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Structured Literacy Training

for Autistic & Life Skills Support Educators

Structured LiteracyTrainingfor Autistic & Life Skills Support Educators
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Please join the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Training & Consultation Team for this IN PERSON Training.

This training series is designed to address the unique needs of learners receiving instruction in autistic and life skills support settings.


Sessions will lead participants through an exploration of:

  • how reading skills develop
  • the component skills of reading including phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency
  • the skills of vocabulary, inference-making, and content knowledge
  • effective instructional practices and evidence-based intervention approaches


Educators will leave prepared to administer and interpret assessments and implement effective classroom instruction including how to accommodate and modify content for students with complex communication needs.


This training series meets PA Act 49 Structured Literacy requirements.

  1. Evidence-based intervention practices on structured literacy
  2. Explicit and systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness
  3. A) Alphabetic principle, decoding and encoding; B) Fluency and vocabulary
  4. Reading comprehension and building content knowledge

Participant Information Participant Information

Target Audience:

Special education teachers, interventionists, coaches, reading specialists, speech therapists


Act 48 Hours:

  • 20 (twenty) Act 48 hours will be awarded after the training series.
  • Participants MUST attend all sessions in series. No partial Act 48 will be awarded.


Cost: There is no cost to attend this training series.


Registration Priority: Educators who work for LEAs in the AIU3 region will have priority registration.

Registration / Session Information Registration / Session Information

Day 1 Day 1

Date: October 22, 2024

Time: 8:30am-3:00pm

Location: Sullivan Room, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Day 2 Day 2

Date: October 30, 2024

Time: 8:30am-3:00pm

Location: McAuliffe Room, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Day 3 Day 3

Date: January 23, 2025

Time: 8:30am-3:00pm

Location: Sullivan Room, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Day 4 Day 4

Date: February 25, 2024

Time: 8:30am-3:00pm

Location: Transfer Ed, AIU 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Click to Register for Structured Literacy Training
Registration Deadline: 09/25/2024

Contact Information

Training Content Questions:

Marisa Esposto, Training and Consultation Coordinator

marisa.esposto@aiu3.net


Kate Stuckey, Training & Consultation Coordinator

katherine.stuckey@iau3.net


Registration Questions:

Jamila Robinson-Moore, Administrative Support

jamila.robinsonmoore@aiu3.net


Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event.

Amanda Zimmer
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