Linking oral and written language skills at the time of acquisition is stressed throughout the presentation of subject matter in order to assure successful integrated performance in all four language modes: speaking, listening, reading, writing. Participants will be equipped with multiple models of instructional strategies, such as, multi-sensory practice, guided practice, think aloud, choral work, layering, classifying and sorting, and the appropriate sequence and pace of instruction.

In the Johnny Can Write workshop, participants will closely examine the semantic and syntactic systems of English. They will learn how to teach dictionary skills, ways to increase student vocabulary building, how to teach the vast amount of information about the parts of speech, and how to improve student writing through sentence construction and elaboration. For greater detail, click here for the Workshop Outline.

Johnny Can Spell Workshops and Johnny Can Write Workshops have a singular goal: To enable the teacher to provide his/her students with instruction in and practice of the phonological, syntactic, and semantic systems of English in a naturally integrated manner through classroom activities and lessons.

The participant will review and examine

1. Strategies for teaching dictionary skills
2. Strategies for building vocabulary through word relationships, e.g., homophones, antonyms, synonyms
3. Morphology and strategies to teach morphemes
4. Strategies for teaching the parts of speech
5. How to use parsing as a review strategy
6. Strategies for teaching kinds of sentences
7. Strategies for teaching sentence construction, punctuation, and elaboration
8. How to use sentence mapping: diagramming
9. An integrated scope and sequence for dictionary skills, vocabulary building, grammar, and writing conventions
10. Ways to integrate the JCWrite approach with existing language programs
11. Instruction strategies that incorporate multi-sensory, direct instruction, and provide a high level of student engagement
12. How to use simple assessment strategies

If your district or school is interested in scheduling a Johnny Can Spell Workshop for its staff, please contact Alice Nine; call 1-800-791-8962 or email her.

WHY SHOULD YOU BRING A WORKSHOP TO YOUR DISTRICT?

• It is a great team building event
• Training is individualized to your unique situation
• Scheduling is customized for your convenience
• Minimize teacher time out of the classroom

IS ON-SITE TRAINING EXPENSIVE?

• Dynamic staff training at your location at a very reasonable price!
• Valuable training that costs less than the consumable workbooks it makes unnecessary
• Eliminate the cost of travel and even substitutes with on-site training
• HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED FOR THE TRAINING?
• Basic workshops range 12 to 15 hours; Expanded workshops range 18 ? 24 hours
• Customize the schedule to meet your needs
• To some extent, one could say that our workshop schedules are made-to-order. We work closely with the host school or district to schedule a workshop to meet their calendar needs.

WHAT TRAINING MATERIALS WILL BE NEEDED?

• Purchase only what you need
• Per teacher costs for basic materials package range from $171 to $240.
• Teacher materials are put together as packages for each grade level. However, you may choose to purchase item by item, mix and match as you see fit. View our products under Teacher Packages at the Shopping Lobby.

HOW DOES THE COST COMPARE WITH OTHER APPROACHES?

• Training + Materials IS LESS THAN Consumable Workbooks it makes unnecessary
• Click here for a Cost Comparison Table in a printer friendly format.

WHO DO I CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP?

All training events are arranged directly with Alice Nine. Please contact her as soon as possible to establish plans; call 1-800-791-8962 or email. Check our currently schedule of training events on our Event Calendar for something in your area.