Organizing Early Elementary Reading Instruction
Grades K-2
Monday, 25 February 2019
February 25
February 25, 2019
This conference, which was originally scheduled for January 31, was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
The NEW DATE for this conference is Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
The NEW DATE for this conference is Monday, February 25, 2019.
Registration is CLOSED because the conference is full.
If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
This training will focus on examining (and trouble-shooting!) the nuts and bolts of how participants organize for their daily whole group, small group, and independent reading instruction across grades K-2. During the two weeks before the workshop is held, participants will be asked to read one article and try out one activity (from several choices provided by presenter). Participants will be asked to post responses to what they read and what happened when they used the activity in their classroom. During the workshop, participants will continue to discuss these experiences as they explore principles for designing Tier 1 reading instruction that meets each student’s assessed needs and aligns to the state’s reading standards. During the morning, we will use interactive activities, demonstrations, and hands-on examples to explore daily routines & classroom set-up, making the most of shared reading & read-alouds, and strategies/books that support comprehension & vocabulary in whole-group settings. In the afternoon, we will focus on planning effective small group reading instruction, exploring topics such as group membership criteria, menus for M-F small group planning with examples, how to use assessment data to choose specific books & strategies, and suggestions for establishing independent learning routines.
K-2 Classroom Teachers and Instructional Leaders
Conference runs from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration and breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch will be served at noon.
Free parking and free internet access will be provided.
All registered participants will receive an email with event details in the week before the conference is held.
The conference fee is $149 for each participant who is member of a school division which is a member of VaSCL.
The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $199.
Registration fees include breakfast and lunch, as well as parking and internet access.
The registration deadline is Friday, January 11, 2019.
In the registration form (below), required fields are indicated with a red asterisk. Mistakes made in completing the form will be highlighted in red.
Once you have submitted the registration, the person or people whom you have designated to receive a confirmation email should see that email (with registration information included) within 24 hours.
Pre-Payment is not required for participation.
After the conference has been held, an invoice will be emailed to the person identified in Billing Information on the Conference Registration Form for each participant.
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If a Purchase Order Number is provided on the Conference Registration Form for a participant, the invoice from VaSCL will reference that Purchase Order Number.
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If you have questions or concerns, or would like to receive more information about this conference, please contact our Administrative Coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..