Service Availability

Individual Clients

Clients can receive individual service from WKRP certified Program Specialists and speech/language pathologists who use WKRP programs. WKRP's programs are typically closed ended; Children who have difficulties with auditory analysis usually require about 40 therapy sessions delivered 3 to 5 times per week.

Several times each year Judith Wisnia and Associates runs concentrated summer programs at its Burlington, Massachusetts' offices, a few miles outside of Boston.

Direct Services - In School Systems

School systems can contract with Judith Wisnia and Associates to provide the direct services needed by the system's students.

SST - Sound Segmentation Training

Pullout of 1-3 students
Whole classroom instruction

ICT - Imaging for Comprehension Training

Pullout of 1-3 students
Whole classroom instruction

Teacher Training in School Systems

Judith Wisnia and Associates provides on site courses to train teachers to use the WKRP Reading and Imaging Programs. Classroom teachers can use WKRP to successfully work with the "at risk" population. as well as with a developmental K-2 curriculum. Training in WKRP programs can be used for Professional Development (PDP) credit.

SST - Training includes:

10 hours of direct instruction by WKRP certified trainers, materials included.
10 hours of direct supervision (up to 5 teachers in a supervised hour)
Annual Retraining - A 6 hour session with updates to techniques and materials with recertification of educators (For groups of up to 10 educators per session).

ICT - 4 hours of direct instruction by WKRP certified trainers.

Teacher Workshops

Introduction to Imaging (2 Hours)

Imaging and visualization is a language processing strategy that teaches children to interact verbally with new information. This ensures that the material presented is understood, organized, and available for retrieval. Imaging teaches children memory strategies, linkage strategies, and interpretive and deductive reasoning skills.

Learning the Visual Alphabet (1 Hour)

Designed specifically for the student who has had difficulty mastering alphabet letter names traditionally. This innovative approach combines mnemonic or visual cues and storytelling to provide a means of retrieving letter names. Students report that it is a "fun way" to learn the alphabet.

New Approaches to Learning Vocabulary (2 Hours)

An interesting approach to teaching strategies for learning new vocabulary. Through the use of word analysis, visual cues, storytelling and imaging, students are able to learn and retain the meanings of new vocabulary words. This approach has been a successful intervention for children with language learning difficulties.

A Novel Approach to Learning Parts of Speech (1 Hour)

A visual approach that not only teaches the definitions of the parts of speech themselves, but demonstrates how they interact with each other. Through the use of a baseball game, abstract concepts become concrete.

Teaching Techniques for Comprehension and Writing Narrative (fiction) Form (2 Hours)

For the student who reports that he doesn't "understand what he reads" or has trouble with written expression. This approach applies visualization strategies to expand understanding of the story schema. Students learn to effectively chunk language to enhance organization of material and more effectively relate components. The student can then develop understanding of the how's and why's of the author's intent.

Want to Learn More About WKRP?

To learn more about how these programs have helped others and could work in your school, please call us for the names of principals and other administrators who have first hand knowledge about the Wisnia-Kapp Reading Programs delivered in their schools.

JUDITH WISNIA and ASSOCIATES, INC.
111 South Bedford Street, Burlington, MA 01803
Call 781/272-2100 for further information
Fax 781/272-0404

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