Reading Aloud: Making Lifelong Readers
Date/Time
Date(s) - Aug 30, 2017
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (2772 East Broadway)
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A practical, experiential, collaborative exploration of reading aloud and a honing of your artistry through small-group practice and appreciative inquiry… You will learn why, when and how to use reading aloud as a way of bringing together children and books and acquire renewed understanding of, and appreciation for, reading aloud.
Objectives:
• To learn what to read and the do’s and don’ts of reading aloud.
• To learn how to integrate children’s responses into the read-aloud experience.
• To explore what makes a good read-aloud (and experience outstanding examples of the genre).
• To practice reading aloud with feedback from your peers.
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Target Audience
Suitable for parents, students, novice, intermediate and experienced early learning child care professionals working with infant/toddler, preschool and school age children, including children with extra support needs, adult instructors and administrators.
Online
No
Professional Development Certificate
Yes
Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
3
Registration Fee
Fee: $50.00 | FCC Fee: $35.00 (with promo code)
Registration Space
Filling Up!
Registration Contact Email
rng@wstcoast.org
Registration Contact Phone Number
604-709-5661 Ext 221
Registration Link
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee4nf21y1c906653&llr=rs5phugab
Presenter(s)
Meguido Zola
Presenter Information
Following K-12 school-teaching in various parts of the world, Meguido has served as a consultant, teacher-educator, and professor in the Faculty of Education, SFU. His work has focused on children's language and literacy. Meguido reads aloud professionally and works in the voiceover industry; he's a professional storyteller; and he's an award-winning writer and editor of children's books.
Prerequisite(s)
none
Required Materials
none
Event Sponsors
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre