Category: Reading Comprehension

Literacy for Fall - Learning For All!

10/3/2017

Hello Friends! Fall is the best season for kids to make great strides in learning. They are settling into their study routines and it is just before all the busyness of the festive holiday season. If you're looking for a class, workshop or event to help extend your children's learning, there are many resources available for you. Here's a round-up of some up-coming events.

Encouraging Literacy Workshops for Parents
Literary Themes and Genres – What’s it Saying?
2pm - 3pm Saturday, October 7, 2017

Designed for parents of upper elementary students, this workshop will provide strategies to quickly assess what type of book your child is reading (literary genre), the main point of the story (literary theme) and how to ask reading comprehension questions that will engage your child in meaningful conversations.

Writing – Nuts and Bolts
2pm - 3pm Saturday, October 21, 2017

For parents of Pre-K to 1st grade students, a refresher on the basic “nuts and bolts” of writing so you can help your child with writing assignments. This workshop will also explain the writing process so you can be better prepared to guide your child. We will talk about the writing process, punctuation, grammar, and fun activities that promote good writing skills.

Families Learning Together - Focus on Literacy and Coding
Sponsored by the Santa Clara County Office of Education, this event on October 14, 2017 features family-friendly learning activities for everyone. Introduce your kids to language and literacy as it applies to technology. This event includes free breakfast and lunch. Please register! For more information, visit the SCCOE website.

San Jose Area Writing Project
The best of both worlds, the San Jose Area Writing Project offers workshops for kids and parents! For those who are passionate about writing or for those who want to be inspired, check out the workshops on Oct 21 and Nov 4, 2017. For a look into past events, check out Laura's Blog.

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Early Bird Registration Ending Soon...

8/1/2017

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For those of you interested in the workshop "Encouraging Literacy at Home - Building Foundations for Reading," please note that the Early Bird Registration of $15 is ending soon!

Encouraging Literacy at Home – Building Foundations for Reading
Pre-K to 1st Grade 2pm – 3pm September 9, 2017

Ever wonder how you could help your child build a great foundation in reading? This workshop will provide practical, fun, tried-and-true tips for parents to increase their child’s confidence in mastering letter recognition, understanding phonics, and getting the most out of phonics readers.

Register now to take advantage of the early bird discount.

Regular registration for the "Encouraging Literacy at Home - Building Foundations for Reading" workshop begins August 9, 2017.

Other workshops are still available for Early Bird registration, including
* Reading Comprehension - Beyond the 5 W's
* Literary Themes and Genres - What's it Saying?
* Writing - Nuts and Bolts

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Encouraging Literacy Workshop at Adobe

6/2/2017

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A few months ago, I had the privilege of presenting a reading fundamentals workshop at Adobe. This past week, I had the pleasure of being invited again, this time to present a reading comprehension workshop for parents of 2nd grade to 6th grade students.

Interacting with parents at Adobe has been amazing. They eagerly ask questions about how reading strategies would apply in their home situation. Workshop participants also contribute to the conversation by giving suggestions and tips from their own experience to their colleagues. With an environment that is supportive and collaborative, it's not a surprise that Adobe is consistently named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For and People's Companies That Care, among many other accolades.

After my presentation, parents were given a resource bag for summer reading fun with their kids. The resources included handouts from my workshop, a Reading Without Walls Activity Kit, and of course, books, courtesy of DogoBooks.

Thank you for having me over, Adobe! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to share reading strategies with your employees so they can support their kids with reading development. I can't wait to visit again in the fall with the third workshop in my Reading Workshop series.

Jaime

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