Sound Out and Read - SOAR Workshop

Taught by Nancy Akhavan and Team | For Grades K-4

Five Day Institute: Oct. 24th & 25th, Nov. 19th, Jan. 23rd & 24th

Structured literacy is explicit, systematic teaching that ensures ALL students can read and helps to solve reading difficulties. Topics include phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, spelling, morphology, vocabulary development and fluency.  Participants get $250 worth of materials to implement lessons and a certificate of completion.

WHERE

1617 W. Shaw Ave Suite A
Fresno, CA 93711

(In person course)

WHEN

Five Day Institute

Oct. 24th
Oct. 25th
Nov. 28th
Jan. 23rd
Jan. 24th

PRICE

$1,525 per person

Purchase orders accepted.

For groups of 10 or more, we will come to your district for a discounted rate!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Implementing the Science of Reading while ensuring all students can read at grade level

A structured literacy approach to teaching reading aligned to the Knowledge and Practice Standards from the International Dyslexia Association.

Agenda

Day 1 Science of Reading, Stages of Development of Readers, Cognitive Processes of Reading, Principles of Effective Reading Instruction. Scope and Sequence of Foundational Literacy Skills, Phonemic Awareness skills, Auditory Lesson Practice
Day 2 Phonics Skills, Multisensory Lesson Plans, Lesson Material Organization
Day 3 Six Syllable Types, Syllable Division, Decoding, Dictation of Words and Sentences, Sight Words Decoding and Drill
Day 4 Reading Fluency, Decodable Text, Trade Texts, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Assessments, Lesson Planning, Morphology and Vocabulary
Day 5 Spelling, Spelling Lesson Development, Writing Fluency Scaffolding and Extending Learning, Assessments of Phonics Skills, Progress Monitoring and Certificate of Completion

Graduate Credits available!

2 units of graduate credit is available

Great class and teachers! *After 40+ years of teaching, I feel this is an excellent class that should be presented to ALL incoming primary teachers.

Kindergarten teacher

The SOAR workshop would be a great opportunity for all new teachers and any teacher who needs to refresh or make sense of what they do every day. I would highly recommend this workshop.

Second grade teacher

Presenter Info

Dr. Nancy Akhavan possesses more than thirty years’ experience as an educator and consultant. Her work focuses on student support through literacy instruction and intervention, English Language Development, leadership development, and organizational systems to increase student achievement. An Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at California State University, Fresno, she is the founder of Nancy Akhavan Consulting, Inc. Dr. Akhavan’s positions included: bilingual teacher; principal of three schools; and district administrator of a large, urban district for English Language Acquisition (ELA), Math, Social Studies, Science, and World Languages. She also served as Assistant Superintendent Secondary Division in a large urban school district. Dr. Akhavan is recognized for her expertise in teaching literacy practices and has published twelve books that focus on instruction to increase student achievement. She has worked with districts and county offices nationally and internationally to increase student achievement in reading, writing, and in content areas

Workshop Registration

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Have any Questions? Send us an email: nancy@nancyakhavanconsulting.com

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