Please do not complete this application until you have your principal's letter of support available to attach.

 Thank you for your interest in participating in the Summer 2024 Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction (MSLI) Training. The event is scheduled for July 15 - 19, 2024. Discuss your interest in participating in this professional learning experience with your principal first in order to request the required recommendation (refer to Assistant Superintendent's Email). Both the application and supporting documentation must be submitted. Once applications are reviewed, notification and registration information will be sent to participants via email. Participants will be assigned to the closest training site based on their locality.

All dates related to this application can be found in the Assistant Superintendent's Email. Incomplete or incorrect components of the application may result in disqualification.

Should you have questions, contact Christine Mooney, Specialized Reading and Dyslexia Specialist, at Christine.Mooney@doe.virginia.gov or (804) 750-8656.

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* 1. General Information:

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* 2. Indicate whether you hold a valid Virginia teaching license or a provisional license. (A provisional license indicates that you are taking classes or completing other requirements toward earning a teaching license. If you are a provisional license holder, indicate if you are in year 1, 2, or 3).

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* 3. Indicate the VDOE Region in which your school division is located. Please ensure accuracy. Indicating the incorrect region may result in your application not being reviewed by the correct committee.

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* 4. Select the most appropriate teaching assignment applicable to your role.

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* 5. Describe why you are interested in participating in the MSLI Training.

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* 6. Describe your scope of work as it relates to your teaching assignment for the upcoming school year to the best of your ability. Please use the guidance below based on your role.

If you are a Reading Specialist or Literacy Interventionist, do you provide direct instruction to small groups of children throughout the day? Is coaching other teachers a part of your job duties?

If you are a special education teacher, do you provide services within the general education classroom or in a self-contained classroom? Are your students working in the general curriculum (Standards of Learning) or adapted curriculum (Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning)? What grade levels do you support with small group reading instruction?

If you are a general education teacher, how do you support the needs of the students in your classroom who are identified with a reading disability?

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* 7. Describe your experience teaching students with disabilities who struggle with literacy skills.

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* 8. List any structured literacy training you have participated in (e.g., Institute of Multisensory Education) Describe how you currently use that training in your instruction.

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* 9. Indicate any MSLI training you have applied for in the past?

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* 10. The training will be offered at five locations: Harrisonburg, Richmond City, Roanoke City, Williamsburg, and possible Wytheville. Please choose the location that is nearest to your home.

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* 11. I understand that, in addition to full participation in the 30-hour summer training, this is a yearlong project requiring follow-up activities and feedback.

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* 12. On school letterhead, upload a signed recommendation letter from your principal acknowledging support for your participation in the training and an administrative commitment to MSLI implementation. 

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