Strategies for Teaching Phonemic Awareness
Reading Institute

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Where:       ESU #8 in Neligh
Trainer:      Becky Brandl
When:        Friday, October 24, 2008 from 9:00-3:00

Why:

Response to Intervention (RtI) – Requires research based strategies for improving reading skills

Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD) – Requires early intervention for struggling students prior to SPED referral

Audience:

Educators interested in improving the quality and effectiveness of their programs in developing early literacy foundations.

• K-1 Teachers                     • DIBELS Assessment Participants
• SPED Teachers                  • ELL Teachers
• Title I Teachers                 • Speech Language Pathologists

Cost:              $20

Participants will:

• examine the current research on phonemic awareness.
• learn the difference between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonemes, and phonics
• learn the importance of rhyme and alliteration for increasing phonemic awareness.
• learn how to teach onset and rime.
• examine literature books that can be used to emphasize phonemic awareness.
• practice strategies to assess students’ phonemic awareness.

Register Online at:       www.esu8.org

Click on Workshop Registration and use the pull-down menu to locate “Strategies for Teaching Phonemic Awareness”

Direct Questions to:       Becky Brandl, Staff Development Coordinator   bbrandl@esu8.org