Help

PALS (K-1) Workshop

< Back

Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 11/4/2009 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 11/4/2009 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 3
Agency Contact: Jim Nelson
Agency Assistant: Kate Hennessy 608-822-2149
Location: CESA 3
1300 Industrial Drive
Fennimore, WI 53809
Facility: Conference Room A
Date/Time:
11/6/2009 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Help Your K-1 Students Improve Their Reading Skills!!!

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) Workshop
Kindergarten – First Grade
CESA #3 - Friday, November 6, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


Workshop Description: Participants will learn to implement PALS for kindergarten and first grade. PALS is a field-tested, teacher-friendly, inexpensive reading-readiness program. K-PALS and First-Grade PALS promote phonological awareness, sound-letter correspondence, decoding, and fluency for beginning readers. K-PALS includes two components: Sound Play (phonological awareness) and Sounds and Words (decoding). First-Grade PALS continues the Sounds and Words activities and introduces Partner Reading, a fluency-building activity. Following a brief presentation summarizing research findings, the presenter will provide hands-on practice of all PALS activities including a simulation of a PALS classroom, teacher-directed lessons, and peer-mediated practice.

To learn more about PALS go to: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals/library/readingres.html

About the Presenter: Loulee Yen is the PALS Outreach Coordinator and also coordinates a large-scale PALS project at Vanderbilt University for Dr. Doug Fuchs that includes three sites in Nashville, Minneapolis, and South Texas. She worked on the development of kindergarten and first-grade reading PALS and has worked with hundreds of PALS teachers over the past decade. Loulee has worked with many school districts to help teachers learn how to implement reading PALS in their classrooms.

*Please Note: Loulee will be presenting from Vanderbilt via interactive video conferencing.

Audience: Kindergarten and first grade regular education teachers, reading teachers, special educators, curriculum directors, school psychologists, principals, paraprofessionals, and directors of special education.

Location: CESA #3, 1300 Industrial Drive, Fennimore, WI

Agenda:
1. PALS Background: Research and Development
2. Learning About PALS
3. Sound Play (phonological awareness activities)
4. Sounds and Words (decoding activities)
5. Partner Reading (fluency building)
6. Putting It All Together
7. Implementation Issues

Fee: (Includes PALS manual and lunch/refreshments)
$100.00 for non-consortium members
$50.00 for special education consortium members
(Barneveld, Benton, Cassville, Ithaca, Potosi, Shullsburg, Southwestern and Weston)


For further information, contact Jim Nelson at CESA #3, 1-800-261-0000, (608) 822-3276, Ext 211, via E-mail: jnelson@cesa3.k12.wi.us
 

Teacher Standards
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
WES9The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effect of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
WES10The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well being and who acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.
Administrator Standards
WAS5The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
WAS7The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that affects schooling.
Pupil Services
WPS6The pupil services professional is able to address comprehensively the wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and physical issues and circumstances which may limit pupils’ abilities to achieve positive learning outcomes through development, implementation and evaluation of system-wide interventions and strategies.
WPS7The pupil services professional interacts successfully with pupils, parents, professional educators, employers, and community support system such as juvenile justice, public health, human services and adult education.
Special Education
Graduation Ratespercent comparison of youth with and without IEP's graduating with a regular diploma
Dropout Ratespercent comparison of youth with and without IEP's dropping out of high school
Participation and Performance on statewide assess.for students with disabilities
Participant Cancellation Policy: You must contact CESA #3 at least one week prior to the scheduled event to cancel and receive a full refund of your registration fee. Cancellations not received at least one week prior to the registered event will be charged the full registration fee. CESA #3 reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by e-mail or phone if a workshop is cancelled. If a participant is a 'no show' the school will be billed for the registration fee, or loss of the 'free' attendance slot. Accommodations: If you need an accommodation to participate including interpreter services (sign language or other spoken language) please email the workshop contact to set up these services. A two-week notice is appreciated. CESA #3 is handicapped accessible.