A balanced reading programme — reviewing the approaches

Date: Friday 11th September 2020Venue: Ryde Parramatta Golf Club, 1156 Victoria Rd, West Ryde NSWTime: 9am-3pmCost:

Individual teachers $275

ALEA member $242

3+ teachers from one school $220

All prices include gst

To enrol, please follow this link www.theliteracyplace.com/workshops

R E A D I N G W O R K S H O P • S Y D N E Y • F R I D AY 1 1 S E P T E M B E R

In this workshop, Sheena and Louise will review the modelled, shared, guided and independent approaches and share practical ideas for planning a realistic and manageable reading programme at all levels.

Session 1: An overview of a balanced reading programme• Unpacking the reading process• Creating opportunities for oral language in the reading

programme

Session 2: Shared reading• Using the shared reading approach at all levels of

the school to explicitly teach comprehension, critical thinking and decoding

Session 3: Guided reading• Planning and organising guided reading lessons• Reviewing a range of generic activities that engage

students, reduce teacher planning and offer an alternative to worksheets

Session 4: Independent reading• Reviewing the importance of independent reading,

including ideas to motivate and engage students in the reading process

Sheena Cameron & Louise Dempsey invites you to a professional learning workshop in Sydney