This page contains a brief description of the workshops and inservice programs available.  For further details, please email or call us at (780) 439-8120

Inservices and Workshops

Early Reading Intervention Outreach

Reading Intervention for the Middle Grades 3 - 9

Irlen Screener Certification Training Session NEW

Irlen Syndrome Information Sessions for Parents and Teachers - Available on request.

Schedule of Upcoming Workshops

Early Reading Intervention, Grades 1 and 2

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  This program is designed to extend a teacher's knowledge of metacognition and the reading process by following structured diagnostic teaching procedures. Resource room and elementary classroom teachers will gain experience working individually with children who are having difficulty learning to read. This knowledge will help teachers organize their classrooms to benefit all children. Administrators interested in exploring early intervention programs will also find this course of interest. The program is based on extensive research on early literacy development. At-risk children receive daily individual 30-minute lessons that are an extension of regular classroom instruction. This is an intensive course that requires a significant commitment of time and energy.

 Course Participants must:

attend all workshops

tutor a grade one student for 30 minutes every day for 13-20 weeks, depending upon the child's needs

Maintain a daily teaching log, hand in Observation Summary, log pages, and bring log to all workshops

Videotape one or two tutoring sessions to share and discuss with the class

be qualified teachers or teaching assistants working with a trained Early Reading Intervention teacher

NB: Registration deadline for the course is early September or early January. You must be registered before the first workshop. These workshops are developed and coordinated by Dr. Moira Juliebo.

 Textbooks: (included in the fee):

 Clay, M.M. (2002). An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement. Heinemann: New Hampshire
Clay, M.M. (1993). Reading Recovery: A Guidebook for Teachers in Training. Heinemann: New Hampshire
Pool, J. (2006) Early Reading Intervention: Book Level Guide.

Bring a three ring binder to the first session.
Other recommended reading will accompany the course outline.

Reading Intervention For the Middle Grades 3 - 9

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  This workshop series is designed for classroom and resource room teachers whose students are not progressing as expected in reading and writing. In these practical sessions, participants will assess one student and then tutor them for one hour a week for 10 weeks. Sessions will include assessment, classroom programming, the co-ordination of programming with classroom teachers and the use of volunteers to enhance the language arts program.

The workshop will address recognizing difficulties in learning to read and write, choosing appropriate reading and writing materials, teaching successful reading and writing strategies, ascertaining strengths/weakness in:

word recognition

contextual reading

comprehension

automaticity

vocabulary development

writing and spelling

Teacher assistants can take this course with a teacher who will be supervising their work in the school.

 Textbooks: (included in the fee):

Ekwall-Shanker Reading Inventory
Pool, J. (2006) Early Reading Intervention: Book Level Guide.

Bring a three ring binder to the first session.
Other recommended reading will accompany the course outline.

Irlen Screener Certification Training Session

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Training Fee $550 + GST
Materials $200

Learn how to screen children and adults for a visual-perceptual problem called Irlen Syndrome/Scotopic Sensitivity and learn how to use Irlen coloured overlays and other interventions to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of Irlen Syndrome. This syndrome affects the brain's ability to accurately process visual information. It can affect reading, writing, studying, academic abilities and performance, and the ability to attend, concentrate, and perform consistently at school and on the job.

Trainer: Judy Pool, M.Ed.
Certified Irlen Diagnostician
Irlen Institute Pre-Requisites for Irlen Screener Training:

Undergraduate degree and teaching credential or license or graduate degree in areas such as Education, Psychology, Speech/Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Counseling. Two years experience working in the degreed field is also required.

Training and/or experience in Education, Reading, or Learning Disabilities are highly desirable but not specifically required.

Other related fields may qualify as limited screeners based on appropriate education and work experience. Please attach a copy of your one page resume when applying.

Trainees must read Helen Irlen's Reading by the Colors and Rhonda Stone's The Light Barrier prior to training. (These are available from Reading & Writing Consultants Inc. at cost.)

Irlen Syndrome Information Sessions

Individuals, Schools, School Districts, and Parent Groups can arrange to have an information session from one to three hours in length about Irlen Syndrome. The exact information given can be tailored to he group. Possible content includes: Current research and knowledge about Irlen Syndrome, incidence in the population and in struggling readers and learners, description of assesment process, classroom and environmental accomodations. We will also deal with specific questions from the audience. Cost of the presentation to be determined by location and amount of time involved.

Schedule

The following workshops are available through Reading & Writing Consultants/Irlen Centre Alberta. They will be held in the vicinity of University of Alberta campus. Please register by contacting Reading & Writing Consultants at the phone number or e-mail address below. Groups wishing to schedule workshops for other dates or in other locations should also contact us at the numbers below.

Click on Course names to go to course description

Workshop	Cost	Dates	Workshop Leaders
Reading Intervention for the Middle Grades (3 - 10)	$595	Please call to put your name on the list for this workshop, it will be held when we have 8 participants.	Peggy Kickham
Early Reading Intervention Program	$595	Please call to put your name on the list for this workshop, it will be held when we have 8 participants.	Peggy Kickham
Irlen Screener Certification Training Session	$800	April 26-27, 2008 July 24-25, 2008	Judy Pool
Irlen Screener Cluster Meeting (For Certified Screeners)		TBA	Judy Pool

For more information, please call (780) 439-8120, or email reading@telusplanet.net

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