Time: 8:30 to 4:00 Date: July 27, 2012 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton (Formerly Brownstone) 1707 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27605 To receive the discounted room rate, call 919-828-0811 and ask for the "workshop rate." Click to Register Now!

Session Highlights Registration fee includes a print copy of Laura Candler's Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide (see sidebar) Discover how to start a basic reading workshop program in your own classroom with easy, step-by-step lesson plans for the first 10 days. Explore strategies for conducting effective individual reading conferences.   Learn how to add reading "Power Tools" to the basic program to differentiate reading instruction for all students. Discover how to create great reading lessons and how to chunk them into mini-lessons Learn how and when to incorporate flexible guided reading groups into reading workshop. Experience first-hand the reading strategies presented in the book, and learn the management strategies to make them work in your classroom Examine the children's literature selections referenced in the book and learn strategies for using them in your classroom Walk away with activities you can implement the next day to motivate and inspire your students! Registration Includes Laura Candler's Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide Packet of workshop handouts and blackline masters to supplement the strategies presented in the Power Reading Workshop book Coffee and light morning refreshments Laura's ebooks available on CD at reduced prices

 

Empower Your Students with a Passion for Reading!

Imagine a classroom where students love to read and beg for more reading time, where they grab every available chair or pillow and dive into a good book when reading time begins. Implement a power reading workshop in your classroom and watch the magic unfold!

This 6-hour professional development session is based on Laura Candler's newest book, Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide. Each participant will receive a personal copy of the book along with a set of handouts and blackline masters to supplement the text. The session is designed for teachers who have little or no prior experience with reading workshop, and the main focus will be on how to get started with this approach. Throughout the day you'll experience a Power Reading Workshop in action for yourself as you explore the strategies and activities outlined in the book. By the end of the day, you'll know how to empower your own students with a life-long love of reading!

Note: If you are already using the Power Reading Workshop approach successfully, you are welcome to attend and will certainly deepen your understanding of the program. However, particular professional development session was designed for reading workshop "newbies."

Watch this short book trailer to hear why Laura wrote Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide and what the program is all about.

 

During this session, you will learn...

• How to implement Reading Workshop in your classroom quickly and easily
• Ways to increase student engagement with reading "Power Tools"
• The importance of nonfiction reading and how to encourage students to read a variety of genres
• Strategies to motivate your struggling readers as well as challenge your advanced readers
• Why it's important to read aloud to your students every day and how to make the most of your read-aloud sessions
• When and how to conduct individual reading conferences and small guided reading groups
• How to teach students to set personal reading goals and attain them
• The secret to motivating students to develop a lifelong passion for reading!

Teachers who implemented the Power Reading Workshop program write...

"Laura, I just heard something today that made my YEAR! One of my administrators asked the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher what in the world I was doing with reading. My reading scores had soared and even my ESE kid’s scores went up by 1 – 1 ½ years. The most important part is that my students loved it and truly love reading. Thank you again for Reading Workshop! After my first year of using it I feel like I can do even more with it next year. I’d love to get the rest of my school on board with the program!"
~ Linda Schuman, Grade 4/5 Inclusion , West Palm Beach, FL

“As more and more research proves, reading just-right books is an important part of creating successful lifelong readers. Laura Candler has written a detailed guide for how to begin a Reading Workshop approach in the classroom. Her publication gives detailed suggestions of how to get started with Reading Workshop, and great literature to use in the classroom to teach strategies for comprehension of text. I love all of the simple forms she includes to accompany the program and the easy to implement approach to using the program in my classroom. Students enjoy an active role in every part of the program. Her suggestions for guided reading groups and mini lessons are creative and easily adaptable. This is an amazing resource!”
~ Kristi Swartz, Loveland, OH

“I have to admit I was hesitant to begin using Reading Workshop. I teach ELL and have many struggling readers. How could these kids who need intensive decoding and comprehension help improve with just prolonged reading? Most kids who struggle with reading don't want to read and find ways to distract themselves during reading time. Even with these reservations, I began using your strategies last year. I saw a gain not only in my student's reading abilities but also their love for reading. Hooked, I began this school year with Reading Workshop. My students moan when we do not do Reading Workshop and cheer when I throw in extra time. It has taken some training, especially for the response notebooks and self-accountability. I have seen enormous growth in my students already this school year, hundreds of Lexile points in just four months. More importantly, they are hooked on literature. They connect across the curriculum and are aware of their own metacognition. I look forward to fine tuning my own spin on Reading Workshop for next year and lighting a fire for learning in another group of students.”
~ Rebecca Barta, Killeen, TX, 3rd grade ELL

Who Should Attend?

