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SUMMARY:Teaching Literacy in the Early Grades: Developing Your Skills to Teach Writing and Reading in Grades 1-3
DESCRIPTION:A professional development course for teachers\, remedial and reading specialists\, and homeschooling parents  \nExplore the genius of the Waldorf approach to literacy as together we draw on current resources and practices to inform your teaching. You’ll discover ways to integrate treasures from Orton-Gillingham and Project Read into your Waldorf classroom while learning practical\, effective\, and imaginative techniques for teaching writing and reading in the early grades. \nIncorporating speech\, spelling\, writing\, and reading\, this course covers: \n\nMoving from oral to written tradition\nLearning a structured\, yet flexible\, way to teach reading skills\nDecoding and encoding the English language through a linguistic understanding\nWorking with different types of learners\nUsing a multi-sensory approach for all\nDeveloping scope and sequence of a literacy curriculum\nWays of assessing and tracking reading progress\nWorking with parents on literacy questions\n\nIn addition to grades 1-3 class teachers\, remedial and reading specialists\, and homeschooling parents working with a Waldorf curriculum\, those who would also benefit from the information this course brings include Waldorf kindergarten teachers\, upper grades class teachers\, world language teachers\, and pedagogical and faculty chairs. \nInstructor Margot Amrine\, a teacher of literacy skills to children from preschool to grade 12 since 1976\, is currently second grade class teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (MI). This is Margot’s third lower school class since joining the School’s faculty in 1989; she also chairs the School’s College and was a founding teacher of their high school. Margot recently retired as Director of the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan; in addition to teaching\, she also mentors Waldorf teachers in the Midwest area. Previously\, she taught at the Waldorf School of Lexington (MA) and before that\, was a kindergarten teacher in public schools in Ohio and Vermont. A member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1981\, Margot holds a BMA in Music/Art History from the University of Michigan School of Music; she has a particular interest in language arts and in working with parents\, and enjoys traveling and playing the cello. \nCourse Schedule \nSunday: 5:30-6:30pm registration; 6:30-7pm optional campus tour; 7pm opening session/first class \nMonday-Wednesday: Classes begin each day between 8-8:30am and run through 5:30-6pm\, with times for break and lunch \nCourse Fee\n$465 (includes all materials and non-refundable $45 registration fee) \nRegistration: This course is now full. Contact our registrar\, Tamara Photiadis\, at registrar@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x16\, if you wish to be placed on a wait list in the event of a cancellation. \nSunbridge Institute reserves the right to cancel any offering at any time. If Sunbridge cancels\, all registrants will be notified and will receive a full refund. If the registrant cancels\, he or she will receive a full refund less the non-refundable registration fee.  Sunbridge reserves the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/teaching-literacy-in-the-early-grades-developing-your-skills-to-teach-writing-and-reading-in-grades-1-3/
LOCATION:NY
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