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Member
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December 3, 2025
This was really great information, but it was also somewhat overwhelming, as I've never heard of SW,I and so much of the information was intense. I think that it is an amazing way to teach spelling and word comprehension.
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Member
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December 2, 2025
This will really help with teaching word meaning and spelling!
by
Member
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December 1, 2025
Great Course
by
Member
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December 1, 2025
This course made me look at spelling in a totally different way!
by
Member
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November 30, 2025
I liked the charts and examples
by
Member
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November 30, 2025
I have had many students and people I know who struggled with spelling. Finding a more logical way is helpful. The presentation was a good place and covered a good amount of information.
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Member
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November 28, 2025
it was interesting to learn about prefixes and how to teach orthographics.
by
Member
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November 26, 2025
There was a lot of information presented that I was not familiar with before.
by
Member
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November 26, 2025
The instructors provided many examples.
by
Member
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November 23, 2025
good examples
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Member
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November 23, 2025
They used good examples.
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Darselle
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November 22, 2025
That Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) teaches spelling, reading, and vocabulary by exploring the interrelationship of morphology, etymology, phonology, and orthography, rather than relying on memorization or phonics alone.
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Member
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November 19, 2025
The presenter really explained all topics well
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Member
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November 18, 2025
Confusing
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Renee
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November 17, 2025
I usually work in a rehab setting, but at home I have homeschooled my two boys since COVID, and spelling has been one of the hard topics to teach. When we have questions in the future I plan to try this with them.
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Member
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November 16, 2025
Stronge examples
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Member
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November 13, 2025
It was very informative and I learned a lot about this subject area.
by
Member
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November 13, 2025
Very Interesting. I always loved phonology in college. We need more information like this for the classroom and to teach reading. Good resources....
by
Member
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November 12, 2025
Excellent use of word examples to explain meaning
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Sonya
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November 10, 2025
The presenters were very knowledgeable and demonstrated how phonology skills translate into improved orthography.
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TERESA
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November 8, 2025
I really enjoyed getting back to my linguistic roots!
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Member
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November 7, 2025
The course provided a clear and useful explanation of orthographic phonology and made a direct connection between it and real literacy intervention. I was able to apply the ideas to evaluation and instruction right away since the examples made difficult concepts simple to understand. The teacher was well-organized, captivating, and provided clear explanations of every concept.
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Member
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November 5, 2025
This is the first time I have ever heard of Structured Word Inquiry. I am an SLP who has been using a Structured Literacy approach to my students with dyslexia. I have seen so many gains made using a structured literacy approach but I love how this truly gives them the "why" as in two being the number two being spelled with a /tw/ like in twin. Great resources as well!
by
Member
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November 4, 2025
The course was great, just a little boring but the info was very helpful and I will use it in my job!
by
Member
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November 1, 2025
Great explanation of orthographic phonology. I learned some new things in this course that will be implemented.
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Courtney
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October 31, 2025
Tons of information!!!!
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Member
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October 28, 2025
Love this new way of looking at how words are spelled and why. I will need to re-read the transcript to see if it is recommended for dyslexia. I have looked at reading programs aimed at learning prefix/suffix, but this makes so much sense.
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Julia E
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October 26, 2025
EXTREMELY detailed and informative to me because I have a SOLID background in teaching reading/language arts. I am also a born grammarphile and I LOVE the mechanics of language. So I loved that I could actually gain new knowledge.
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Member
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October 21, 2025
The entire explanation of the SWI approach was very clear, especially with the multiple examples given (i.e., how to synthesize or analyze given words).
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Cierra
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October 21, 2025
Lots of good information!
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Member
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October 17, 2025
Great information.
by
Member
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October 16, 2025
I enjoyed this course
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Member
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October 11, 2025
The topic of this course is fascinating, however; I just can't imagine that I will use the information during speech therapy. I may use the information when educating teachers. I don't often work on spelling but I can see myself using this information when teaching my students word meanings. The presenters' knowledge amazed me!
by
Member
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October 11, 2025
Practical applications offered
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Lynette
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October 10, 2025
It makes so much sense because of the cognitive load the students who struggle experience. I enjoyed learning about SWI!
by
Member
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October 9, 2025
Very detailed! Never looked at orthography in such depth at grad school.
by
Member
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October 7, 2025
The presenters shared a lot of real life applicable examples.
