Videos & Resources
Pre-Training Homework
Before attending the New Volunteer Training Session, please carefully read through each of the following four steps, read pages 7-13 in the Volunteer Handbook and watch the first three videos: The Pretest, The Buster Shuffle and the Letter Sound Practice,
Letter Sound Practice:
Please listen to the audio track below presented by SWB Bonnie Curtis. It will remind you of the sounds each letter makes and ensure our little ones practice the sounds correctly. Click the orange “Letter Sounds Chart” button below the chart if you would like to download and print the Letter Sounds Chart. If not, simply follow along with the video!
Additional Videos:
Below you will find informational videos that may help to answer any other questions you may have regarding our methodology. For more help, click HERE to find frequently asked questions about our program at the bottom of the page.
GETTING READY FOR THE FIRST STUDENT
What if…during the Pretest the student knows all of the words?
How to conduct the Word of the Day Shuffle
What if… During the Pretest, the Student Reads All of the Words
The Buster Shuffle I
The Pretest
The Buster Shuffle II
What If… During the Buster Shuffle the First Word a Student Misreads Is Already Circled
The Pit Stops
Page Mastery
What If… After Determining the Word of the Day Another Word Is Misread
What If… During the Pit Stops a Student Misreads a Word I
The Spelling Routine