The Logic of English: A New Way to See Words
Have you always believed English is illogical and inconsistent?
In this workshop your understanding of English will be transformed! Award winning author, Denise Eide will reveal phonograms and spelling rules which explain 98% of English words. No longer will you need to tell your children, “that is an exception,” when they misread or misspell a word.R32;We will learn:
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The rule which explains the two sounds for C in accent and describes more than 6,000 words!
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Three of the nine reasons for a Silent Final E.
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Why we drop the Silent Final E in servicing but not in serviceable, and much more!
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Why many math and science minded kids struggle with reading and spelling.
If you have always struggled with spelling or reading, or if you have children who struggle, do not miss this revolutionary workshop. You will leave wondering why someone didn’t tell you this in kindergarten.
Teaching Reading and Spelling to Kids who Can’t Sit Still
Do you have a child who can’t sit still and doesn’t like to read?
Join us in learning how to engage your active learners in their strongest learning mode - movement. Denise Eide will share her own experiences teaching and parenting her extreme kinesthetic child and two active boys. She will also demonstrate how reading is not only a visual activity but has natural kinesthetic components and how to tap into those to enhance learning for all students.
In this workshop we will:
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Learn active games for teaching reading and spelling.
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Develop a new appreciation of the gifts of kinesthetic learners.
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Discover the image of God revealed in active children.
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Learn how to utilize the kinesthetic gift while strengthening areas of weakness.
Though this workshop will focus on reading and spelling the concepts may be easily applied to other subjects. In addition to learning practical ways to engage your active child, Denise will inspire you in teaching and parenting each of your children in accordance with with their unique God-given gifts.
Preventing and Teaching Struggling Readers and Spellers
Do you have a child who struggles with reading or spelling?R32;Or want to prevent a younger child from struggling?
Reading and spelling are complex skills that involve the mind/logic, muscle memory, learning styles, and the heart. Join award-winning author Denise Eide as she opens your understanding to why many students struggle. Practical information will be interwoven with stories from her own experiences. She will also share the amazing National Institute of Health and Child Development Research that demonstrates the power of systematic teaching for all students.
In this workshop we will learn:
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Why oversimplifications, such as teaching S says /s/ discourage math and science minded students.*
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How to train visual muscle memory and prevent visual confusion.
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Ways to teach to the strengths of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners while developing their weaknesses.
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How to heal and guard the hearts of struggling students.
This workshop will lay the foundations for teaching literacy to all students, aid teachers in selecting reading curriculum, and help teachers heal and guard their student’s hearts from discouragement.
*Did you know? S says /z/ 70% of the time, including simple words like is.
The Literacy Crisis: How it Affects Home Educators and How We Can Make a Difference
Our nation is facing a crisis that affects all levels of our society: 68% of the nation’s eighth graders read below grade level and only only 3% of adults read at the highest levels of literacy. Join award-winning author and home-school mother Denise Eide as she uncovers the depths of our educational crisis, explains why it has occurred, and challenges us to improve literacy in our homes and communities.
Denise reveals the hidden reality that a majority of adults in our nation struggle with read and/or spelling, especially people with logical engineering minds. She removes the shame by demonstrating that we cannot know what we were never taught and demonstrates a simple, inexpensive way out: teach how the complex code of English really works.
In this workshop we will learn:
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What is the literacy crisis and why it matters.
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How a cultural wide belief that English is illogical fuels illiteracy.
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NIHCD research that demonstrates how to teach all students how to read.
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Why the Literacy Crisis should matter to Christians.
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How to become a positive voice and improve literacy in your community.
Denise is a positive and engaging speaker who brings a message of hope that we can reverse the Literacy Crisis through a grassroots movement and ensure that all students in the next generation learn to read at grade level.
Educating the Whole Child (45 min-60 min)
So often we teach that education is first from the waist up, then the neck up, and finally the left side of the brain. As homeschoolers, however, we have an opportunity to educate the whole child. True education addresses not only the mental, by physical, social, spiritual and emotional aspects of the child. And a true education is tailored to who God created each child to be. Come and be inspired to train up your children, free from the box.
Respecting our Children’s Hearts as We Educate (45 min-60 min)
God has created each of our children in His image. Yet, there are seasons and even children who challenge our ability as parents to teach with loving kindness and patience. In this workshop we will explore how to encourage our children in difficult seasons, how to grow as parents with our difficult children and how to turn the struggles into something beautiful – closer relationships.
Homeschooling in Times of Crisis: or Less than Ideal Circumstances (45 min-60 min)
Families who homeschool eventually all face times of crisis, whether major illness, financial hardships, death, marriage difficulties, mental illness, etc. During these trying times, we usually question if we should continue to homeschool. Denise Eide, a homeschool mother of 4, has walked through a dark and trying season. She will share the grace filled perspectives she has gained, including how trials can be turned into greater life lessons and opportunities to grow in relationship. Homeschooling is about educating whole children, ready to thrive in the real world. Come and be encouraged how God turns trials for good and hopefully leave some of the guilt behind.
Teaching Handwriting with Success
Developing fluid, legible handwriting is foundational to education, yet this basic skill is often neglected in today's world of computers. Explore the history of handwriting education and methods for teaching handwriting, so that all students succeed. This workshop provides practical information like handwriting games and practical ideas that can be used as soon as parents return to teaching.
Laying the Foundations for Reading - Early Childhood Reading Games and Activities
Literacy is the foundation of all education. By providing preschool children with language learning opportunities that prepare them for reading, we can smooth their transition into the printed word. This workshop presents language learning games and ideas on teaching phonograms to young students, as well as the latest literacy research on early childhood and reading. Each participant is provided a handout with ideas they can use with their children at home.
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