• Teachers of grades 2 - 6 who have little or no experience with reading workshop (Note: Other teachers are welcome to attend, but they will have to adapt the blackline masters and other materials).
• Elementary School Administrators
• Instructional Coaches and Literacy Coaches (School or District Level)
• Students enrolled in teacher education programs

Workshop Location - Raleigh, NC

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Power Reading Workshop Registration Information

Four Convenient Payment Methods:

• School Check, Cashier's Check, or Money Order
• Credit Cards or PayPal (use Pay Now buttons at the bottom of the page)
• Purchase Order
• Payment Authorization Form

Registration Deadline: July 20, 2012

Registration Process 1. Print and complete Registration Form at right. 2. Pay with Pay Now buttons below or arrange for payment by purchase order, check, or payment authorization. 3. Mail form with payment by July 20th to: Pat Calfee North Star Success 34 East River Acres Road Washington, NC 27889 Note: If you are paying with PayPal, please mail the registration form to the above address. If your school needs to pay using next year's budget, please send a Purchase Order or complete the Payment Authorization form at right and mail with your school's registration forms. Questions about registration or payment? View the Workshop Registration FAQs. 4. Receive confirmation by email. You should receive a confirmation email within a week of submitting your registration. If you don't, send an email to Pat Calfee, at workshops@lauracandler.comto confirm your registration. You can also email Pat if you have submitted a request to your school and you are concerned about the status of your registration.

Registration Form   Payment Authorization Form See Registration Form for Group Rates!

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Registration Deadline: July 20th 2012

PayPal Payment for Individuals Only - If using group rates, please pay with a school check, cashier's check, purchase order, or payment authorization form. After you pay, choose "Return to North Star Success Group" to be taken to the confirmation page.

Getting Started with Power Reading Workshop ~ Individual Rate	$195
Getting Started with Power Reading Workshop ~ Group Rate	$180 per person	Pay with school check or purchase order.

 

Workshop Refund Policy

Please read our complete refund policy on the Workshops FAQ page before making payment. In general, your payment is fully refundable up until 14 days prior to the workshop. After that time, we will deduct a $50 per person fee to help defray our room rental, catering, and materials costs. Thanks for understanding!

 

Praise for Getting Started With Power Reading Workshop

"Wow! This changes everything in my reading instruction! This workshop definitely pushes my instruction in a positive direction that will enhance my students' performance. What a great day of discussion and interaction among others. It really painted a better picture for me on how Power Reading Workshop should look."
~ Emily Paige, 5th grade

"Thank you for sharing your passion for teaching reading. You have been an encouragement to me and your ideas have been well-received in my classroom."
~ Beth Lees, 3rd grade

"I'm going to change the structure starting Monday. I feel my class will be at a whole new level. I'm excited for my students and me! The workshop was wonderful and inspiring!"
~Mary Cunningham, grades 6, 7, 8

"This workshop has gotten me exctied about teaching reading again. I can't wait to get started!"
~ Stephanie Hensen, 3rd grade

"As a reading specialist, I am so eager to go back to my school and share the guided reading/ independent conferring concept with the teachers in my building. The most valuable aspect of the workshop was understanding that you do not have to do "centers" to construct a good reader's workshop."
~ Monique Douglas, Literacy Coach

"I would recommend this workshop because every teacher needs to feel empowered to make a difference in a child's ability to read, especially for the pure joy of it."
~ Carrie Ricksecker, 5th grade

Kudos for Power Reading Workshop, the book!

"Once again, Laura Candler has created an easy-to-use guide that allows teachers to quickly start and properly implement a Power Reading Workshop. Her lessons provide students with activities that encourage creativity and foster success. Students develop a love for reading, while learning to choose readings that are varied. With the new Common Core State Standards, I am excited to implement this workshop again next year because it fits perfectly with these new standards."
~ Joelle Eden, 4th grade, NC

"I cannot tell you how much I have LOVED using the Power Reading Workshop program this year.  I will confess that I got very nervous right before our state testing, but the results came in last week, and I am thrilled with the test score results!  ALL of my students passed, even the ones that receive special services (such as Early Intervention, RTI, etc.).  But what really excites me is how many student scores went up from the “Meets” category to the “Exceeds”  category!  Now you have a “Forever Fan” in me, Laura!"
~Jenny Owens, 4th grade, GA

"I think you've done awesome work with this book! Readers Workshop is such a multifaceted, complex method of teaching reading, but I have found it to be one of the most effective ways to improve students' reading skills, strategies, levels, and overall love of reading. Your book provides a concrete, easy-to-understand way to get started."
~ Tammy, Jacksonville, FL

"I was able to begin using your materials and Reader's Workshop beginning 2nd semester last year. By the end of the 3rd quarter my students were hooked, and so was I. The students who were already readers were, of course, thrilled to have time to read books of their choice. The students who had been less enthusiastic readers turned into kids who asked for reading time, chose to read when they had a spare moment, and who groaned when Reader's Workshop time ended. Wow! What a difference!"
~Jewelia Oswald, KS

"I am a pre-service teacher and found Empowering Readers (now Power Reading Workshop) to be an excellent resource for my impending journey as a primary school educator. It is a research-based, sequential program that leaves nothing to chance – something only years of experience, professional development and interpersonal mentoring can equal. Your program presents an inclusive, engaging, sensitive approach towards developing robust reading skills. I feel this book would prevent many inexperienced (and some veteran!) teachers from inadvertently developing negative beliefs within our students concerning their reading abilities. It will definitely support me in my effort to be the best teacher I can be. Thank you Laura!"
Jan Sutton (South Australia)

"I have so much new confidence in myself as a reading teacher, and I barely used my manual except to teach specific skills. This is the first year that I am excited in June to go back in September. I'm just not as burned out this year and I really think a lot of it had to do with the Power Reading Workshop program."
Erin Duart