Title: Teaching Struggling Readers and Spellers

Speaker/Affiliation: Denise Eide/Pedia Learning

Date and Time: Saturday, August 7th, 2010, 12:30 PM

Description: Do you have a child who struggles with reading or spelling? So many people who struggle are auditory or kinesthetic learners. We will discuss how to target these learners and help them to soar by using all four learning modes. In addition, many children with logical/literal, engineering minds become frustrated by English, when they are taught inconsistent “funny” phonics rules. Sadly, these learners often internalize “I am not good at English” when in reality they have not been taught well. This workshop will show how to engage them, and teach to their strengths. We will also discuss how to prevent and aid students with dyslexia and visual tracking problems. Through the workshop you will be introduced to Spell to Write and Read, a Spalding based program which has been used successfully by students from preschool through adult to teach and remediate reading and spelling. Room: Prosperity