Wired For Reading Advanced Course

Teacher Essentials|
Latin and Greek Morphology|
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Wired For Reading Advanced Course

Teacher Essentials|
Latin and Greek Morphology|

Delve into English’s treasure trove of words and word parts adopted from Latin and Greek based languages, each with its own spelling traditions and choices, using methods that are friendly to the working memory.

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The Advanced Course is organized and presented in two parts:

Part 1

Teacher Essentials

Part 2

Latin and Greek Morphology

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Description

Delve into the treasure trove of English words and word parts adopted from Latin and Greek based languages, each with its own spelling traditions and choices, using methods that are friendly to the working memory. You will learn strategies and routines to help students transfer skills to their independent reading and writing so that they become proficient, comfortable readers and writers. Designed for teachers, reading therapists, and parents working with children reading at a third grade reading level or higher, the Wired for Reading Advanced Course stands alone. You do not need to have taken the Wired For Reading Introductory or Intermediate Courses to take this course.

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Optional: Two credits through Seattle University Professional Development program EPDLA 900 for $59 per credit or 20 Washington State clock hours at $3 per clock hour. Credits earned may apply towards Washington State teacher certification and for advancement on the salary scale.

Course Parts

Teacher Essentials

  • Demystification of reading research terminology
  • Exploration of the history of the English language and how it affects spelling patterns
  • Discussion of reading-related brain functioning
  • Learn how linguistics and morphology predict spelling in multi-syllabic Latin based words

Latin and Greek Morphology

  • Use adapted American Sign Language to learn the meanings of the most common Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes
  • Discover the unique “jobs” of prefixes, roots, and suffixes in Latin and Greek based words
  • Learn to ‘Strip the Fix’ to break Latin and Greek based words into meaning chunks
  • Discover strategies to glean the meaning of Latin & Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes
  • Use meaning to spell common but ‘confusable’ Latin suffixes
  • Use meaning and word origin to make spelling choices
  • Learn games and activities to practice, apply, and automate knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes to promote transfer

Registration

Prerequisites:

  • This is a stand-alone class and can be taken without having taken any prior classes.

May 8-9 and 15-16, 2026

Wired for Reading Advanced Course

Location: Two sessions online via Zoom on Fridays and two sessions in-person at The Bloom Academy in Edmonds, Washington

Lead Instructor:  Catherine Thompson and Therese MacDonald

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  • Dates: May 8-9 and 15-16, 2025
  • Format:  5.5 hours of asynchronous learning to complete before the first day of class.  5 hours online and 9.5 hours in person instruction.
  • Hours: Fridays online 3:45pm-6:15pm and Saturdays online 8:45am to 2:30pm
    There will be two 15-minute breaks per class.
  • Reservation Deposit: $150 reserves place. (Non-refundable after deadline.)
  • Tuition: $655 plus $68.12 of required sales tax. Tuition includes a hard copy of the Wired for Reading Advanced Teacher’s Manual that will be mailed to the address you provide at registration.
    • Tuition Payment Deadline: April 16, 2026
    • Late Fee: $55 will be assessed after the tuition deadline.
    • Alum: $155 plus $16.12 required sales tax  (Those that have completed this level course in the past are considered alums.)

July 13-16, 2026

Wired for Reading Advanced Course

Location: Four sessions online via Zoom

Lead Instructor:  Catherine Thompson

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  • Dates: July 13-16, 2025
  • Format:  5.5 hours of asynchronous learning to complete before the first day of class.  14.5 hours of online instruction.
  • Hours: 8am-12pm PST Monday through Wednesday, 8am to 11:30pm PST on Thursday.
  • Reservation Deposit: $150 reserves place. (Non-refundable after deadline.)
  • Tuition: $655 plus $68.12 of required sales tax. Tuition includes a hard copy of the Wired for Reading Advanced Teacher’s Manual that will be mailed to the address you provide at registration.
    • Tuition Payment Deadline: June 22, 2026
    • Late Fee: $55 will be assessed after the tuition deadline.
    • Alum: $155 plus $16.12 required sales tax  (Those that have completed this level course in the past are considered alums.)

November 6-7 and 13-14, 2026

Wired for Reading Advanced Course

Location: Four sessions online via Zoom

Lead Instructor:  Catherine Thompson and Therese MacDonald

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  • Dates: November 6-7 and 13-14, 2025
  • Format:  5.5 hours of asynchronous learning to complete before the first day of class.  14.5 hours of online instruction.
  • Hours: Fridays online 3:45pm-6:15pm and Saturdays online 8:45am to 2:30pm
  • Reservation Deposit: $150 reserves place. (Non-refundable after deadline.)
  • Tuition: $655 plus $68.12 of required sales tax. Tuition includes a hard copy of the Wired for Reading Advanced Teacher’s Manual that will be mailed to the address you provide at registration.
    • Tuition Payment Deadline: October 15, 2026
    • Late Fee: $55 will be assessed after the tuition deadline.
    • Alum: $155 plus $16.12 required sales tax  (Those that have completed this level course in the past are considered alums.)

