Calgary, AB - K-1
At long last, teachers have a comprehensive approach to techniques necessary for good writing, even with our youngest authors.
Mary Beth Stickley - Director of Early Childhood
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Event Details
- This workshop has passed.
November 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
We have already shipped for this workshop. If you would like a printed guide, please order one through our bookstore and register as Registration Only.
This workshop is geared for teachers of kindergarten and grade 1, language arts specialists, and administrators. Participants will learn how to:
- Examine the developmental stages of writing
- Explore the reading-writing connection
- Use literature and informational texts as a jumping off point for instruction
- Identify genre and purpose
- Recognize critical elements of narrative, informational, & opinion writing
- Teach age-appropriate summarization skills
- Share the power of vivid elaboration
- Introduce games for vocabulary development
- Recognize and build suspense
- Apply age-appropriate research skills
The resources included in the “Workshop Registration K-1 Package” are required. The package includes the Getting Ready to Write Guide and K-1 Activity Cards.
The required Getting Ready to Write Guide is available in print or digitally with a license to the Hub. 
*Please note we are at new location – Best Western Premier!
