Lori Jamison Rog

Workshops and Presentations

Lori Jamison Rog is available to make presentations at conferences and professional development events. Please contact her at lori-jamison@sympatico.ca. Note that the spring and summer of 2008 are already entirely booked; a very limited number of dates are available in the fall.

Presentations range from one hour to a full-day in length. Some of Lori's most popular topics include:

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  • Marvelous Minilesson for Teaching Beginning Writing (Grades K-2)
  • Write from the Start! The Writing Workshop in K-2
  • Write ON! Off and Running with the Writing Workshop (Grades 3-8)
  • All the “Write” Genres: The only six text forms your students will ever need to know (Grades 3-8)
  • Modeled, Shared and Interactive Writing

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Six Trait Writing

  • Using the Writing Buddies to Teach the Traits of Effective Writing (K-2)
  • Using the Six Traits to Help ALL Your Students Become Better Writers (Grade 3-8)
  • Beyond Six Trait Writng: Integrating the Traits into All your Writing Instruction

 

Reading Instruction (topics adapted to many grade levels)

  • One Size Doesn't Fit All: Using Guided Reading to Meet the Needs of ALL your Students
  • The Reading Pyramid: Balancing whole class, small group and individual instruction
  • Habits of Highly Effective Readers
  • What a Question! How QAR, Question Cubes and I Wonders Support Reading for Meaning
  • Myths and Misconceptions about Guided Reading : Time for a Reality Check
  • Sticky Notes, Hot Dog Books and Graphic Organizers: Tools for helping students become active, strategic readers
  • Reaching Reluctant Readers: Helping struggling readers build confidence and competence with print
  • Beyond the Basics: Teaching Students to Make Inferences as they Read
  • The Non-fiction Connection: Using Informational Texts in the Reading Program

 

What Kindergarten Children Need to Know about Literacy

Early Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten

  • What do Kindergarten Children Need to Know? The Six Key Literacy Learning for Kindergarten
  • Write from the Start ... in Kindergarten
  • Shared and Guided Reading in the Kindergarten Classroom: Learning to Read by Reading
  • Beyond Letter of the Week: Letter and Word Play in Kindergarten

 

Literacy Assessment

  • Classroom Reading Assessments that Work!
  • Using the HIP Reading Assessment to Guide Classroom and Small Group Instruction

 

Lori also presents with her husband and co-author, Paul Kropp, on topics related to: Six Trait Writing, Reluctant Readers, Helping your Students Do Well on Large-Scale Assessments, Genre-Based Writing and Six Traits Writing.

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