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NILD Course Schedule 2014
NILD Educational Therapy Level I
NILD Educational Therapy Level II
NILD Educational Therapy Level III
NILD Group Educational Therapy
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level I
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level II
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level III
Courses in Mexico/Dominican Republic/Spain (en Español)
Master's Degree Program in NILD Therapy
NILD Educational Therapy Level I Course
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
May 5 - June 7 |
Orlando, FL Winter Garden Online begins May 5 Residency Week June 2-7 |
CLOSED Welcome Letter & Lodging Info |
May 14 - June 20 |
Newbury Park, CA
Online begins May 14 Residency Week June 16-20 |
CLOSED Welcome Letter & Lodging Info |
June 4 - July 11 |
Lee's Summit (Kansas City), MO Summit Christian Academy Online begins June 4 Residency Week July 7-11 |
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June 25 - Aug 1 |
Virginia Beach, VA Regent University Online begins June 25 Residency Week July 28-Aug 1 |
CLOSED |
There are 4 weeks of online work and 1 week of residency for this course.
NILD Educational Therapy Level II Course
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
May 12 - June 14 |
Winter Garden, FL (Orlando) Foundation Academy - South Campus Online begins May 12 Residency Week June 9-14 |
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June 11 - July 18 |
Houston, TX
Online begins June 11 Residency Week July 14-18 |
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June 25 - Aug 1 |
Virginia Beach, VA Regent University Online begins June 25 Residency Week July 28-Aug 1 |
CLOSED |
There are 4 weeks of online work and 1 week of residency for this course.
NILD Educational Therapy Level III Course
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
May 14 - June 29 |
Newbury Park, CA
Online May 14 - June 10 Residency Week June 20-22 |
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June 11 - July 18 |
Lee's Summit (Kansas City), MO Summit Christian Academy Online begins June 11 Residency Week July 14-18 |
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July 28 - Aug 1 |
Virginia Beach, VA Regent University Online begins June 25 Residency Week July 28-Aug 1 |
CLOSED |
There are 4 weeks of online work and 1 week of residency for this course.
LITERACY GROUP WORKSHOP: BRIDGING & EXTENDING
Do you desire to refine the implementation of the reading tools that NILD has developed? Do you want to learn how to infuse essential literacy components into students’ language arts curriculum? Could intentional questioning and use of peer learning accelerate the development of literacy skills? If you answered yes to any of these questions then the NILD Group Literacy Workshop is for you. This ten hour workshop will equip you to be more flexible with your service delivery with an emphasis on literacy development in students enrolled in resource rooms or in various group settings. Come and learn how to broaden your scope of services, strengthen your students’ literacy skills and reach more struggling readers.
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
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PREREQUISITE: None
Should you take the Literacy Group Workshop or Rx for Discovery Reading? Read the Course Comparison and Contrast page to learn more.
MATH GROUP WORKSHOP: BRIDGING & EXTENDING
Do you know the foundational math concepts that every student must know? Are you comfortable recognizing the stages of number development? Do you want to learn some fun activities that develop number sense? Can you motivate a reluctant student who is afraid of math? If you answered yes to any of these questions that the NILD Group Math Workshop is for you. This ten hour workshop will equip you to be more flexible with your service delivery with an emphasis on math development in students enrolled in resource rooms or in various group settings. Come and learn how to create dynamic math activities that develop foundational mathematic concepts and strengthen math confidence in your students.
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
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PREREQUISITE: None
Should you take the Math Group Workshop or Rx 4 Discovery Math? Read the Math Course Comparison and Contrast page to learn more.
NILD Group Educational Therapy
Have you ever wondered if the power of NILD educational therapy could be multiplied? NILD Group Educational Therapy™, GET, is an effective way to harness the dynamic of one-on-one and multiply the effectiveness through group intervention. GET training is available for NILD educational therapists that have completed level III. NILD educational therapists are taught how to adapt and implement the five core techniques in small group work for four to six students per group. Developing peer mediation enhances students’ self-regulation skills, facilitates social learning and cooperation abilities, and promotes interactive language among peers. With GET, the power of the NILD intervention is multiplied, you can reach more students and lower the cost to families for this intervention!
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
2014 |
Not Available This Year |
CLOSED |
*Available to those who have successfully completed NILD Level lll
Rx for Discovery Reading
The Rx for Discovery Reading training takes the five essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension and systematically teaches NILD educational therapists how to use the NILD materials and methodology to develop these components. The training is designed to model how to weave these components, which we call “strands of language” into a language braid that is comprehensive, constructive, and creative. Once the Rx for Discovery Reading training is completed NILD educational therapists will be able to work with students in a one on one situation or in small groups and effectively and efficiently develop decoding and encoding skills in their students.
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
August 6-8 |
Virginia Beach, VA
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CLOSED |
*Available to those who have successfully completed NILD Level l
Should you take the Literacy Group Workshop or Rx for Discovery Reading? Read the Course Comparison and Contrast page to learn more.
Rx 4 Discovery Math
The Rx 4 Discovery Math training strengthens your skills in 4 essential areas:
- To provide small-group mathematical intervention that includes activities to strengthen the foundation of mathematical thinking: Number Sense.
- To immerse students in dynamic activities that foster the understanding of what numbers mean as well as think and reason flexibly with numbers, use numbers to solve problems, spot unreasonable answers, understand how numbers can be taken apart and put together in different ways, see connections among operations, figure mentally, and make estimates.
