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Essentials of Literacy Instruction - NEW!

Designed to support beginning teachers working with any classroom literacy curriculum. Developed by literacy expert Linda Hoyt, this seminar is built on research-based best practices and includes information on building and managing successful classroom environment for literacy learning and on developing a literacy community.

Linda Hoyt
For beginning elementary teachers.
This two-day seminar features the following topics:
Day 1:
Building a Literacy of Thoughtfulness
Day 2:
Building Community: Crafting Trust, Confidence, and Independence
  • Learning from Best Practices
  • Setting Up the Literacy Environment
  • Classroom Management and Routines
  • Building Independence
  • Assessment and Planning for Literacy Instruction
  • Communication within the School Environment
  • Managing Time
  • Ongoing Professional Learning
During this seminar participants will :
  • Discuss literacy best practices and the supporting research
  • Explore the emotional, social, instructional, and physical environments of a successful literacy classroom
  • Investigate assessments and planning
  • Explore strategies for building a classroom community
  • Develop an understanding of classroom behaviors and classroom management
  • Develop communication techniques
  • Learn time management strategies