This course builds on Part 1 which laid the foundation for using metalinguistic questions to help students bind the elements of morphology, phonology, semantics, and orthography of language to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, decoding, and spelling. In this session, participants will be given multiple examples of how these questions can be applied across grade levels and will be able to plan lessons for their own use.
Part 1 is Course# 11313
Live Webinar
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the effect of using the four questions of Structured Word Inquiry on literacy skills.
- After this course, participants will be able to differentiate a word study across grade levels.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze a relevant lesson based on the four metalinguistic questions.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | The Effect of Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) on Literacy Skills |
| 10-40 Minutes | Differentiating Word Study Across Grade Levels |
| 40-55 Minutes | Analyzing a Lesson using the Four Metalinguistic Questions |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary and Q&A |
Presented 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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