The following trainings are scheduled for August 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.  The registration deadline for these trainings is July 29, 2008.  See below for descriptions of the sessions.

Training Descriptions

Foundations in Family Literacy
Learn about the four components of family literacy services—Children’s Education, Adult Education, Parent Time, and Parent and Child Together (PACT) Time—and the research that supports literacy development. Though primarily applicable to those new to the field of family literacy, the training is also rewarding for experienced practitioners who want to “renew and review” their knowledge of family literacy.
$415 registration fee includes manual and materials, continental breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

All Your Parents = AYP
Increasingly, schools realize the significance of parent involvement for children’s academic success. Research clearly shows that parent involvement is important. Although teachers and schools recognize this “why,” they often report that they do not know “how” to get parents involved. In this age of accountability, adequate yearly progress, and achievement gaps, we need to look beyond involvement; we need to engage parents as supporters of their children’s learning.  Explore evidence-based strategies for parent involvement that help parents support children’s overall academic goals and help schools meet the No Child Left Behind goals of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
$300 registration fee includes manual and materials, continental breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

Literacy Everywhere, All of the Time: An Introduction to National Early Literacy Panel Findings
What interventions impact preschoolers? What early literacy practices does research support? Come and learn what the National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) has to say about interventions and practices that build foundational early literacy skills and lead to successful reading outcomes. Early literacy is not a stand-alone topic, to be truly effective it needs to be imbedded into environments, daily schedules, activities and interactions.
$225 registration fee includes manual and materials, continental breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

Preschool Parent Workshops to Go
It’s 3:00 pm and you have a parent workshop scheduled for 7:00 and there’s been no time to plan?  Come to Preschool Parent Workshops to Go!  You will leave this interactive session with plans for five preschool parent workshops based on the findings of the National Early Literacy Panel. 
$225 registration fee includes a CD of agendas and parent handouts for five workshops, continental breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

Elementary Parent Workshops to Go
Looking for ways to shift parent involvement to true parent engagement that improves student achievement? Come to Elementary Parent Workshops to Go and leave with lesson plans and handouts for five fun, literacy-focused parent workshops, appropriate for parents of children in grades K - 5.
$225 registration fee includes a CD of agendas and parent handouts for five workshops, continental breakfast and afternoon refreshments.

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