPP
CLASSROOM TEACHERS – 3 TRAININGS are recommended. ALL GRADES AND LEVELS.
MATERIALS
Classroom. SWR Kit, teacher log, WG Worksheets, 1 book per teacher. Head of School, Dean, or Curriculum Supervisor reviews options with trainer to choose applicable items for school.
Logs. There are two for two levels of teaching. Red Primary Log is for younger students: larger writing space with dashed lines, 18 Reference pages. Black Log is for upper grades: smaller writing space, older students, full set of 39 Reference pages.