Beyond the Basics 2009

Do you wish you had a ready store of great games and activities to change the pace of your reading intervention lessons and to add a bit of multi-sensory fun? This class provides purposeful and well-constructed games and activities as powerful memory aids and motivators in the structured, multi-sensory language intervention lesson.

Ms. Janet Jones, creator of Moose Materials, has developed an arsenal of games and activities to enliven multi-sensory lessons while reinforcing the concepts students are learning. Participants will learn how to adapt game and activity ideas to their individualized lesson plans for students on any level from short vowels to morphology or written expression. Ms. Jones will discuss how to integrate and pace games and activities appropriately. She will present several generic activity ideas and templates that tutors can adapt using readily available supplies and old games. Everyone will develop at least one game to take home. 

Registration is limited to the first 30 applicants for the Associate Level course. Classes will be held at Greengate School.

Instructor:

Janet Jones has a B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology and an M.A. in Learning Disabilities. Her educational background, combined with 33 years of experience as a multi-sensory language instructor have allowed her to teach children, with varying needs, at all levels of the language continuum. She has been challenged to develop innovative methods and creative activities to meet their individualized needs. As a fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, she has provided extensive teacher training. She is the creator of Moose Materials, activities and games to support structured multisensory language instruction.