Workshops
Decoding and the Struggling Reader
This is a fast-paced, hands-on, activity-based professional development workshop where participants learn strategies that struggling readers can immediately apply to practice what good readers do naturally, which is pay attention to every word, read with a high rate of accuracy, and use strategies for attacking unfamiliar single-syllable and multisyllabic words.
Can you Hear That? - Developing Phonemic Awareness Skills
This workshop will provide tools that can help schools build strong literacy foundations in early grades and help remediate decoding issues in upper elementary, middle, and high school students. In this session, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the scope and sequence of phonemic awareness skills, and its alignment to the standards. The presentation is research-based. Participants will observe a model lesson, engage in guided practice with the trainers, and time will be provided for the participants to practice the lessons during the session. The trainer will also provide ideas for intervention and ideas for monitoring students’ progress through phonemic awareness assessments and student writing.
Teaching the Virginia English Standards of Learning
The Virginia English Standards of Learning provide a rigorous progression of expectations for student learning in English. Schedule this workshop and spend an engaging day understanding the big picture of the Virginia English Standards and the implications for assessment and instruction. Learn how to meet the needs of all learners with practical classroom strategies.