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[email protected] EXPERT WORKSHOP This workshop is designed for professionals interested in improving children’s reading and writing achievement, including general education teachers, special education teachers, speech-‐ language pathologists, and reading specialists. Parents are welcome to attend as well. It’s All About Language Expert Workshop Series is supported in part by a Personnel Preparation Grant to Vanderbilt University Medical Center from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (H325K090304). Workshop participants are eligible to receive 1.3 ASHA CEUs for two day participation and .65 for one day participation. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
The workshop will be held in Room 241 of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle Building (110 Magnolia Circle). Please park in the Central Garage, accessible from Dixie Place, off of 21st Avenue South. Parking tickets will be validated at the workshop. Further parking directions and registration confirmation will be emailed one week prior to the workshop.
It’s All About Language Expert Workshop Series
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS Making a Difference in Children’s Reading and Writing
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center One Magnolia Circle Building 110 Magnolia Circle Nashville, TN 37203
REGISTRATION Register at kc.vanderbilt.edu/registration
Workshop Cost One Day: $70.00 Two Days: $120.00
May 2-‐3, 2013
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION This workshop on phonological awareness will develop participants’ ability to improve children’s phonological awareness as a means to build foundational reading and writing skills -‐ decoding and spelling. Phonological awareness is the ability to analyze the sound structure of words, with phonemic awareness specific to analysis at the level of individual speech sounds. Because the development of phonological awareness is addressed in instruction as well as intervention, the workshop is designed for all educators. Participants can attend one or both days of the workshop. All participants should attend Day One. Day Two will be of interest particularly to professionals who provide small group and individual intervention (e.g., Tier 2 and Tier 3). Both days will be of interest to parents. Disclosure Dr. Schuele is the author of the Intensive Phonological Awareness Program and financially benefits from this program.
C. Melanie Schuele, PhD, CCC-‐SLP is an associate professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member. She conducts research in language and literacy development and intervention, with a focus on phonological awareness and complex syntax. She is the author, along with Naomi Murphy, of the Intensive Phonological Awareness Program, a small group intervention program. This intervention program has been adopted in schools across West Virginia. She is the project director of a US
Day One: Development of Phonological Awareness & Classroom Instruction Thursday, May 2, 2013 (.65 CEUs)
Department Personnel Preparation Grant that provides specialized training in school-‐based language and literacy clinical practice to masters students in speech-‐ language pathology. Dr. Schuele is the editor of Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools and has served ASHA as chair of the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee.
Day Two: Phonological Awareness Intervention Friday: May 3, 2013 (.65 CEUs)
8:00 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – 10:00 Phonological Awareness Essentials: Definitions and Development
8:30 – 10:00 Who’s not making sufficient progress? Small Group Intervention Decisions
10:00 – 10:15 break
10:00 – 10:15 break
10:15 – 11:45 Do you have explicit phonological awareness?
10:15 – 11:45 Overview: Intensive Phonological Awareness Program
11:45 – 12:00 break
11:45 – 12:00 break
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch -‐ Small Group Discussion
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch -‐ Small Group Discussion
1:00 – 1:15 break
1:00 – 1:15 break
1:15 – 2:45 A Foundation of Phonological Awareness for All Children
1:15 – 2:45 Phonological Awareness Intervention Role Play and Practice: Effective Teaching Strategies
2:45 – 3:00 break 3:00 – 4:00 Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom 4:00 – 4:15 Looking Towards Tomorrow & Workshop Evaluation
2:45 – 3:00 break 3:00 – 4:00 Integrating Phonological Awareness with Decoding and Spelling 4:00 – 4:15 Monday morning accommodations & Workshop Evaluation