Non-Certification Training in Brightwire
Year 1
This course is appropriate for anyone who would like training in the first half of the Brightwire Reading and Spelling program. This includes interventionists trained in other programs, licensed teachers, SLPs, and parents.
This is an online and in-person course that includes the following components:
5 hours of online instruction in dyslexia, structured literacy, comprehension strategies, and other topics
5 hours of online instruction in the Brightwire Reading and Spelling program
2-day in-person workshop
Upon completion of the course, participants will receive the following:
1 complete set of materials for Year 1, including teacher manuals, charts, word sort decks, reading decks, spelling cards, student manuals, handwriting book
Access to online resources
Certificate of Completion
Provisional license to teach up to 5 students at a time using Brightwire materials
Non-Certification Training in Brightwire
Year 2
This course is appropriate for individuals who have completed Year 1 training and would like to complete training in the Brightwire Reading and Spelling program. This includes interventionists trained in other programs, licensed teachers, SLPs, and parents.
This is an online and in-person course that includes the following components:
5 hours of online instruction in dyslexia, structured literacy, comprehension strategies, and other topics
5 hours of online instruction in the Brightwire Reading and Spelling program
2-day in-person workshop
Upon completion of the course, participants will receive the following:
1 complete set of materials for Year 2, including teacher manuals, charts, word sort decks, reading decks, spelling cards, student manuals
Access to online resources
Certificate of Completion
Provisional license to teach up to 5 students at a time using Brightwire materials
Additional requirements for Full-use license of Brightwire Reading and Spelling Program
Completion of 2 demonstration lessons
Completion of 300 tutoring hours in the Brightwire program
Two curriculum completions
Full-use license of Brightwire Reading and Spelling Program allows the individual to tutor an unlimited number of students and supervise other provisionally licensed users.