Transcript Multisensory Structured Language Education

MULTISENSORY
STRUCTURED
LANGUAGE
EDUCATION
Helping my child learn to read.
Why MSLE?
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Written by staff at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
for Children
Builds on the success of the Dyslexia Training
Program
Supported by research
Training provided by the Shelton School and
Evaluation Center of Dallas, Texas
 www.shelton.org
What is MSLE?
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Simultaneously use more than one sense in learning
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Systematic and Cumulative
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Visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile
Consistent daily materials and procedures that build on
previously taught concepts.
Direct Instruction
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Each concept is presented through discovery, practiced and
reviewed periodically.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is
neurological in origin.
Dyslexia Characteristics
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Misread common words
Reading is choppy
Issues with spelling
Has difficulty rhyming and mispronounces words
It is unexpected in relation to other cognitive
abilities
Dyslexic Brain
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The parts that control
word analysis and
word forms are
affected.
Dyslexia is not…
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Reversing of letters or numbers
Not cured with color over lays
Never out grow it
MSLE Addresses the Five Essential
Components of Reading Instruction
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Phonemic Awareness
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Phonics
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This is a phonics based program
Reading fluency
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Integrated into daily lessons
Students begin reading words for accuracy and
automaticity within the first few days
Vocabulary development and the implementation of
reading comprehension strategies are also integrated
into the daily lesson
The Schedule
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Alphabet
 Alphabet
recognition, missing letter deck, before and
after, ABC order
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Review previous material
Introduction of new information
Instant words
 Sight
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words
Reading practice
 Words
and sentences
The Schedule
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Spelling deck
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say a sound, you write the letter or letters
Phonemic awareness
 mouth
pictures, how we make the sounds, ability to
blend and manipulate sounds in words
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Spelling practice
Comprehension skills
 Building
word knowledge
 Building comprehension strategies
Why Cursive?
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Only one method to learn
Only one place to start for lower case letters
Reinforces left to right
Reduces reversals
Flowing and rhythmic movements
Home Practice is Important.
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Typical learners need 5-15 accurate pairings of info.
A student that has a learning difference needs 1500
accurate pairings of information to move the
information to memory.
Practicing at home provides additional practice.
Children find important what their
parents find important.
Home Practice Routine
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Shared between parent and child
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should monitor the accurate pairing of
information
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RAP pages
 Rapid
Accurate Practice
 5 minutes
 Check for understanding of vocabulary
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Handwriting
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with letter shapes covered in class
Home Practice: Tips for Parents
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Establish a routine
Create a work area
Choose an appropriate time
Be consistent
References
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Coffman, N. M. (2012) Shelton academic language approach (SALA).
Unpublished manuscript, Shelton School and Evaluation Center, Dallas,
Texas.
Birsh, J. R. (2011) Multisensory teaching of basic language skills. (2nd ed.)
Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
A reading checklist—helping your child become a reader. (n.d.) Retrieved
August 29, 2013, from
http://www2.ed.gov/print/parents/academic/help/reader/part8.html
Coffman, N. M. (2009) The shelton model for teaching organization and
study skills. Unpublished manuscript, Shelton School and Evaluation Center,
Dallas, Texas.