Day 4 - Decoding and Word Recognition

The academy is comprehensive reading training for early literacy educators. Participants will strengthen instructional pedagogy and explore classroom applications with other early literacy educators throughout the region.  The training builds capacity to teach within any reading program.

Academy includes three summer dates and three dates during the first semester of the
2015-16 school year. You may sign up all six dates or individual workshop days.
All workshops will be held at CESA 8 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily

Audience:  Kindergarten and first grade teachers, Interventionists, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches

Cost:  Attend all six sessions:  $300.00 per person for 2015-16 CIA – Literacy Center Member School Districts. $450.00 for all others.

Pick and choose sessions: $100.00 per person per session for 2015-16 CIA – Literacy Center Member School. $150.00 per person per session for all others

• Day 4 – October 6, 2015 - Decoding and Word Recognition

• Phonics: Classroom Application
• Irregular Word Reading: High-frequency irregular words and irregular word reading Fluency
• Accuracy, rate, prosody, fluency assessment, fluency instruction

Other Dates of Academy

Day 1 – August 10, 2015 - The Big Picture

• The reading deficit, the brain and reading, scientific approach to reading instruction, essential components of reading instruction, reading assessment, downward spiral of reading failure and academic language Structure of English

• Phonemes, consonant phonemes, vowel phonemes, sound/spellings, syllables, onset-rime, and morphemes

Day 2 – August 17, 2015 - Early Literacy

• Print awareness, letter knowledge, phonological awareness

?Day 3 – August 18. 2015 - Decoding and Word Recognition

• Phonics:  Systematic and explicit instruction, approaches to instruction, effective instructional techniques, scope and sequence, decoding regular words, blending routines, automatic word recognition, decodable text, phonograms, word work for encoding and decoding)

Day 5 – November 4, 2015 - Vocabulary

• Specific word instruction, selecting words to teach, rich and robust instruction, lesson models and specific strategies
• Word learning strategies
• Word consciousness

Day 6 – December 10, 2015 - Comprehension

• Fundamentals of comprehension, comprehension strategies, literary text, informational text, close reading and text dependent questions

CANCELLATION POLICY: Any registration cancellation must be received 7 days prior to the scheduled date to receive a refund or avoid invoicing. CESA 8 will only provide full refund of registration fees depending on individual circumstances. Refunds depend upon the ability of CESA 8 to cancel any financial obligations created by the registration such as meals, materials, etc. Registered participants not in attendance on the day of the session will be charged the full registration fee. CESA 8 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment or inclement weather. Participants will be notified via email through myQuickReg.com if a cancellation occurs. Please make sure all of your contact information is correct in myQuickReg.com. DIETARY ACCOMMODATIONS: Due to varied dietary restrictions, CESA 8 cannot guarantee that all special dietary accommodations can be met. CESA 8 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary restrictions with advance notice, but please plan accordingly. BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT YOU CONSENT TO PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOTAPE taken during the course for publicity, promotional, and/or educational purposes including but not limited to publications, presentations, newsletters, internet, and social media sources. I do this with full knowledge and consent to waive all claims for compensation for the use or for damages. If you do not consent to this statement, please send a written notice via email to the agency contact listed on the workshop posting.