COD 2017 - KP283

Learning to read and write: A Synthetic Phonics approach Part 1

All teachers, heads, coordinators, educational therapists involved in the reading and writing process in the early years of school: Kinder and lower Primary forms

1 sessions, start: 14-Feb

Course detail

Year: 2017
Level: Kindergarten / Primary
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Ms. Grace Vilar
Print course
ESSARP Schools
ARS
Exams Schools
ARS
Non affiliate
ARS 800.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 14 February 2017 09:30 am 04:30 pm

Facilitator/s

Grace Vilar

Grace is a highly accomplished English teacher with extensive experience in the classroom and leadership positions in bilingual schools in Argentina. With 30 years of teaching experience, she has honed her expertise in Phonics and Literacy. She regularly travels to the UK to collaborate with renowned Phonics and Literacy experts, staying up-to-date with the latest methodologies.

Grace's passion for Synthetic Phonics is evident in her role as a Synthetic Phonics Trainer and her certification as an expert in the field. She also serves as an Educational and Literacy Consultant, offering valuable advice and delivering training sessions in various countries including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brasil, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. Her expertise extends to both private and state schools.

Notably, Grace is an esteemed member of the IFERI Committee (International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction), where she contributes her insights and knowledge to advance effective reading instruction globally. Additionally, she is an Associate of Educators International, actively volunteering overseas for the Department of Education UK.

Grace's contributions extend beyond teaching and consulting. She has authored the acclaimed Spanish Phonics Programme, "Alfabetizacion en español," providing valuable resources for literacy development in the Spanish language.

Overall, Grace's wealth of experience, commitment to Phonics and Literacy education, and global involvement make her a highly respected and influential figure in the field.
All teachers, heads, coordinators, educational therapists involved in the reading and writing process in the early years of school: Kinder and lower Primary forms
Understand and learn about the process in the acquisition of reading and writing, how we learn to read and write, how the brain learns. Learn about the latest research in educational neuroscience. Know and learn about Systematic Synthetic Phonics and how to apply it in the classroom. How to develop reading comprehension in the process.
Literacy and its process: First year of life and the 3 and 4 year old child. Difficulties learning to read. How the brain works in the reading process, what educational neuroscience informs us. What is the objective of Reading.
The simple model of reading and writing.
Stages in the acquisition of reading: The Five Pillars of Reading: Development of auditory, visual and motor discrimination. Phonological Awareness, The importance of phonemic awareness (phoneme grapheme correspondence)
Systematic Synthetic Phonics: About The English alphabetic code, the 3 important skills of blending, segmenting and handwriting. The Bilingual brain: English and Spanish alphabetic codes, similarities and differences. Transparency and complexity of both alphabetic codes.
Teaching method: The systematic and orderly teaching and how to teach and how to use a phonics programme; and the development of reading comprehension, Sound and meaning, from spelling to sound, automaticity, speed and fluency in reading and writing. Handwriting skills.
Interactive workshop based on study group where the content is analyzed and reflected upon.
Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene
Phonics and the Resistance to Reading by Mike Lloyd-Jones
Early Reading Instruction: What Science Reallty tells us about how to teach reading by Diane McGuinnes
www.iferi.org
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