The May 19th Phonics Workshop in Wytheville is nearly full. Please check enrollment status regularly for cancellations, if you are trying to enroll. We do not have a waiting list. Please register for an account on the website (see Log In on the front page) to be ready for openings when they occur. This workshop will be a hands-on learning experience designed for teachers who have already attended a Teacher Reading Academy.

(Click here for a downloadable flyer)

We are announcing a Phonics Workshop, a repeat of the one done in Charlottesville in Summer 06, to be held on May 19, 2007 in Wytheville. We have spaces for 125 K-3 teachers who are invited to attend after having completed a Teacher Reading Academy. Enrollment begins on April 2 for Reading First teachers, on April 16 for all others. The workshop is free; lunch will be provided. Please register for an account on our website (see Log In on the front page) to be ready for the enrollment window. We are so happy to be able to bring this workshop to the field.

Download the flyer at: http://www.readingfirst.virginia.edu/pdfs/RFPhonicsWorkshopMay2007.pdf

Registration for the Spring 2007 section of the UVA web course EDIS 589: Reading First in Virginia:Effective Literacy Instruction in K-3 Classrooms will be open from February 26 to March 26.
For more information: http://www.readingfirst.virginia.edu/ac_course3.html
The course begins on April 2, 2007.

Kevin Flanigan’s last comprehension workshop will be held at the Roanoke Higher Education Center on March 31st. You must have already attended a Teacher Reading Academy to enroll. Spaces are limited; enrollment opens on March 1st. Please use your Reading First account (see Log In) to sign up for this wonderful workshop.
Download the flyer at:  http://www.readingfirst.virginia.edu/pdfs/RF_KevinF_January07a.pdf

A new workshop on fluency, full of activities that can be used to improve students’ word recognition and fluency skills, will be held in Charlottesville on Saturday, February 3, 2007 (12:30-4 p.m.). This workshop provides hands-on opportunities to apply knowledge gleaned during RF Academies and during Dr. Samuels’ morning Fluency Conference presentation.
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The first Ellery Strategic Readers conference in Williamsburg was a huge success. One participant wrote us to say: “I have to let you know yesterday’s conference was the best I’ve ever attended.” The next opportunity to hear this speaker will be in Abingdon on March 3rd, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. This conference is free and open to all teachers in the state. To enroll, please create an account for yourself on this website (see Log In) and watch for openings
Click here for downloadable flyer with more information.

Click here for more information or here for the downloadable flyer

Click here for more information or here for the downloadable flyer

November 11, 2006 Richmond Hilton Garden Inn, 4050 Cox Road Glen Allen, Virginia.

Spring 2007: Roanoke and Hampton Roads areas TBA

Enrollment for the Comprehension Workshop in October has reached capacity. Although we do not have a waiting list, please be assured that enrollment numbers DO change due to participant cancellations. It is strongly suggested that you periodically check the website for openings in the event. Thank you.
Returning for the first of four workshops this year, Dr. Kevin Flanigan will be in Abingdon on October 11 to offer his workshop on strategies for increasing students’ comprehension and vocabulary learning. Please click here to read specifics about the workshop. Enrollment is through this website...you must have already attended a Reading First teacher reading academy in order to enroll.