9am-3pm.

Venue: To be announced

Spend a pleasant Monday in Christchurch, digging into the content of Lyn Stone’s bestselling book, Reading for Life.

This workshop bridges the gap between research and practice to translate academic findings into practical suggestions and ready-to-use techniques. It is useful to teachers and school teams who are on their science of reading journey.

Reading for Life is designed to be accessible, understandable and practical. It is filled with take-home messages of positivity and usefulness, and reveals a wealth of resources to suit all levels of inquiry into this topic.

Workshop Outcomes

Learn about

• working memory,
• processing speed,
• oral language development,
• phonological awareness and
• orthographic mapping as it relates to reading.

Take away practical tips for all the pillars of literacy:

• phonological awareness,
• phonics,
• fluency,
• vocabulary and
• comprehension.

Take the opportunity to discuss and share successful teaching methods, as well as school transformation guidelines, using the Reading for Life book as a guide.

AGENDA

9.00AM Current Models and Background Processes Involved in Learning to Read

10.30AM Gorgeous Morning Snack

11.00AM Reading Intervention

12.30PM Delightful Lunch

1.15PM Teaching Reading and Writing: Tips for success

3.00PM Reflection, Questions and Close of Workshop

Suitable for:

• Primary School Teachers
• Literacy professionals

Includes:

• Digital manual download*
• Online resources hub containing exclusive videos and downloads
• Certificate for 5.5 hours of professional development
• Morning snack and lunch (dietary requirements submitted by April 17 2023 will be accommodated)

Places limited. Groups of 5+ participants receive a 10% discount. Please contact us directly should you wish to enrol 5+ and we will make arrangements for you.

*FAQ: “Why don’t you print our manuals for us? How come we have to do it ourselves?”

A. We are responding to feedback from the general population regarding paper-saving acts. Increasingly, workshop attendees are requesting pdf-only resources. We have the technology now to write onto pdfs very efficiently.

Coupled with that are the logistics and costs involved in having manuals printed, especially from overseas. Giving you the option to print or keep the pdf helps us keep our costs down and ultimately helps us keep ticket prices affordable.

We do hope you understand!