Re: Wilson Questions

GailMA

Posted on 6/29/09

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In addition to what Sue has already said, you might want to check
the information on the Wilson website, I think it is
wilsonlanguage.com

It sounds like you're trying to make this work, but if I were the
parent and found out that you have no background in Wilson I would
be VERY unhappy. How did this happen? Does your supervisor (or
someone) need to notify the parent? If this is through a
school-sponsored summer program you should make sure the person in
charge knows you are not Wilson-trained.

On 6/29/09, Sue wrote:
> On 6/29/09, confused tutor wrote:
>> I am tutoring a sixth grader this summer and just found
>> out that I am supposed to be using Wilson. The problem
>> is, I have no experience with Wilson. While I know it is
>> not a substitute for training, would anyone be able to
>> give me a quick overview of how the program works and how
>> I should structure my 1 1/2 hours with this student?
>> Thank you!
>
> What do you have for materials? What level is your student
> at? If you have the instructor's manual (read all of the
> introductory stuff), rules, dictation, and student readers
> you may be able to make a go of it. Have you had any
> experience with explicit phonics instruction? Your focus will
> be on letter-sound correspondence, syllable structures and
> phonetically regular words, blending and segmenting (phonemic
> awareness), and reading controlled text for fluency. The
> instructor's guide include lesson plans.

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