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.

The Wonder of Words

How can we integrate vocabulary and word study into meaningful reading and writing? Join this session for a wealth of practical ideas for vocabulary development and word study in the writing and reading workshops.  You’ll leave with ideas for vocabulary foldables, anchor charts and A Week of Wonderful Word Warm-ups.

Boogers, Barf and Bloodshed:  Engaging our Boys in Reading and Writing

National and international tests confirm what teachers have known for a long time:  boys are scoring significantly lower than girls in all aspects of literacy.  What can we do to engage our boys in reading and writing? We’ll share the BEAR philosophy of books that boys want to read.  We’ll discuss the importance of choice, active learning and visual supports.  You’ll pick up many suggestions for making your classroom more “boy-friendly” – without losing the girls.

Beyond Running Records:  Literacy Assessments that Inform Instruction

Assessing our students’ reading and writing is one of the biggest challenges we teachers face. And yet, good assessment for learning is essential for guiding our teaching to meet the needs of our students. Lori will share insights that she has gained as a developer of large-scale reading and writing assessments, including the three key decisions that should guide all assessment, and ways that we can help all our students score higher on provincial, state and national tests.