Regional Reading Workshop for Nonprofit Organizations, May 2 & 3, Fredericksburg
Adult Reading Instruction: Assessing Needs, Addressing Needs, Achieving Outcomes, Susan McShane, Trainer, NCFL. This workshop is a pilot project of the National Center for Family Literacy, funded by Verizon Foundation, and developed for community-based literacy organizations.
Description: This training offers a detailed introduction to the research, with emphasis on translating the research into practice. It introduces the components of reading that may contribute to a (perhaps unrecognized) reading problem: alphabetics skills, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. It also introduces common reader profiles identified by research and suggests resources for initial assessment. Participants learn and practice a variety of research-based instructional strategies for addressing adults' needs in the reading-component areas.
Primary Audience: Tutors and other instructors Secondary Audience: Program administrators from community-based adult literacy programs
Click here to register:We will send you a confirmation, directions, and a list of hotels in the region. Please be aware, workshop costs are free, but hotel costs are on your own.
For questions regarding registration, please contact Catherine Norrell at 800-237-0178 or norrellch@vcu.edu
Training Goals:
- To understand the components of reading and reading instruction and how they contribute to reading-skill development
- To become aware of the variety of reader profiles documented by research
- To consider component-assessment needs, learn about existing assessment resources, and use sample data to develop individual reading profiles for adult learners
- To survey a sample of research-based recommendations for reading instruction in each of the component areas and practice using the research-based strategies
- To analyze profiles and develop individual learning plans based on assessment profiles and research-based instructional strategies