Durham Region’s
Registration
Location
$50 Registration for Professionals
Durham District School Board Office
400 Taunton Road East, Whitby
$25 Registration for Parents
$25 Registration for Students
Early bird Registration ends January 15, 2015.
Participants who register before this date will be
entered in a draw to win back their registration fee.
Exploring Early Literacy
Development within an Emergent/
Inquiry-based Curriculum
NEW! Two registration options:
REGISTER ONLINE
grandviewkids.ca/programs/
speech-language-pathology/
spring-into-literacy
OR
Register by Mail (form must be completed)
Spring Into Literacy
Grandview Children’s Centre
600 Townline Road South, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6
Cheque payable to:
Grandview Children’s Centre
Registration Deadline:
February 24, 2015
Registration is non-refundable.
Certificate of attendance will be provided.
Schedule
8:00
Registration and light
breakfast
9:00
Welcome and Keynote
10:45
Breakout Sessions
12:30
Lunch
1:45
Breakout Sessions
Participants will have the opportunity to view
vendors and displays during breaks
throughout the day. Please note that some
vendors will be cash-only.
Spring Into
Literacy
Conference
From the East: Depart 401 West. Exit Thickson Road
(exit 412). Turn right onto Thickson Rd. S. (6.0 km) Turn
left onto Taunton Rd E. (1.7 km).
Fourth Annual Early Literacy Training
Day for ECEs, Teachers, Librarians,
Speech-Language Clinicians, Child
Care Providers, Students, and
Parents
From the West: Depart 401 East, Exit Brock Street
Saturday, March 7, 2015
North (exit 410). Turn right onto Brock Street North (5.8
km) Turn right onto Taunton Rd E. (1.7 km).
Durham District School Board Office
Whitby | 9 am—3:15 pm
Questions?
Contact:
Marlene Cherrington
905-728-1673 x 2289
toll free 1-800-304-6180 x 2289
[email protected]
grandviewkids.ca
Spring Into Literacy is a partnership between:
Grandview Children’s Centre, Ontario Early Years
Centres - YWCA and YMCA, Durham District School
Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Oshawa
Libraries, Sylvan Learning Centre, and Durham Infant
and Child Development Services
http://www.grandviewkids.ca/programs/
speech-language-pathology/spring-intoliteracy
Breakout Sessions
Keynote: Janice Greenberg
Building literacy through
the power of conversation
To become successful readers
and writers, children need
well-developed language and
critical thinking skills that go
beyond the words on the
written page. These skills
include the ability to reason,
analyze, and problem solve.
Within an inquiry-based
learning environment,
educators foster these abilities when they
engage children in conversations that build
on their existing knowledge and stimulate
their curiosity and imagination during play,
read alouds and everyday activities. Explore
the moment-to-moment skills that
educators need to create powerful
conversations that support language and
literacy development.
Janice Greenberg, B.Sc., D.S.P., is a speechlanguage pathologist and Director of Early
Childhood Education Services at The Hanen
Centre. A co-author of three guidebooks,
Janice is an experienced leader of Hanen
Programs and provides training to teachers
and speech-language pathologists worldwide
on how to effectively apply the Hanen
approach to support the language, social and
literacy development of preschool children.
Janice has over 35 years of clinical
experience working with preschoolers and
their families and educators. She has also
been actively involved in evaluating the
impact of Hanen Programs and is the coauthor of several research studies.
Participants have the opportunity to attend two of the following four
breakout workshops:
1. Get everyone in on the act so they can
interact: supporting children who are
challenging to engage.
Janice Greenberg, B.Sc., D.S.P.
Speech-language pathologist and Director of Early
childhood Education Services at the Hanen Centre
With an emphasis on inquiry and play-based
learning, effective conversations between teachers
and children become an essential vehicle for
learning. Drawing from The Hanen
Centre’s Learning Language and Loving It ™
Program®, this session explores practical strategies
for supporting all children, even those who are
more challenging to engage, to “get in on the act
and interact” so conversations become an exciting
time for learning for everyone.
2. Changing tech from a conversation
stopper to a conversation starter
Katie Plaunt, M.Sc., (A), reg. CASLPO
Speech-Language Pathologist with the DCDSB
Kristi Norris
Assistive Technology Specialist with the DCDSB
During the 21st century, our youngest learners are
highly motivated by technology and game based
learning. This workshop will highlight a variety of
techniques to support the development of oral
language and emergent literacy skills through the
use of various common devices. Participants will
have hands-on opportunities to explore iPad Apps
that can be used to build oral language,
conversation, storytelling and collaborating with
others. Add these easy to implement strategies to
your classroom, childcare and home.
3. There’s more to Old MacDonald than
E-I-E-I-O
Nancy Rotella, Owner of Thread Tales
Retired Early Childhood Educator, Resource Teacher
and Literacy Consultant
Children’s songs can be used within emergent
curriculum to build early literacy skills.
Discover new activities and gain practical ideas
that ‘grow’ from traditional songs like Old
MacDonald. Participants will make a glove
puppet using materials developed through
Thread Tales.
** There is an additional $10 fee for materials
for each participant.
4. “Hands On” Emergent Curriculum
Tiffany Crane, B.A., B.Ed.
This session will provide direction on
mentoring the fundamental skills that
supports further growth and development in
emergent curriculum with a strong focus on
language and literacy. It will provide an
opportunity to strengthen the understanding
of emergent curriculum and how to embrace it
in innovative and tangible ways. Through
hands on experiences, classroom set up and
how to feed off of child interactions and
conversations, this session will assist in
keeping it hands on and interesting in the
classroom.
Durham Region’s Fourth Annual
Early Literacy Training Day
REGISTER ONLINE now!
Spring Into Literacy 2015
scan this code or visit:
grandviewkids.ca/programs/speech-language-pathology/spring-into-literacy
March 7, 2015 | Whitby, Ontario
Mail In Registration option:
First Name: ________________________________
Last Name: _______________________________________________ Title: ______________________________
Organization: _______________________________
Street Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________________ Postal Code: ____________________ Phone: ________________________________________
Email:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
[ ] I am registering as a professional
[ ] I am registering as a parent
[ ] I am registering as a student
Please Indicate the two breakout sessions you would like to attend, in order of preference (1, 2)
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1. Get everyone in on the act so they can interact
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2. Let’s change tech from a conversation stopper to a conversation starter
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3. There’s more to Old MacDonald than E-I-E-I-O
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NOTE: An additional $10 fee applies to participants in this breakout session
4. Literacy in Emergent Curriculum
Important - Please indicate any special dietary requirements: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Any special needs: ___________________________________________________________________________
Payment: (Payment by cash or cheque) - Registration and full payment must be received by March 13, 2014
Please enclose a cheque for $50 (Professional) or $25 (Parent, Student). Please enclose an additional $10 for participants in breakout session #3.
Total Enclosed ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $ ________
Please make cheque payable to Grandview Children’s Centre and mail this registration form to: Spring Into Literacy, Grandview Children’s Centre, 600 Townline Road South, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K6
Questions? Contact:
Marlene Cherrington
905-728-1673 x 2289
toll free 1-800-304-6180 x 2289
[email protected]
Upon receipt of registration and payment an electronic receipt will be emailed. This serves as your confirmation of registration.