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This workshop is designed to teach Kim Johnson's unique methods
of motivating children to read and write to educators of all
levels. Her infectious enthusiasm will spread beyond the classroom
by showing teachers how to get parents involved in the fun
too. The workshop is always grade appropriate and is available
for Grades 1-6. Educators should expect to walk away armed
with a new way to enhance creative writing time with students,
storytelling and it's importance in getting children excited
about reading and writing and fun activities that can be used
in the classroom. A few of the areas Kim will touch on are:
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Brainstorming!
Creating ideas and using your senses to help develop them
into a story. |
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"Rags
to Riches" taking those boring words that kids use
over and over again and turning them into something new
using Synonyms. |
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"Sparkle
Words" using them to paint pictures in the readers
mind, the art of Adjectives. |
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Elaborating,
how to teach children to lose their short and choppy sentences
and expand their ideas into a vibrant story. |
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How
do you organize a story and develop "real" characters
by focusing on the beginning, middle and end. |
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Reading
for reluctant readers, how to let rhythm be your guide
using music as a tool. |
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Solving
the mystery of punctuation, how to use and understand
the clues it leaves behind in a story. |
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Having
fun with poetry, rhyming words and expanding their vocabulary
by using "big kid" words. |
This interactive
workshop will recharge the educators involved and the classrooms
they are in. This is a perfect tool for your school to advance
all grade levels in the areas of reading and writing.
If you would like more information, including what other educators
have to say about the workshop, please click
here for feedback and references of previous workshops
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