ESL tutors are invited to our November
professional development session for OWLs. This session will be a workshop on
dyslexia that will provide you with an introduction to dyslexia characteristics,
help you understand how dyslexia impacts language learning, and provide you with
various strategies to use when tutoring students with dyslexia.
We expect
this to be a very beneficial workshop even if your current learner is not
formally diagnosed as dyslexic. I often have learners who "self-diagnose" as
dyslexic, and they may benefit from some of the strategies covered in the
workshop.
Details are as follows:
Date: Nov 27 2012
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Location: Immigrant Services - 9214 Mary St. Chilliwack, BC
Cost: FREE
The workshop facilitator is Debbie Weismiller. Debbie is an English as a Second Language Teacher plus an Orton-Gillingham (OG) tutor specializing in teaching reading and writing skills, and school subject support to those with dyslexia as well as other learning, cognitive and behavioral disabilities.
Debbie graduated from the
University of Saskatchewan with a Certificate in Teaching English as a Second
Language in 2002. She also was trained in
the Orton Gillingham method of language instruction in 1992. Over
the next several years, Debbie continued on with advanced OG instruction and
completed Mentor Programs levels one and two.
Debbie has tutored
students for over 22 years. She has delivered Advanced OG lectures, been a
teaching assistant in the Orton Gillingham Introductory Course, and delivered
professional development workshops. Debbie has been a speaker on the subject of
dyslexia at learning disability associations, community associations and for
various schools.
The
workshop will be limited to 12 participants. Please reserve your spot.
