The Synergy of Reading

The Synergy of Reading is a One-day Reading Comprehension Workshop for Teachers and Tutors A One-day Reading Comprehension Workshop for Teachers and Tutors
  
syn·er·gy noun from Greek synergos "working together"
A result greater than the sum of its parts.

Gathered from the latest reading comprehension research, "The Synergy of Reading" reveals the dynamics of how reading sub-skills work together, synergistically, to produce rock-solid, life-long reading comprehension strength. Chock-full of innovative teaching techniques and methods, the workshop stocks the educator's arsenal with effective new tools and tactics to improve every student's reading comprehension success rate.

Topics covered:

• The importance of and differences between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics
  
• Sight word learning strategies
  
• Comparison of reading decoding methods
  
• The role of vocabulary in comprehension
  
• What every teacher needs to know about fluency
  
• Hallmarks of a good reader and warning signs of reading problems.

Workshop Presenter: Brenda Murphy
Noted Author and Speaker, Founder and President of Murphy-Cates Learning Center and Academy

Hours: 9:00 to 3:00 (registration begins at 8:30)

Fee: contact local coordinator
Group rates available

5 hour CEU certificates available

For more information, contact Alison Claudy at (865) 376-7005, Murphy-Cates, 106 Armour Rd., Kingston, TN 37763, sailawaylals@juno.com, or on the Web www.sailawaylearning.com

To register: Send name, address, city, zip, home phone, cell phone, e-mail address, number attending, and check or credit card information to: The Synergy of Reading, Murphy-Cates, 106 Armour Rd., Kingston, TN 37763 (Registration form available on web site)

Registration Form