Grades K-3 Literacy

“Thanks so much for an energetic, amusing and informative final session.”  -SP, Reading Recovery Teacher

Hi Lori,  Thank you for your wonderful workshops.  You were motivating, inspiring and honest … it made me feel that I am doing a good job – thank you!  I was able to take so many new ideas back to my classroom and am excited to implement them.  – Sue, Kindergarten Teacher

Workshops may be extended and combined to suit your time frame, from 60 minutes to full day.  Contact Lori Jamison to customize a program for your professional development needs.

Putting the “Play” Back in Word Play

Take advantage of terrific tips and techniques for building vocabulary and supporting word study. Learn ways to make your morning meeting more productive with “A Week of Wonderful Word Warm-ups.” Reinforce word study in the context of shared and guided reading and writing workshop.  Poems, picture books, puzzles and reading manipulatives from the dollar store are just a few of the tools we’ll share in this fun-filled, interactive session.

Making the Reading-Writing Connection

Any book worth reading to our students is worth reading twice:  once as a  reader and once as a writer!  In this session, we will talk about using books as springboards for writing and as tools for teaching the writer’s craft.

Finding the Balance in Literacy Instruction

What do we mean by “balanced literacy”?  This session will provide ideas for reading and writing to children, by children and with children. You’ll learn how to balance the reading block and the writing block, and how to integrate word study into both.