- To strengthen conceptual understanding of numbers and encourage the development of self-generated mathematical strategies for efficient mathematical methods that produce independent thinkers.
- To provide instruction in mathematical language and problem solving through mediation, questioning, and small-group interactions where students' competency in routine and non-routine mathematical problems and awareness of patterns and relationships is strengthened.
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
August 4-6 |
Virginia Beach, VA
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CLOSED
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Should you take the Math Group Workshop or Rx 4 Discovery Math? Read the Math Course Comparison and Contrast page to learn more.
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level I
• NILD is a Feuerstein Institute Authorized Training Center (ATC). For more information about the work of Professor Reuven Feuerstein, go to: www.icelp.info/
“The FIE training has brought depth to my NILD techniques. The two complement each other and enhance a student's learning potential.”
Jennifer Smith, PCET from Bellevue Christian School, WA
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
July 21-25 |
Virginia Beach, VA
|
CLOSED |
PREREQUISITE: None
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level II
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
June 16-20 |
Virginia Beach, VA
|
CLOSED |
Sept 2-6 |
McLean, VA (Washington, DC)
|
CLOSED |
*Available to those who have successfully completed FIE Level I
Feuerstein FIE Standard Level III
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
July 7-11 |
Virginia Beach, VA
|
CLOSED |
*Available to those who have successfully completed FIE Level II
Feuerstein FIE Basic Level I
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
Jun 8-12, 2015 |
Norfolk, VA
|
OPEN |
Feuerstein FIE Basic Level II
DATE |
LOCATION |
STATUS |
Jun 15-19, 2015 |
Norfolk, VA
|
OPEN |
International Course Schedule
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
June 10-July 18, 2015 |
Level I |
Kitchener, ON |
Course requires 4 weeks of online prior to the residency week
Hungary
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
August 4-8, 2014 |
NILD Level I Taught in English |
Budapest |
India: NILD in partnership with Alpha to Omega Learning Centre
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
Oct 17 - 19 (2.5 days) |
Search and Teach© Workshop |
Chennai |
Mexico/Dominican Republic/Spain
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
July 15 – 26 |
Level I |
Madrid, SPAIN |
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July 22-Aug 2 |
Level I |
Santo Domingo |
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July 29-Aug 9 |
Level II |
Mexico City, MEXICO |
Philippines
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
| Not Available |
Level I |
Manila |
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Not Available |
Level II |
Manila |
[email protected] |
Not Available |
Level III |
Manila |
[email protected] |
Singapore: NILD in partnership with Alpha to Omega Learning Centre
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
Oct 13 - 15 (2.5 days) |
Search and Teach© Workshop |
Singapore OPEN |
South Africa
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
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Zimbabwe
DATE |
COURSE |
LOCATION |
POINT OF CONTACT |
Not Available |
Level I |
Ruzawi School in Marondera |
MASTER'S DEGREE IN NILD EDUCATIONAL THERAPY THROUGH REGENT UNIVERSITY
Thank you for interest in the NILD Educational Therapy program.
Please see the Approved Degree Plan for the NILD Educational Therapy Master’s degree. This will give you an overview of the course requirements and how the Levels I, II and III fit into the 32 credit program. Although Levels I, II and III are taken for four credits each, please be aware that Regent University accepts three of the four credits per course for transfer to be applied to the program. This is because Regent University has a policy of accepting a maximum of 9 credits that can be applied to a 32 credit program. The courses need to have been taken for graduate credit in order to be eligible to be transferred to the program. The program is housed under the Individualized Degree Plan (IDP). When applying to the program please apply to the Individualized Degree Plan and make a note of interest in the Educational Therapy concentration. Questions, please contact TJ Reid at Regent University, [email protected].
"Last fall, I began a M.Ed. with an emphasis on NILD educational therapy from Regent. Due to time constraints, I can only do one class a semester. The fall class and current class have been well worth the financial investment. Additionally, everyone I have needed to interact with at the school has been most gracious and helpful. I am pretty "technology challenged". Professors, library staff, administration and help desk have gone out of their way to help me as needed. Education at a Christian school is such a blessing." Kayleen Nichols-Professionally Certified Educational Therapist (PCET)
Here is the link for admissions and application information for the School of Education:
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/masters-individualized-plan/apply-idp.cfm
Course Requirements
Level I
Level I is an introduction to the general field of learning disabilities and provides foundational training in the philosophy and techniques of NILD Educational Therapy®. The course prepares participants to begin giving educational therapy as interns (all NILD educational therapists are considered interns until certification).
Prerequisites:
- Bachelor's degree in education or a related field
Level II
Level II provides a review of introductory NILD Educational Therapy® techniques and introduces a series of techniques for advanced students to include mediated learning and questioning skills.
Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of Level I
- Minimum one year experience with one student
- Proof of attendance at NILD regional conference
Level III
Level III develops mastery skills and provides an in-depth study of mediation, cognitive functions and information processing within NILD Educational Therapy® techniques
Prerequisites:
- Minimum of 200 student contact hours
- Successful completion of Levels I and II
- Proof of attendance at NILD regional conference
Training courses are 4-week online graduate level work and 1-week graduate level residency work offered in the summer at various locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and at selected international sites.
