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Parents, Teachers and Future Tutors are welcome to attend!

BFR Level I Training

Learn evidence-based strategies for teaching children to read by utilizing a structured literacy approach based on brain research and the latest science of reading.  Find grant-funded live and asynchronous trainings at weshallread.org/shop.  

High Quality, Maximum Value, Reduced Pricing

Brain Friendly Reading program

Brain Friendly Reading program

Brain Friendly Reading program

  • A unique program rooted in the latest reading science based on current brain research  
  • Highly-effective strategies that are engaging for the students create a low stress learning environment that builds confidence by building skills
  • A structured-literacy approach which means the work is explicit, systematic and cumulative - each skill builds upon what has come before 
  • Multi-sensory methods utilized go beyond shaving cream and salt trays and follow the research on how the brain learns to read in a way that is practical for use in whole group instruction
  • Game playing is essential for over learning, reinforcement and repetition that brings whole classrooms up the ladder of reading 
  • Spelling and reading are taught as integrated parts simultaneously as each informs the other  

What will you learn?

Brain Friendly Reading program

Brain Friendly Reading program

  • Phonemic Awareness - How to help children hear and manipulate sounds
  •  Alphabetic Principle – Daily multi-sensory review builds this quickly and efficiently
  • Phonics - reading by blending sounds together
  • Spelling foundations by learning how to break words apart into their individual sounds
  • Explicit instruction for specific spelling rules in order to help children unlock the code and see the patterns in words 
  • Syllable types - the six types are integrated seamlessly into the program
  • Dividing words into syllables following certain rules makes reading and spelling much easier
  • Vocabulary building is integrated throughout the program and layered into the other work 
  • Puzzle word (sight word) games and strategies for quick recall and recognition 
  • Reading fluency and syntax using carefully crafted phrases and sentences that are fully decodable 
  • Comprehension work with sentences. Developing the connection that words have meaning and together the reader can make a picture in the mind. 

Training Companion Guide Comes with 80+ Lessons and over 180 GAMES and Activities

  • The Training Companion Guide provides an overview of the program and an instructional sequence for Tier 1, 2, and 3 to bring a child up to an end of 3rd-grade reading level.  
  • The lesson sequence goes from simple to more complex concepts. Each lesson contains brief teacher instructions, word lists, phonetic phrases and sentences, practice activities, reminders for spelling rules, and more.  
  • Each lesson is accompanied by multi-sensory, engaging activities a at least two skill levels
  • Participants practice all the fundamental skills.  

After Successfully Completing The Course Expect:

  • Ongoing support through group coaching calls. Find the link in the shop at weshallread.org
  • Mentoring and support from skilled tutors and teachers
  • Access to bite-size PD through YouTube:  We Shall Read and Brain Friendly Reading
  • Opportunity to become certified through We Shall Read's MentorMe! program.  You'll be listed on their webiste. 

Testimonial

I started Brain Friendly Reading with my students and I am amazed at the progress I have seen from kindergarten to 4th grade! 


By tapping the charts daily, students have made significant gains in letter/sound connection, especially vowels!! My students look forward to the chart tapping and are engaged from start to finish!  


Arm spelling has been a critical piece in the program that has supported my students' reading and spelling!! The lesson pages encompass decoding, encoding, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. You can teach so much with one lesson page! It is exciting to see so many students increase their ability to read and spell. 


The games that come with BFR are a perfect way to practice and review skills.  Students are so excited to play!  I am passionate about this program and want to share it with anyone who wants to help their students or own children excel in literacy! Kristin Dwyer and her Brain Friendly Reading team have been helpful with our school-wide implementation and offer continued support and opportunities for professional growth. 


Watching my students' faces light up knowing they succeeded is the greatest gift!   


Michelle Macropol 

Northwest Elementary School 

Manchester,  NH 

Level I Trainings

Go to We Shall Read to find training dates and options for the 30-hour BFR Training called MentorMe!.

Grant funded training is available through weshallread.org

Self-Paced: Level I Training (30-hour course)

Asynchronous and In-person trainings are available every semester

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Grant funded training is available through weshallread.org

Self-Paced: Level I Training (30-hour course)

Do you want to take the course and don't want to wait until the next live session? No problem!  

The entire course is recorded and available ...

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Asynchronous and In-person trainings are available every semester

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Parents, Teachers and Future Tutors are welcome to attend!

BFR Level II Training

Strategies for teaching older children to unlock their reading superpowers utilizing our unique approach based on the brain research and the latest science of reading.  Trainers are Orton-Gillingham trained with decades of experience. 

Asynchronous option is available.

Level II OG-Based Training

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Asynchronous option is available.

Level II OG-Based Training

Do you know older children, teens and adults who struggle with reading, spelling and writing? 

Often they are stuck at about a 3rd grade read...

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