Primary Reading Workshop

Angela Ehmer

Presenter: Angela Ehmer M.Ed, B.Ed

Venue & Date: See Workshop Calendar

Pricing: $245 + GST (Limited spaces are available so please register early.)

RSVP: Five (5) working days prior to workshop

 

If you want improved reading standards
in your classroom…
You won’t believe how easy it is to achieve!

Attention Primary Teachers!
Discover How Your Students’ Reading Performance Will Soar When We
Show You How To Master
Explicit and Rigorous Teaching Strategies.

If you’ve always dreamed of mastering the teaching of reading, but weren’t quite sure how to put it all together… then this will be the most exciting workshop you ever attend...

The 'Primary Reading Workshop' builds on our popular Novice to Ninja Workshop by deepening your knowledge of reading approaches and teaching goals and examining the method and the importance of correct text selection. Mastering explicit teaching of reading and supporting strategies will allow you to:

You don’t need extra time in the curriculum to make a profound change in the reading habits of your students! In fact our strategies will actually free up time by dramatically improving classroom management and heightening student engagement.

We’ll also show you how to free up further time by removing unnecessary clutter in the classroom reading program.

It’s easy to make these changes. All you need to know… are the practical strategies to implement the instructional approaches.

The Primary Reading Workshop will explore:

Content to be covered includes:

This full day reading workshop for Primary classroom teachers and teachers’ aides examines the teaching of reading in primary school. This is a focused workshop which will examine strategies for reading and a variety of instructional approaches for teaching. The reading process is explored along with effective strategies and prompts for teaching.

The Instructional Approaches

The instructional approaches Read Aloud, Shared and Guided Reading are examined in relation to shifting the locus of control from teacher to student. Participants will explore the ways each approach is used to build the specific skills and knowledges required for independent reading.

Literature Circles

Literature Circles provide an additional instructional approach for the classroom, but are not commonly used in the early years. The value of this collaborative strategy to deepen understandings of texts and teach for comprehension is invaluable for learning and highly engaging for students. Strategies for preparing students, selecting literature, getting started and scaffolding for success are outlined.

What do good readers do?

What do good readers know and do that all children must learn to do? How do teachers plan for the teaching, coaching and the control children must develop?

The most powerful resource students have is you! Highly proficient teachers of reading know what learners need to know, how to plan for strategic instruction and how to deliver and coach for transfer and generalisation. They also know that their role is to build independence. The role of the teacher is to support students to become independent.

Success in reading relies on the teachers’ knowledge of the reading process as it relates to students’ abilities to understand and apply strategic behaviours.

Comprehension:

Do your students ask relevant questions and offer meaningful responses to texts read, viewed or heard?  Do they know what is important for them to know and why? And what do we need to know and do in response?

The Primary Reading Workshop builds on recent initiatives such as Queensland’s Keys to Literacy strategy to fully address the instructional processes in sufficient practical detail to make a real difference to student outcomes.

How do I know what strategies to use, with whom,
and for how long?

Fundamental issues like these are crucial to a successfully implemented reading program. We outline a practical, common sense approach to integrating all instructional approaches in a coordinated, coherent manner that makes sense to teachers and inspires your students to develop a genuine love of reading.

How do I know when to move students to the next text level?

Too many students spend far too long on low level texts, whilst others read material that is beyond their ability to comprehend. Both extremes are a recipe for limiting performance, however both are common in Australian classrooms.

We look at the key factors in text selection driven by the strategic goal set by the teacher. This is a critical step in promoting continued growth in reading.

Attendance at this workshop will enable participants to be:

Your Presenter

Angela Ehmer (M.Ed, B.Ed, Dip.T.), Director, Literacy Solutions, AUTHOR of the new series, 'All You Need to Teach Comprehension' and one of Australia's foremost literacy experts, will deliver insights into reading instruction in this content rich workshop. Angela will reveal powerful teaching strategies that will boost the outcomes of teachers in the lower primary school.

Angela is an experienced literacy consultant who works with educators, publishers, parents and community organizations. Her experience includes classroom, Reading Recovery and learning support teaching, and consultancy to public and private sectors. Angela authors teacher reference and reading support material for Macmillan Education and is one of the Macmillan National PD Team. She works across Australia with education bodies to provide professional development services.

"Angela, as usual I loved the workshop. I could listen to you speaking for hours and hours! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for being such a gracious, wonderful person." Dr. Ian Burgess, District Office - Education Queensland"

Your Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Our policy at Literacy Solutions has always been NO RISK, with a complete, no-questions-asked, 100% money-back guarantee of your satisfaction. If you are not completely happy with this essential workshop, for any reason, just let us know and you’ll get a prompt, cheerful refund. That’s the only way we want to do business. No risk. Just honest communication.

Here’s how to access this critical knowledge: If you want to understand the key factors to delivering powerful, explicit readinglessons, just register. It’s $245 +GST per registration – fully refundable, without question or hassle.

Register now so you don’t miss out on delivering incredible results in 2011.

Here’s What to do Now

Come along to the workshop… to learn how this comprehensive examination of instructional approaches for primary reading can accelerate the development of reading skills and behaviours. Look back in six months and you won’t remember how you ever taught reading without this knowledge. Discover in just one day of PD the processes that transform regular classroom teachers into powerful teachers of literacy.

"Angela, your message and level of skills training has to reach more people... it was the sort of PD that modern educators need to help them become more reflective about their practice." Jeannie Carr, Head of Curriculum, Belmont State School

If you’re not satisfied, for any reason, call to let us know and you’ll get a fast refund. Please hurry, though. Our workshops have strictly limited numbers and often fill fast.

But you need to register now. Don’t miss out on this research based practical approach. There are no costly programs to purchase, no gimmicks, just the best quality teaching practices. You’ll receive the most valuable literacy PD available – current, practical, comprehensive and focused on addressing the critical reading issues in primary school. YOU can transform the lives of the children in your class through literacy. Start NOW!

P.S. A FREE bonus for all workshop attendees is our 48 page publication, The Task Card Book. This great resource provides a range of independent learning tasks for reading and quick ideas for lightning writes.

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