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- EIN 91-1189697
- (425) 453-1190
- Po Box 1648 Bellevue WA 98009-1648 USA
- www.slingerland.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Literacy, Primary & Elementary Schools, Remedial Reading & Encouragement, Special Education
Mission: To improve educational opportunities for children and adults with specific language disability (dyslexia).
Programs: Teacher training programs are the most significant program activity sponsored by slingerland(r) institute for literacy. Training courses are offered for teachers and individuals seeking training in all aspects of literacy education for students in classrooms or individual tutoring situations. Courses vary in length from 19 days for the comprehensive courses, to 10 hour short courses to inservice activities for schools. Over 135 people were benefited.
the sale of training materials is an activity that supports the training programs for the slingerland(r) institute for literacy. Materials include textbooks, classroom teacher materials and student materials, activity books and teacher support materials for work with students. Over 500 people were benefited.
professional development for slingerland(r) institute for literacy training staff. Each year the organization provides a training weekend for all of the directors of teacher training programs in the organization. The weekend includes work with the faculty senate concerning the professional materials and meetings for the trainers to provide information on new courses, specific training requirements, certification guidelines and new research in the field. 55 people were benefited.