Tutor - Learner Literacy Conference
February 23, 2008
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
DoubleTree Hotel, Anaheim
Guest Speaker: Jonathan Mooney
author: The Short Bus
Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disable with attention & behavior problems," Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider. He graduated with honors from Brown University. Unable to escape his past, he bought his own short bus and criss-crossed the country looking for kids who had dreamed up magical, beautiful ways to overcome the obstacles that separated them from the so-called normal world.
Some of the Sessions:
~ Research Based Fluency & Comprehension
~ Creating Writers
~ Fluent Oral Reading
~ Storytelling as a Literacy Tool
~ Mechanics of Sound
~ Intro to Blogs & Wikis
~ What is Dyslexia
~ Using Picture Books w/ Adult Learners
~ Pronunciation Workshop
$50.00: Members
$75.00: Non-members
$10.00: Adult Learners
For More Information: 714 . 566 . 3070
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