2502: Phun with Phonics Phundamentals: Cracking the Literacy Code

• Instructors: Courtney Prosenick & Cassi Smith 

• Dates: June 11-12, 2025

• Location: Great Falls College MSU - 2100 16th Ave South, Great Falls, MT (TBD)

• Time: 8:30-5:00, both days, with a 1-hour lunch break

• Target Audience: PreK-3

• Special Instructions: Bring a laptop/tablet, ELA curriculum teacher manual, and notebook.

• MSU-Northern Syllabus: 2502 MSUN Syllabus - Courtney Prosenick & Cassi Smith

If you are ready to give your students the tools they need to soar as readers, while aligning to your GTCC curriculum and standards, this is the place to be. We will explore the shift from a whole language approach to a phonetically-rich, scientifically-based, systematic approach to reading instruction that really works! The education world is filled with buzzwords like “science of reading”, “heart words” and “orthographic mapping”, which can seem overwhelming. But, we have done the research, put it into practice and are ready to share with you what we have come to rely on and love. This is your chance to level up your reading instruction. Rest assured this will be a stress reliever, not just one more thing you need to do.