Part 1: An Integrated Approach to Literacy Across Grade Levels
Course: #11313Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 1951 Reviews
Reading and writing skills are deeply rooted in the structure of language. This course introduces a framework of metalinguistic questions that educators can use to help students connect key elements of language—morphology, phonology, semantics, and orthography—with literacy skills such as vocabulary development, decoding, spelling, and reading comprehension. The strategies presented are adaptable to support learners across all grade levels and abilities.
This course is part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 will be broadcast as a live event on January 15, 2026 and available on-demand after that date. Part 2 is: Course# 11409
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the research indicating that an integrated approach to literacy impacts language, reading, and writing.
- After this course, participants will be able to list the four questions of Structured Word Inquiry and describe how they work together to bind morphology, phonology, semantics, and orthography.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss how to create a literacy-based lesson for any grade level.
Course created on September 9, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Research behind an integrated approach |
| 15-30 Minutes | The 4 Questions of SWI |
| 30-55 Minutes | Literacy-based lessons |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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1951 ReviewsPresented By
Katie E. Squires
PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Katie Squires, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL is a founding member of the Structured Word Inquiry Research Vanguard (SWIRV) and a Professor at Central Michigan University. She teaches courses in language development, preschool and school-age language disorders, speech-sound disorders, and literacy disorders. She supervises the evaluation and treatment of dyslexia.
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Lisa Barnett
B.Ed
Lisa Barnett specializes in teaching literacy skills to people of all ages. She has been teaching in the Fenton Area Public Schools for 30+ years, nearly all of those in special education. She also tutors privately, presents nationally and internationally, and trains people world-wide in English Orthography through Structured Word Inquiry literacy practices through her business, Empower Learning Center. She has served on committees and organizations such as: the Michigan Department of Education Standards Revision Committee and as a Founding Member of Decoding Dyslexia MI, serving as a State Leader for five years. She is a published author of pamphlets, blogs, and articles. Her passion is helping people understand that English spelling is a well-ordered system.
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Financial: Katie E. Squires was paid an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Katie E. Squires is a founding member of the Structured Word Inquiry Research Vanguard (SWIRV), a group of researchers interested in SWI as an innovative approach to literacy instruction and intervention. She is co-author of Vocabulary & Morphology using Structured Word Inquiry.
Financial: Lisa Barnett was paid an honorarium for this presentation and is a published author of Vocabulary & Morphology using Structured Word Inquiry. Lisa is sole proprietor of Empower Learning Center, LLC, which specializes in teaching students using Structured Word Inquiry. Non-financial: Lisa Barnett is a member of the Structured Word Inquiry Research Vanguard (SWIRV).
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