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Building Blocks “Plus” Training
(kindergarten/preschool)
(4-day training -- 2 days in fall, 2
days second semester)
Providing the Building Blocks of
Success by understanding the “how, what, and why” of effective literacy
instruction...
This training is beyond the basic
Building Blocks including information about brain-based learning,
strategies for teaching phonemic awareness (specifically, blending and
segmenting), alphabetic principle, shared reading, writing and transition
tips that engage all learners with multi-sensory experiences, and LOTS
MORE! Teachers will learn about developmentally appropriate practices for
kindergarten classrooms and pre-school programs that integrate with and
support the Four Blocks framework and the Five Elements in the No Child
Left Behind Act.
First Grade Four Blocks “Plus”
Training
(2-day training)
Understanding the “how,” “what,” and
“why” of effective literacy instruction...
This training goes beyond the basics to
give participants an in-depth look at all four blocks. In Guided Reading
instruction, Debbie will share examples of lessons using basal materials
and more. Teachers will learn how to support emergent readers in the fall
of first grade. In the Working With Words Block, teachers will learn
several strategies showing how to get the most out of their words block
while learning how to incorporate the current strategies for setting up
the Self-directed Reading Block in the fall. She will also share several
strategies to approach teaching writing during the Writing Block.
Four Blocks and ELL
(2-day training)
Using the Four Blocks comprehensive
literacy framework, this training will provide participants with the
knowledge and ability to use effective sheltering strategies and
scaffolding techniques to support the second language learner. Teachers
who use sheltering strategies offer multiple pathways for students to
demonstrate their understanding of the content across all Four Blocks.
Come and learn what it means to make our content comprehensible for all
learners!
TOOLS for Literacy
(30-hour training)
This introductory course addresses
reading development for the primary level student learning to read in a
second language. Topics include: phonemic awareness, language acquisition
and speech development, phonics and spelling instruction.
TOOLS Plus Literacy
(12-hour training – 2 days)
This follow up course to TOOLS for
Literacy addresses reading development for the primary level student
learning to read in a second language. Topics include: fluency, vocabulary
and comprehension instruction.
TOOLS for Understanding
(12-hour training – 2 days)
This training for upper grade teachers
(Grades 3-8) addresses research-based practices for teaching
comprehension, vocabulary and word study.
At the end of the course, teachers will
be able to:
●Understand
the demands of academic language proficiency and its relationship to
literacy development in the upper grades.
●Provide sheltered
instruction that maximizes comprehensible input for all learners.
●Implement a repertoire of
research-based strategies for building vocabulary and concept development.
●Implement a model for
teaching explicit comprehension strategies that fully engage all readers.
●Implement research-based
strategies for teaching word study and spelling.
For a more detailed syllabus of the courses listed
above,
email
tools4literacy@comcast.net
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