Program Details

• Wilson Language hosts the blended certification program.
  
  
• The Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Level I Certification program is designed to prepare teachers to effectively implement WRS Steps 1-6 with students who are reading and spelling below grade level, as well as those diagnosed with a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia.
  
  
• The WRS Level I Certification Program consists of two components: the WRS Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Steps 1-6) online course and the WRS Steps 1-6 Practicum with companion online course.
  
  
• The WRS Level I Certification Program provides a course of study that deepens teachers’ content knowledge while providing a supervised practicum that allows teachers to apply and practice skillful use of research-based strategies.
  
  
• Individuals have 12 months from the date of enrollment to complete the online course and practicum. If site-based, participants are encouraged to complete certification within the school year.
  
  
• Completion of WRS Level I Certification Program makes one eligible to receive the professional credential of Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner.

Requirements for Completion

• Complete a comprehensive online course: WRS Intensive Instruction for the Non-Responsive Reader (Steps 1-6)
• Conduct 1:1 WRS instruction with a practicum student for a minimum of 65 lessons with a lesson plan written for each lesson. Student must meet selection criteria and be approved by the assigned Wilson® Credentialed Trainer
• Be observed five times teaching the practicum student. Each observation is scheduled with the Wilson® Credentialed Trainer and lasts approximately 60-75 minutes
• Submit a pretesting report on the practicum student, including educational history and current test results
• Develop a Teacher Binder and Student Portfolio and compile student’s written work in accordance with WLT program standards
• Demonstrate mastery of the WRS Lesson Plan procedures (documented and approved by Wilson® Credentialed Trainer)
• Demonstrate an understanding of language concepts through accurate teaching with multisensory procedures
• Demonstrate student mastery of reading, spelling, fluency, and comprehension
• Conduct pre and post-testing with two norm-referenced tests, one being the Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST), and submit posttest data with practicum student final report after a minimum of 65 lessons and achievement of WRS Substep 4.2 

Please contact Diane Thomson via email or 484-237-5023 and we will coordinate with Wilson to get you introduced to the program. 

CCIU offers the following Wilson workshops each fall:

• Fundations Level K
• Fundations Level 1
• Fundations Level 2
• WRS Introductory Course