COD 2012 - KP139

From inventive to conventional spelling

Kindergarten and Lower Primary school teachers.

3 sessions, start: 14-Sep

Course detail

Year: 2012
Level: Kindergarten / Primary
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Luciana Fernández
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ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
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Non affiliate
ARS 300.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 14 September 2012 09:00 am 12:00 pm
2 28 September 2012 09:00 am 12:00 pm
3 12 October 2012 09:00 am 12:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Luciana Fernández

Luciana Fernández is a graduate teacher of English who has been teaching English for the past twenty-nine years. She has specialized in Methodology and Teaching Practice and she holds a Diploma in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. She holds two post graduate certifications in Thinking Cultures and Teaching for Comprehension

She is a Reading and Literacy expert and has been training teachers in this area for the past fifteen years. She is a teacher educator and has designed several presentations and courses for professional development both in Argentina and abroad. Her presentation at ARTESOL 2015 was selected to be presented at TESOL International as a Best Affiliate Session. She is one of the 50 scholarship winners who attended and presented at IATEFL, held in Birmingham in April 2016. She was later on invited to be a presenter at the Young Learners and Teenagers SIG pre conference event and at the main conference.

Luciana has been the Head at several bilingual IB institutions in Buenos Aires. At present she is a school advisor, teacher trainer and facilitator at ESSARP (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate), where she trains heads and teachers from the most important bilingual institutions in Argentina.
Kindergarten and Lower Primary school teachers.
Get teachers to understand:

- what inventive spelling is and its role in early writing.
- how they can help kids in this stage move on.
- what effective dictations are.
- how the teaching of spelling patterns help kids move towards conventional spelling.
- Inventive Spelling.
- Ear spelling.
- Spelling patterns.
- Phonics and spelling.
- Dictations.
- Spelling practice resources.
In the sessions, participants will:

- read material related to the issue.
- watch other teachers in action.
- try spelling assessment tools.
- explore resources.
- analyse and discuss cases.
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