Welcome to Renewal of Literacy® School, an online school for Waldorf teachers, administrators, and homeschool parents who are interested in pursuing excellence in education.
It provides online, on-demand courses and mentoring for The Roadmap to Literacy Books--and offers discounts to schools and homeschooling collectives. Please enquire for details: https://renewalofliteracy.com/contact/. Visit the main website at https://renewalofliteracy.com.
Announcing the flagship courses "Unlocking The Roadmap to Literacy" and "Unlocking Continuing the Journey to Literacy."
Click on the courses below for more information.
The Keys to Literacy Capacities: Three Support Courses
Direct instruction in the following three literacy capacities is key to getting all students reading and spelling at grade level by the end of third grade: 1) phonemic awareness, 2) symbol imagery, and 3) concept imagery. (Providing direct instruction in these three literacy capacities is also helpful for older students who struggle with reading and spelling.)
These three courses complement "Unlocking The Roadmap to Literacy," and they can stand alone as individual courses. They are available as individual courses for $99 each for six months of access or as a bundle for one year of access.
Featured Bundles
These three courses are bundled together in the following two bundles: The Roadmap to Literacy (Bronze Level) and The Roadmap to Literacy (Silver Level).
The Bronze Level contains the Keys to Literacy Capacities (3 courses); the Silver Level contains the Keys to Literacy Capacities (3 courses) plus Unlocking The Roadmap to Literacy. These bundles are best value--they give you the courses for one year of access.
Confused by Steiner-Waldorf Education?
This course will get you started. It is a great place to begin if you are new to Waldorf education--or if you are struggling to understand what to teach, how to teach it, and why. It is geared for teachers, administrators, and parents who want to understand more about Waldorf education grades 1-8.
Featured Mentoring
Mentoring is now available for teachers and homeschooling parents who would like some help.
Support Material
Free Offerings
"Renewal of Literacy: Ways to Get Students Caught up in Reading and Spelling Post Pandemic" is a free course. It shows Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents how to get students caught up post pandemic. It contains a step-by-step process to follow and resources. See below.
"The 7 Core Tenets of The Roadmap to Literacy" is a free article. It helps teachers and schools adopt The Roadmap to Literacy and avoid things that undermines its efficacy. See below.
Phonics Rule 1: CVC Words (Consonant Vowel Consonant) is a free PDF. It contains lists of words for symbol imagery practice. Additional handouts are included in the Symbol Imagery course and Unlocking The Roadmap to Literacy. See below.
Available for Purchase
Continuous Improvement: Ten Steps to Assessing with The Roadmap to Literacy is an article that outlines ten steps to working with CORE assessments and The Roadmap to Literacy. It is part of the following courses: Phonemic Awareness and Unlocking The Roadmap to Literacy. It is also available for purchase as a digital download. See below. If there is sufficient demand, this article will become part of a larger stand-alone course on assessment.
About Your Instructor
Hi, I am Jennifer Militzer-Kopperl. I am a private remedial specialist, trained Waldorf teacher, author of The Roadmap to Literacy Books, and the creator of Renewal of Literacy®.
In the last 24 years, I have taught hundreds of students to read, write, and spell (Waldorf, charter, homeschool, public school, and nonpublic school), and I have trained scores of teachers, including clinicians at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes and Waldorf faculties both private and public.
I am offering Renewal of Literacy® courses to teach you how to create, deliver, and assess an academically robust and effective language arts curriculum, one that aligns with the indications of the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner, and enables schools to get up to 95% of students reading and spelling at grade level--and pass inspections and credentialing with flying colors.
The goal is a renewal of education through a renewal of literacy.
I hope you will join me in renewing literacy--for the 21st century and beyond.
Learn more by visiting my website: https://renewalofliteracy.com.