Education Topics
The
trainings listed in this section were developed for and have been offered to
elementary, secondary and vocational-technical teachers.
When teachers from different grade levels attend these trainings, they
report that the information presented and the interaction with teachers who
teach different grades provides them with a better perspective about
children’s struggle at different grade levels.
ES-370 Helping Children with Learning Problems to Develop
Social and Life Skills: The same learning problems that impede the acquisition of
basic academic skills often result in difficulties in social interaction and
other life skills. This workshop
will explore some of these difficulties, especially those that directly impact
interactions in school. Through an
explanation of the causes of social and life skill deficiencies, the
participants will better understand how to help their students reduce the impact
of the social differences and develop strategies for improving social skills.
ES-466 Inclusion:
This training
discusses techniques for including children with learning problems and
disabilities in the regular classroom. The
techniques relate to the specific learning problems, which interfere with the
learning of basic skills and other subjects.
Classroom management of behavior problems and issues of self-esteem are
included in this training.
ES-520 Teaching Reading to Children with Learning Problems:
Teachers report that
this training provides them with many practical ideas for teaching individuals
with reading problems from the non-reader to the reader with limited
comprehension. The causes of
specific reading problems such as reversals and the reading of synonyms are
discussed and remedies for these problems are explained and demonstrated.
ES-525 Vocabulary Development for Children with Learning
Problems: Vocabulary development is critical for academic success.
This training presents techniques for vocabulary development to aid oral
communication, reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
The presenter explains techniques to assist children who have weak
language skills to increase and sharpen their vocabulary.
ES-530 Instructional Techniques for Children with Weak Writing
Skills: Participants will experiment with various techniques
in an interactive workshop that emphasizes alternative ways to teach writing
skills. The activities will include
techniques to help learners understand and use the structure of language.
Writing exercises that help learners to develop their ideas and organize
their thoughts will be demonstrated. Strategies
for motivating reluctant writers to write more will also be discussed.
ES-532 Teaching Spelling and Writing to Children with Learning
Problems: This training session discusses the thought patterns of children with
learning problems that interfere with spelling. The presenter provides alternative techniques for teaching
spelling and writing to children with language based learning problems.
ES-740 Teaching Math to Children with Learning Problem:
This training session
provides information about why children with learning differences have a
difficult time learning math. Alternative techniques for teaching quantitative
concepts, arithmetic operations and problem solving skills are explained.
A demonstration of Tic Tac Toe Math is included.
ES-935 In-Service Course: Teaching Reading, Writing and
Spelling: This 15 hour course provides participants with information about the
specific learning problems that interfere with language development.
They will also learn how to teach reading and basic writing skills to
children who fall into the following categories: Non-Readers, Weak Readers,
Basic Readers, Readers with Errors, and Readers with Limited Comprehension.
Participants experiment with the alternative techniques for teaching
reading, spelling and writing. For
example they are asked to draw an outline for a writing assignment and learn how
to teach this technique to those who might benefit from it.
ES-940 In-Service Course: Teaching Math to Children with
Learning Problems: This 15 hours course provides information about how learning
problems interfere with the development of math skills.
Teachers learn how to increase quantitative concepts, improve problem
solving and reduce the errors in computation.
Tic Tac Toe Math is part of this course; teachers learn the system and
how to teach it.
ES-966 In-Service Course: Inclusion of Children with Learning
Disabilities: This 15 hour course discusses the advantages, disadvantages, rewards and
challenges of including children with learning disabilities in the regular
classroom. Techniques for subject
instruction will be presented which relate to the specific learning problems
that interfere with the learning of basic skills and other subjects.
Classroom management of behavior problems and issues of self-esteem are
included in this training.
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