Slant System @SlantSystem
The Slant System® is an IDA accredited Orton-Gillingham based training for teachers & materials for students. slantsystem.com Chicagoland and nationwide Joined May 2021-
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It was an amazing week of training teachers @sunprairiek12! We are excited to hear the positive impact this training and intervention will have on students!
We are honored to partner with @hand2mind to propel the mission of multimodal structured literacy forward through educating others about #dyslexia. Great presentation today! #CEC2025
Let’s do this!! Bring on the amazing special educators of the USA! Come learn about our #ortongillingham #structuredliteracy reading intervention!#CEC2025
Excited to connect with administrators @ICASEIndiana. Come learn about #OG #structuredliteracy
Did you now we now offer a Foundations self-paced online course? We are pleased that the feedback is just as good with our self-paced online course as our live courses! 👇⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👇
Our team is on a mission to always give back to our community. Our families got together to pack 150 bags of food for @BlessinBackpack @DGDistrict58. #GivingTuesday
Our team was happy to meet up with fellow @ReadingLeagueIL members and leaders. We are learning so many great things! @reading_league #TRLConf2024
“Students need care and push” - @Ready4rigor Thank you for these good reminders of the science of learning and how they apply to the science of reading. #TRLconf2024
The excitement about literacy is infectious! Bring on the band! #TRLconf2024 @reading_league
Thank you @ER_Illinois for bringing @MaryanneWolf_ and Marilyn Zecher to us! #dyslexia
Stop by and say hello if you are at @ER_Illinois. Our team would love to meet you! #dyslexia
Thank you @odegardtim for the wonderful presentation. Your stories are powerful. Thank you for sharing them and for your ongoing research. #PlainTalkDyslexia @cll_teach
Day 2 of #PlainTalkDyslexia. Learning and connecting with passionate educators. Thank you @cll_teach for this wonderful event!
There is always more to learn about the brain. Thankful for the research of Dr. Gaab! @GaabLab #PlainTalkDyslexia @cll_teach
Learning from one of the best!
Supporting one of our favorite organizations! @ReadingLeagueWI @reading_league
Our team is looking forward to learning from the experts and meeting educators. Can’t wait for tomorrow! #plaintalkdyslexia @cll_teach
Looking forward to connecting with Indiana administrators. The vibe here is uplifting!!@ICASEIndiana
It is an exciting week for Slant System. Four different Foundations classes are running this week and Advanced Training kicks off soon. The impact of Slant System is nationwide. Hundreds of children's lives will be changed through the gift of literacy thanks to these educators.

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Pam Kastner @liv2learn
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The Reading League Il... @ReadingLeagueIL
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Pam Kastner @liv2learn
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