Related

    Wired for Reading Advanced Course Syllabus

    Each day we will cover the material listed, however we have observed that the exact timeframe needed for each topic varies a bit for each group. It is a core belief of Wired for Reading to plan extensively but remain flexible to respond to the needs of participants. As such, while we include times for each topic, we may adjust the pace of learning to meet the unique needs of each class. To increase active engagement and model recommended best practices, there will be extensive turn and talk and reflective review of material, as well as large group and small group practice and application of concepts. On Friday there will be a 20-minute dinner break so we encourage you to bring a sack dinner.

     

    Asynchronous Video Lessons

    The Big Picture & The History of English

    1. Welcome, Introduction
    2. Dyslexia 101 Why can I read this?
    3. Response to Intervention
    4. Baddeley & Hitch’s Model of the Working Memory
    5. Teaching Philosophy of Wired for Reading
    6. The Learning Spiral
    7. The Word Triangle
    8. Educational Terms
    9. The History of English
    10. The House of English and Characteristics based on Word Origin

    Friday Review & Latin Set One

    • 3:45 Remote In-person greeting
      • Review and Questions from Asynchronous Learning
    • 4:15 Review Using the Learning Spiral at the Latin/Greek Levels
    • 4:45 Prefix, Root, and Suffix Personalities and their impact on Spelling
    • 5:15 Break – 15 minutes
    • 5:30 3 ways to intuit meaning using Prefix Set One:
      • pre-, post-, re-, con-, in-, ex-, de-, dis-
      • Chameleon Prefix concept
      • Adapted ASL to glue meaning to prefix

    Saturday Continue Latin Sets

    • 8:45 Review Prefix Set One
    • 9:00 Set One Roots (Round Robin video and in Zoom)
      • ject, rupt, form, port, dict, tract, spect/spic, tend/tent/tens(e), script/scrib(e) mit/miss, duc(t)/duce
    • 10:00 Practice Set One Roots Charades
      • Bean bag toss (video tape) small group practice
    • 10:30 Break – 15 minutes
    • 10:45 Set One Suffixes
      • -ture, -ment, -ture
      • -er and -or
      • Suffix Spell Sort: cher vs. –ture small group practice
    • 11:30 Pleaser Suffix Introduction using suffix –ion (-tion, -sion, -gion)
      • Unpacking meaning of word parts within Latin based words Overlapping suffix worksheet
      • Suffix Simon Game
    • 12:15 Lunch – 45 minutes
    • 1:00 Pleaser suffix -al (-ial, -tial, -cial) and Suffix Spell Sort: –al vs. –le
    • 1:15 Review All known Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
    • 1:45 Strip the Fix and Unpack meaning with mixed Set One Wordlists
    • 2:00 Application: Set One Safe Sentence dictation
      • Editor Checklist
      • Picture-ade Application game

    Friday Review & Start Set Two

    • 3:45 Review Set One and Routines
    • 4:15 Set Two Prefixes
      • mis-, non-, over-, pro-, contra-, semi-, inter-, trans- Pro/Contra/Semi game
      • Superhero prefix trans-
    • 5:00 Break – 15 minutes
    • 5:15 Set Two Roots (Round Robin)
      • vert/vers(e), fer, capt/cept/ceit/ceiv(e), plic/plex/ply, fact/fect/fict, pone/pose, press/print, sist/stat, tain/tin/ten, sect/seg

    Saturday Continue Set Two, Prefix Set Three, Most Common Greek Morphemes

    • 8:45 Review: Set Two, Charades & Latin Slang game
    • 9:30 Set Two Suffixes
      • -ify, -ic, -able/-ible
      • Pleaser Suffix -an (-ian, -tian, -cian, -sian, -gian) Magic of -cian (It’s a job!)
      • Suffix Spell Sort: -tion vs. –sion vs. -cian
    • 10:30 Break – 15 minutes
    • 10:45 Pleaser Suffix -ous (-ious, -tious, -cious, -gious)
    • 11:15 Shakespeare Spelling
    • 11:45 Making it Automatic: Fluency Packets and Slick Sheets
    • 12:15 Lunch – 45 minutes
    • 1:00 Set Three Prefixes
      • sub-, super-/sur-, en-/em- ad-/ab- Story
      • Obnoxious ob Story uni-, bi-, per-/pur-
    • 1:45 Greek Level
      • Most Common Greek spelling patterns
      • Three most common Greek Morphemes found in English
      • -ology, gram/graph, anti-
    • 2:15 Questions and Class Wrap-Up