Three key questions help a low-level learner or someone with a
learning disability uncover strengths s/he may not have recognized.
Asking what brings a learner to tutoring, what s/he struggles with, and
what s/he has accomplished in other arenas creates a starting point
based upon strengths, not deficits. This is an interactive workshop
where participants will role play and practice this learner-centered
questioning technique.
How Smart are S.M.A.R.T. Goals?
Presenter: Jill Smith, Tutor/Teacher/Trainer, Independent Contractor
Building
confidence is a significant component of tutoring or mentoring a
low-literacy learner or someone with a learning disability. SMART goals
are simple, clear measures by which a learner sets and steers a path
towards success. By repeatedly reaching realistic goals, a learner
experiences success and gains confidence to move forward. Participants
in this session will practice setting SMART goals. This self-reflective
workshop is appropriate for tutors, teachers, and mentors.
Supported Education and Psychiatric Disabilities
Presenter: Karen Hughes, Catch, Inc., DeAnne Lonnquist & Lauren Miller
This
workshop will focus on supported education, which is a
recovery-oriented practice that aids individuals with psychiatric
disabilities who want to begin or return to school to complete their
educational goals (Mowbray et al., 2005).
Teaching the Reading-Writing Connection
Presenter: Ann Marie Doley, JEVS Human Services, E3 Power
Reading
and writing are intimately connected, so why not teach them that way?
This workshop will explore evidence based writing instruction that
simultaneously strengthens reading skills. These teaching techniques
include: explicitly teaching the writing process, using writing
strategies such as frames and organizers, the importance of summaries
and text based writing instruction, and employing an approach which is
both meaningful and motivational.
Finding Resources for Adult Learners with Special Learning Needs
Presenter: Dr. Richard Cooper, Director of Disability Services/Learning Specialist, Harcum College
This
workshop will provide participants with resources that they can use to
teach low-level learners. The presenter will also identify and describe
agencies in Philadelphia to which these learners can be referred for
additional services.
Understanding Reading Problems
Presenter: Dr. Richard Cooper, Director of Disability Services/Learning Specialist, Harcum College
For
those who love to read, reading problems are a mystery. This workshop
will discuss the learning differences that cause reading problem as well
as the distinctions among mild, moderate, and severe reading problems,
and provide participants with techniques to teach students who exhibit
these reading problems.
Volunteers & Agency Administrators:
Managing Expectations
Presenter: Marcie Soslau, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Learning Center
The volunteer tutor is a valuable resource to adult basic education
agencies, helping to fulfill the mission of an organization. The
relationship between the volunteer and the agency administrator can make
a huge difference in a volunteer's experience and efficiency. Join an
honest conversation about expectations - the main goal being to serve
adult learners.
Ten Ways to Use the Newspaper
Presenter: Lynette Hazelton, Communications Manager at District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund
Tutors
will learn a variety of ways to use local newspapers as a resource to
engage students of all levels, to guide reading, to build rapport, to
create an intellectual classroom culture, to build background knowledge,
to provide career awareness, to encourage critical thinking, to
practice discussion techniques, to improve reading ability and to
support students' development as life-long learners.
Back to Basics with Base Ten Blocks
Presenter: Diane Darling, Kaplan Career Institute
This
workshop will take a fresh look at math basics, which provide a solid
foundation to build upon. Participants of this workshop will be able to
use base ten blocks to help math students build the solid foundation of
our base ten system that is necessary to progress in mathematics.
Participants will also be able to approach tutoring as more of a guide
for, and partner of, their students.
Basic Literacy for English Language Learners
Presenter: Ellen Polsky
This
workshop will address teaching basic literacy skills to adults who are
preliterate in their home language. The presenter will discuss best
practices, and participants will work together to come up with
strategies to help learners arrive at higher levels of literacy. The
workshop addresses reading, writing, computer, and mathematical skills.
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