English Language Arts

Presenters: Amy Brown & Ashley Buckley

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Recommended for Educators of Grades Pre-K-2

Want to learn quick and easy OG (Orton Gillingham) strategies to implement in your classroom but feel intimidated? Do not fear! This workshop will provide you with resources, activities, and instructional strategies that you can use in your classroom to help all students. No experience or background in OG is required! Participants will explore instructional techniques that could easily be applied to a classroom setting to support reading, spelling, and phonological awareness, as well as the tools to address student concerns as they relate to reading, spelling, and phonological awareness by having a bank of tools and simple explanations.

*Note: Participants should bring specific concerns and questions from their student observations that relate to reading, spelling, and phonological awareness so that applicable solutions and suggestions can be suggested and implemented.

Presenter: Helen Park

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Recommended for Educators of Grades 3-6

This workshop will explore the nuts and bolts of book clubs and literature circles. These structures can make reading more engaging, improve close reading skills, and create a strong classroom community. Participants will learn practical tips and have an opportunity to research and create structures that can be used to launch literary communities in their classrooms. Participants will also visit a classroom and see a community of readers in action.

Presenter: Amy Brown

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Recommended for Educators of Grades Pre-K-3

What does multisensory reading instruction look like in the classroom? What is Orton-Gillingham? Multisensory instruction was developed for individuals who have difficulties with reading, spelling, and writing that are associated with dyslexia, but this approach is beneficial for all types of learners in the classroom. This session will introduce participants to the basics of a multisensory approach to reading. Implementation strategies will be shared and practiced!

*Note: Registration for ASHA CEUs TBA

Presenter: Amy Brown

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Recommended for Educators of Grades Pre-K-8

This workshop provides an overview of dyslexia, the nation’s number one learning disability. One in five children may have dyslexia, causing them to struggle with reading and spelling. Every teacher likely has at least one or two dyslexic children in the classroom today. This session helps participants understand, recognize, and review modifications for difficulties associated with dyslexia.

*Note: This is a 1/2-day session, 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

**Note: This workshop satisfies the annual NJ state-mandated dyslexia training requirement.

***Note: Registration for ASHA CEUs TBA

Presenter: Amy Brown

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Recommended for Educators of Grades K-3

Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with expression. Reading fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension. Readers who have not yet developed fluency read slowly and word by word; their oral reading is choppy. They focus their attention on figuring out the words, leaving them little attention for understanding the meaning of the text. Participants will review the research on fluency development and explore a variety of ways to teach, practice, and promote fluency skills with students.

*Note: Registration for ASHA CEUs TBA

Presenters:  Julia Lefer & Jennifer Rilli

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Recommended for Educators of Grades Pre-K-5

Math and language arts are usually seen as two separate entities by teachers and students alike; however, the two subjects are truly connected. This workshop will provide participants with strategies to combine reading, writing, and math. Example strategies include using a perfect paragraph format to explain a mathematical answer, using story writing to help interpret and solve word problems, breaking down multi-step directions, and comprehending word problems. Participants will leave this workshop with specific strategies and project ideas to incorporate into their own classrooms.

Presenter: Amy Brown

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Recommended for Educators Pre-K-12 with Orton-Gillingham certification

This session is ideal for Orton-Gillingham certified teachers who would benefit from a day of tips and tricks, sharing best practices, lesson ideas, and technology specifically geared toward lesson content. The day’s agenda will be created from participants’ interests and curiosities collected prior to the session.

*Note: Intended for educators with Orton-Gillingham certification.

Presenter: Amy Brown

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Recommended for Educators K-4

Phonological awareness is a vital foundation for students when they are learning to read; it is the ability to recognize and manipulate spoken words and sentences. This learning session will explore several phonological awareness assessment tools, as well as Pedagogical Approaches for the key skills of phonological awareness.

Presenter: Laura Sullivan

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Recommended for Educators of Grades 3-12 ELA, Math, and Science

This workshop explores ways to integrate released state-test items into your teaching repertoire. Delve into the provided resources to gain valuable insights into assessment expectations, question formats, and content, as well as to build a collection of questions that you can use in your classroom. Utilizing released items can help when teaching students valuable test-taking strategies and reinforcing your content. Together, we will explore ways to use these questions to supplement your current teaching. Participants will receive many different resources and the well-needed TIME to review them and align them with your current units so that you can start using them with your students tomorrow.