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Grade Level: Grade 4+
Do you wonder where to begin when some of your older students struggle to read? Ready to take your reading instruction to the next level?
As a follow-up to the workshop SORing After Primary (presented at the August 2023 Educator’s Institute), this presentation will further promote an understanding of literacy instruction. Join us as we dive deeper into instruction that supports reading fluency and comprehension in Grades 4-12+, using evidence-based practices and strategies rooted in the Science of Reading.
Topics discussed during this webinar will include: word study beyond the primary years, morphemic awareness, decoding fluency, sentence-level work, and reading comprehension.
About the presenters:
Anne-Marie Spence (she/her) is currently a secondary school teacher in Southwestern Ontario. In 2022, she completed a six-year secondment with the Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch where she taught at Amethyst Demonstration School in both the elementary and secondary divisions, followed by a role as the Central Resource Teacher for Ontario’s demonstration schools with a special focus on literacy. Having taught across all divisions, she has a background in French Immersion and Special Education.
Karyn Bruneel (she/her) is currently a Superintendent of Education with Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board. She has worked for the past 27 years with various boards and has been seconded to the Ministry of Education as a principal at Amethyst Demonstration School and as the Executive Director of the Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch. She has a background in French Immersion as both a teacher and principal and has a special interest in reading instruction and Special Education.
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