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Denise
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October 6, 2025
I can't wait to begin SWI with my middle school students to enhance their spelling, reading, and comprehension skills.
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Member
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October 5, 2025
The examples and list of several words and methods of analyzing and learning words with students of various ages to assist in my acquisition of knowledge.
by
Member
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October 2, 2025
presenters
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Jodi
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October 1, 2025
interesting topic
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Mary
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September 29, 2025
Not sure how frequently I can use this information but I respect it, and will watch for times when I can employ a simplified version of this when one of my 4th and 5th grade speech students who sometimes ask why a word is spelled the way it is.
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Member
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September 18, 2025
Enjoy the handouts in the powerpoint!
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sarah
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September 18, 2025
I would either need many, many more training hours to understand this or a different approach if these students were on my caseload
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Patricia
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September 18, 2025
This was great! I am right with you on teaching the history/etymology of words. I'm an SLP who worked part-time while my husband and I were home-schooling our 4 children. We used a variety of homeschool resources, including a card game called Rummy Roots, the Vocabulary from Classical Roots series, and even a Mennonite Curriculum called Rod and Staff that taught Greek and Latin roots in its spelling curriculum. All our children acknowledged that that was instrumental for them.
by
Member
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September 17, 2025
The speaker provided very detailed examples!
by
Member
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September 11, 2025
A lot of information for a 2-hour course.
by
Member
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September 9, 2025
New ways to target spelling with my clients.
by
Member
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September 8, 2025
Great information on helping students "learn about" words that will help many to understand spelling and reading!
by
Member
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September 8, 2025
The examples provided.
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Shirley J
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September 1, 2025
Excellent presentation done by Katie Squires explaining and giving examples of the impact of feeling phonemes and transcribing them using IPA, also Identifying related words using etymological resources.The explanation on how to classify morphemes and build awareness of orthographic phonology was good.
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MARIYA
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August 31, 2025
Very informative course with clear explanations and useful examples.
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Jolie
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August 30, 2025
Really interesting, I want to learn more.
by
Member
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August 30, 2025
Great visuals helped explain key concepts
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Sydney
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August 26, 2025
These presenters were wonderful and extremely informative!
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karen
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August 26, 2025
When collaborating with teachers, this course was super helpful to pair with what and how the kids are now learning with reading skills.
by
Member
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August 26, 2025
Nice but challenging
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Stephanie
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August 25, 2025
I liked the strategies for breaking down of the words that I can use with my students.
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Member
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August 21, 2025
It shows that you can't just sound out words to spell them. There are many different things involved, where the word came from, and how it is built with the meaning morphemes that make up how it can be spelled.
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Deborah
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August 21, 2025
Currently our school district is using ORTON-Giilingham and I think this is a step above, bringing the history of the word will help so much!
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Gomez Garcia
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August 18, 2025
The instructors provided good examples and great resources.
by
Member
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August 18, 2025
great information on topic.
by
Member
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August 17, 2025
It seems very complex and was challenging for me to understand. I wonder how much time each lesson is and the age of of the children this is intended for.
by
Member
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August 11, 2025
the historic of teaching the sounds in relative words
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Sandra
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August 11, 2025
It was overwhelming and not as clear as it could have been.
by
Member
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August 10, 2025
So many USEFUL resources!! Much appreciated to have links to materials that can be researched and used.
by
Member
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August 5, 2025
informative and very interesting course.
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Jennifer
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August 3, 2025
There was sooooo much information and it was not very engaging. It was difficult to fully grasp the concepts and how to realistically apply them to therapy.
by
Member
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August 2, 2025
enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenters
by
Member
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August 2, 2025
This course is relevant to my performance ,because it provides me with spelling support in my profession
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Amy
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August 1, 2025
Information was presented in a clear or concise manner.
by
Member
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July 31, 2025
Very detailed, and FINALLY, someone teaching spelling pedagogy! So sick of educators saying "spelling makes no sense"---they do their students a disservice!
