Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy Seminars
(Appropriate for preK-1, Special Education, and ELL Teachers)
August 1-3, 2011
Portland, Oregon – Sheraton Hotel, Portland Airport
Limited to 75 participants for a quality experience
Professional development credits and WA clock hours available.
Join a dedicated group of passionate kindergarten teachers for three powerful, practical days! Explore proven strategies to create a joyful writing-to-read kindergarten that dramatically accelerates literacy. Study with award-winning kindergarten teachers and discover why all children love to read, write, and draw!
DAY 1:
Begin the Year with "Best Practices" in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy
Presented by award-winning kindergarten teacher and author, Nellie Edge
On the first day you learn these strategies:
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- Strategy 1: Powerful Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion: Sing, Sign, and Read!
- Strategy 2: Use Kindergarten-Friendly Handwriting™ beginning with the “Name Ticket.”
- Strategy 3: Teach for fluency with high-frequency “heart words.” Add Sign Language, music, rhythm, and rhyme!
- Strategy 4: Implement “kid writing” workshop and independent writing centers. Keep writing real and let them write every day!
- Strategy 5: Celebrate language with memorable songs, poems, and rhymes and bridge oral language to print!
- Strategy 6: : Implement gradual-release-of-responsibility models and differentiate instruction.
- Strategy 7: : Keep phonics instruction meaningful, multisensory, and engaging.
- Strategy 8: : Give children quality literature, good-fit books, and a framework for building reading independence and stamina!
- Strategy 9: : Use ongoing, authentic assessment culminating in student-led parent conferences.
- Strategy 10: : Build a strong Parents as Partners program. Family connections multiply our teaching effectiveness.
- Read about Nellie Edge
- Read what your colleagues say about this seminar.
- Register now for all three days for $399 (a savings of almost $200!).
“All of the best things I do come from Nellie Edge Seminars!”
~ Laura Stasack
DAY 2:
Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Explore the Power of "Kid Writing"
Presented by award-winning kindergarten teacher Julie Lay, NBPTS and Nellie Edge
On the second day you will:
- Learn to implement a systematic “Kid Writing” program
- Expand on powerful ABC and Phonics Immersion Strategies
- Teach high-frequency “heart words”—their way
- Make interactive word walls that children actually use
- Reinforce Kindergarten-Friendly Handwriting™
- Explore writing-to-read across the curriculum
- Use ongoing authentic assessment with the Kindergarten Star Chart
- Begin and end the day with joyful literacy rituals and celebrations—sing, dance, and make every moment count
- Read about Julie Lay
- Read what your colleagues say about this seminar.
- Register now for all three days for $399 (a savings of almost $200!).
“Julie Lay is the best presenter ever!”
DAY 3:
Multisensory Teaching of Foundation Skills: Explore the Magic of Fingerspelling and Signing Songs
Presented by kindergarten Teacher and ASL Expert, Diane Larson and Nellie Edge
On the last day you will explore in depth:
- Powerful, research-proven ABC and Phonics Immersion Strategies that accelerate literacy for diverse learners
- The use of Sign Language to dramatically enhance oral language fluency and build bridges to print
- Use of sign language for class management and to develop self-regulation
“This is the best Kindergarten seminar I've been to on either coast!”
You will learn these memorable songs in American Sign Language:
What a Wonderful World
Pledge of Allegiance
America the Beautiful
See Me Beautiful |
The ABC Phonics Song: Sing, Sign & Read!
The More We Get Together
This Land is Your Land
L-O-V-E Spells Love |
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