FLIP Your Sentences: How to Adapt Your Teaching For Students With Reading Disabilities

Are you stressed out trying to figure out how you can plan opportunities for inclusion in classroom activities? My 4 Step Framework can help you to FLIP your sentences, adjust to your students' levels and plan lessons that lead to students learning and succeeding . In this live course, you will learn how to stay on topic while writing sentences that align with students' reading abilities.
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2022: A Time for Positive Change

Academic success can have a domino affect.

I can't even count the number of times this school year that I have heard teachers share that so many of their students are working 1 to 2 levels below grade level. And they still need to teach them grade level skills! The live format of this course allows you to customize your experience, as you learn how to adjust your teaching to fit the needs of YOUR students. The FLIP framework was designed with both teachers and students in mind. Often, once struggling students feel academic success, their confidence soars. Improvements in behavior and motivation are likely to follow, which can lead to an improved overall classroom culture. In a time where we are seeing such a high rate of teacher burn out, these positive changes are absolutely needed. As a special education teacher, my role has involved supporting both teachers and students. Much of my experience has centered around adapting grade level content so that students with learning disabilities can progress. I've designed this program to be focused on changes at the sentence level, in order to customize it to fit the individual needs of teachers. I hope that you will join us to make positive changes for both you and your students!

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Instructor(s)

Laura Chesney

Hi Teachers! My name is Laura. I'm a mom of 3, wife and special education/reading teacher. I've been teaching for about 15 years. I have a bachelor degree in Human Development, and a master degree in Education. I'm certified in Elementary Education, Special Education and as a Learning Disabilities Specialist. I've always enjoyed helping teachers to understand the needs of their struggling learners. My dream is to help as many teachers as possible, so I started creating online courses!

What Does FLIP Stand For?

Here are the steps of the framework that you will learn:

  • FOCUS: The first step to adapting lessons for struggling students involves making decisions to focus your efforts. In this step, teachers determine the subject, topic and students that they will be focusing on.

  • LEVEL: This step is where teachers take a deep dive into their students' individual levels, in order to make changes that fit their needs. You will learn a "crash course" in basic phonics vocabulary in order to learn how to write sentences at a reading level that corresponds to your students' reading levels.

  • INTERESTS: This step involves incorporating student interests into your sentences, in order to motivate and keep them interested. This step is especially important for students who are not academically behind, but who benefit from changes to the curriculum for motivational purposes.

  • PERSONALITY: As we know, no two students' personalities are exactly alike! In the final step of the framework, we will discuss and practice ways to make the lesson come alive for your students. Again, this step is important for students who could use some motivation, however all students can benefit from having instruction personalized to increase their interest.

Pricing options

This course will be taught over 4 live sessions, which will allow you to ask questions after each session. All calls will be recorded and will be available to view later as well. You can choose either to pay a one time price of $89.99 or pay $32 monthly for 3 months. You will have lifetime access to this version of the course!

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Mindset, Goal Planning and Intro to FLIP Framework

  • 2

    Module 2: (Focus) and (Level/Reading)

    • Focus and Level

    • Level (Reading)

    • Module 2 Handouts
  • 3

    Module 3: Interest and Personality

    • Module 3: Interest and Personality
  • 4

    Step 4: Wrap Up

    • Module 4: Wrap Up and Practice

    • End of Course Teacher Survey

FAQ

  • What if I can't make it to the live calls?

    That's ok! All calls will be recorded. Attending the live calls are not required, it's just an option in case teachers want to be able to ask questions. I also love teaching in the moment, because I can adjust things based on whether or not students understand.

  • I don't have time to change anything about my lessons.

    I get it. However, I believe that as teachers, we often spend time explaining and reteaching concepts because students didn't understand it the first time that it was taught. Adjust parts of the lesson from the very beginning can help ensure that