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Holly
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July 29, 2025
Very intriguing information.
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frances
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July 26, 2025
The course presented extensive details to an area that was new to me. I was however, a bit confused with free base words. I think repeating this course would be helpful to me.
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Kathleen
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July 24, 2025
The idea that this method could make spelling easier for kids who struggle with this academic skill. The idea of introducing more critical thinking skills to the students.
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Member
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July 23, 2025
It teaches and reviews morphology which is a system that is taught but not as in depth as this course. It gives speech paths another very useful tool to help our language impaired students that have spelling issues. I feel so much more confident in giving our students evidence based information to help them with spelling.
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Lucinda
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July 22, 2025
I felt like I was drinking from a firehose with all this great information! I had not heard of this approach, and feel like I need to do a LOT more studying on this approach before I could effectively use it. I very much see the value in it; but, there is a lot of information I would need to review in order to have my ducks in a row with students! I would definitely be learning along with them! I feel like I need to do this CE course again!
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Member
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July 21, 2025
This topic has always been difficult for me and I will watch it again because they is a lot of good information.
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Nancy
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July 19, 2025
I don't think it is a course relevant to students with language disorders. It is more valuable to students who have good language skills but struggle with reading. I do find it interesting, but I doubt I would use it in therapy.
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Member
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July 19, 2025
Loved this course. Presenter was great!
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Quina
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July 14, 2025
Useful for teaching literacy skills.
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Lauren
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July 12, 2025
Effectively presented, valuable information
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Member
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July 10, 2025
There's a lot to unpack here and many rabbit holes to go down, but I'm very much looking forward to trying this approach with a handful of students on my current caseload.
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Hilda
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July 10, 2025
This course helped me understand how spelling, sound, and meaning interact in a deeply structured and logical way within the English language. It provides a rich, research-based exploration of how the English spelling system reflects both sound (phonology) and meaning (morphology and etymology). It empowers educators to move beyond rote memorization and surface-level rules by offering a deeper understanding of how and why words are spelled the way they are.
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Jill
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July 5, 2025
Lots of detail, but it gave me a lot to think about and got me interested in reading books related to this topic so I can offer this as part of the support I provide to teachers as an SLP.
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Morgan
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July 3, 2025
I am a reading and literacy nerd, so learning new word associations and ways to teach relationships was thrilling to me!
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Stacey
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July 2, 2025
A wonderful introduction to those new to SWI!!
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Sarah
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July 2, 2025
Great information for reading and vocabulary
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Member
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July 1, 2025
This training really challenged my current approach to working with students on vocabulary, spelling, and literacy in general. It's not about the sounds the letters make, there is so much more to teaching spelling!
by
Member
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June 30, 2025
the details and examples
by
Member
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June 30, 2025
Great examples!
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Kyndl
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June 28, 2025
Learning about how children see that words are related was the most interesting to me.
by
Member
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June 26, 2025
A reminder about word etmyology
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Member
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June 21, 2025
Easy to follow!
by
Member
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June 19, 2025
I would rate this course a 5 because the information in this video about phonology was very interesting. I have some clients who have have a phonological disorder and this course was very helpful and insightful.
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Member
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June 17, 2025
The content is really remarkable and clearly well researched. If I spent more time in it, I could really “nerd out” with it. I feel like the whole process would take a lot of time and take a big shift of perspective. Given my current caseload, it is not something I would imagine digging into a lot more at this time, but the work is impressive.
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Member
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June 16, 2025
The examples used to when breaking down words and meanings.
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Veronica
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June 16, 2025
The presenters were very informative of the content presented. They broke down SWI very well.
by
Member
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June 16, 2025
I thought this was a great course. It gave me many different examples of how to teach children spelling without simply memorizing the spelling. This will be a great future resource.
by
Member
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June 16, 2025
The visuals.
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