The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning

09/05/2026

📣 10 YEARS - READ OUR STORY! https://zurl.co/TZ0eT

🎉 This year marks a meaningful milestone for The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning - 10 years of empowering students, equipping educators, and strengthening communities across Illinois and beyond.

📚 Learn about The Written Word: https://zurl.co/EskyL

Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winfield Chamber of Commerce

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Dynamics of Dyslexia Fall Conference 📖

📅 Nov 4–5, 2026
📍 NIU Conference Center, Naperville

Keynote: Dr. Hugh Catts — Rethinking Reading Comprehension
Keynote: Dr. Carol Tolman —Author of LETRS -- Foundational Skills Development
12+ breakout sessions each day (12 PD credit hours)
Open to parents, not just educators

Register: https://registeruo.niu.edu/Ungerboeck_Public/emc00/PublicSignIn.aspx?&aat=44424f70634168774b5973526a34685171774e59772f744948304a63542b2b50347963754750776f434d383d

Thank you to our sponsor The Cove School Hyde Park Day School Slant System Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy

09/02/2026

📚 Looking for a Dyslexia Specialist in the western suburbs of Chicagoland?

🍎 We have two NEW Dyslexia Specialists who have opened their private practice at The Center: "Thrive Literacy" & "Leaps in Literacy"

✏️ Please fill out a contact form, and we will get you connected with them: https://zurl.co/egqvw

📫 [email protected]
📬 [email protected]

Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winfield Chamber of Commerce

09/01/2026

📚 Literacy & Learning Workshops are here! - Join us for engaging, in-person workshops designed for parents, educators, tutors, and homeschoolers who want to strengthen their knowledge of structured literacy and dyslexia intervention.

Each workshop offers practical strategies, research-based guidance, and helpful resources you can use right away to support the development of reading, writing, and spelling.

🍎 Upcoming Workshop Topics:
SEP - Supporting Phonological Awareness & Spelling Skills
OCT - Teaching Your Child Decoding Strategies
NOV - Helping Your Child Become a Writer

👉 Workshop Details:
Wednesdays: 9/16/26, 10/14/26, 11/11/26
6:00–7:30 p.m. CST
$40 per workshop
Limited space available

✅ Register today and join us for a workshop that supports literacy growth and learning success: https://zurl.co/24bsz

❤️The Letter Loft

Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winfield Chamber of Commerce

08/24/2026

🎉 Laura is now a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)!

🍎 She completed her Dyslexia Therapy Training at The Written Word. She earned her certification from the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA), a prestigious organization dedicated to certifying Therapists who provide expert MSLE intervention for those with dyslexia and written-language-based learning differences.

👏 Join us in congratulating Laura on this incredible achievement!

❓ What is a CALT? https://zurl.co/TJhR8

📚 Learn more about Dyslexia Therapy Training: https://zurl.co/FSpJc

08/18/2026

✍🏼 Struggling to support students with dysgraphia? - Join our Write Idea: A Dysgraphia and Written Expression Intervention training (PART 1) for teachers.

✏️ Learn research-based, multisensory strategies for handwriting, spelling, and written expression that complement Take Flight and Bridges.

📅 Next Zoom session: Friday, August 28, 2026

✔️ Secure your spot and build skills to better support your students: https://zurl.co/swQ92

08/13/2026

🎉 Cheryl is now a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)!

🍎 She completed her Dyslexia Therapy Training at The Written Word. She earned her certification from the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA), a prestigious organization dedicated to certifying Therapists who provide expert MSLE intervention for those with dyslexia and written-language-based learning differences.

👏 Join us in congratulating Cheryl on this incredible achievement!

❓ What is a CALT? https://zurl.co/Nag6F

📚 Learn more about Dyslexia Therapy Training: https://zurl.co/PJOAt

08/11/2026

🍎 Are your K-1 students getting the foundational literacy support they need? Our Benchmark Assessments-Progress Monitoring booklet is designed for use with BUILD: A K-1 Early Reading Intervention, giving you clear data to:

✅ Diagnose specific skill gaps
✅ Tailor instruction for struggling readers
✅ Track progress across Books 1-3

📚 52 pages of ready-to-use assessments, co-authored by dyslexia and early literacy specialists from The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning & READ Evaluation & Dyslexia Center.

✅ Support your young readers with targeted, data-driven instruction.

📚 Learn more and order here: https://zurl.co/cy9hg

Please note that the Benchmark Assessments are not part of the research-based curriculum BUILD: A K-1 Early Reading Intervention developed at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, Texas.