Wilson Reading System® Introductory Course

Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Introductory Courses provide an overview of the Wilson Reading System Fourth Edition curriculum and serve as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification, which makes one eligible for the Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.) credential. Currently offered in a virtual instructor-led format, this course addresses: the process of identifying appropriate students; WRS principles of instruction; and an introduction to the systematic, explicit, and integrated instruction in phonology, morphology, and orthography.

The Wilson Reading System® is an intensive (Tier 3) multisensory structured language education (MSLE) program for students in grade 2 and beyond who have a language- based learning disability, such as dyslexia, or who have not internalized the sound- symbol system for reading and spelling. Based on scientific reading research and Orton-Gillingham principles, WRS is a highly structured remedial program that directly teaches the structure of the English language. (One graduate credit, optional, is available through Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA.)