Developing Foundational Skills in Reading, Writing, and Spelling
Join us for informative and interactive Literacy and Learning Workshops designed to help parents support and enhance literacy development. The instructors will offer guidance and inspiration as you learn to implement strategies aligned with key findings for best instructional practices.
Supporting Phonological Awareness & Spelling Skills – September 24, 2025
Helping Your Child Become a Writer – October 22, 2025
Teaching Your Child Decoding Strategies – November 19, 2025
As a parent attending the Literacy and Learning Seminars, I have learned practical ways I can support my child at home. Tara and Sharon are knowledgeable presenters and passionate about student success. M.S.
BENEFITS
Enhance your knowledge for teaching reading, writing, and spelling.
Learn strategies based on key current research findings.
Receive resources and handouts on each workshop topic.
Details
When:
Wednesdays
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. CST (In-Person)
Cost:
$40 fee for each workshop.
Space is Limited.
For a workshop to take place, a minimum of six participants is required.
Where:
THE LEARNING LOFT
The Written Word
Center for Dyslexia and Learning
319 S. Naperville Road, Suite 201
Wheaton, IL 60187
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Tara’s Credentials
Tara has taught public and private education students for over 30 years. She has extensive training in the field of education. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction-Reading, and an American Montessori Society Elementary I Credential. Tara is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) and a Qualified Instructor (QI). She earned her CALT credential through Southern Methodist University’s Learning Therapy Program and Qualified Instructor (QI) credential at McKinney Christian Academy’s Multisensory Teacher Training Center in Texas.
As the founder of The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning, she provides academic language therapy for students and professional development opportunities in structured literacy for educators and parents. As the first QI in Illinois, Tara launched the ALTA Illinois State Chapter and serves on the board.
Erin’s Credentials
Erin has 22 years of experience teaching primary and middle school students in public education. She is now in private practice at The Letter Loft, providing dyslexia therapy in the western suburbs of Chicago. Erin uses the intervention Take Flight: a Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia, developed by Scottish Rite Hospital for children in Dallas, Texas. In addition, she is trained in BUILD, also through Texas Scottish Rite. Erin very much enjoys getting back into classrooms while supervising student teachers at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. She is currently serving as secretary for the ALTA Illinois chapter and is training to be a QI at The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning.
REGISTRATION FORM
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