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Learn multisensory techniques for teaching reading, spelling, and handwriting in the primary grades using the PAF Reading Program over the course of this 4-day workshop.

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TOPICS COVERED: Based on the latest research, how to develop accurate decoding and fluent reading, comprehension, lesson planning, and curriculum-based assessments.

Learn how to make math accessible to all learners via effective teaching methods, including using the multisensory approach and explicit instructional language.

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TOPICS COVERED: Focus on concepts from Lower and Middle School, with emphasis on skills taught in K-5, including numeracy, place value, basic operations, multiplication and division, fractions, and decimals.

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[Workshop 1] TOPICS COVERED: Advanced Decoding Skills: Teaching Multisyllabic Words

[Workshop 2] TOPICS COVERED: Introducing Long Vowels, Homonyms, and Spelling Rules

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This course equips students with strategies to:

- Actively read, annotate, and summarize complex source material

- Compose complex and sophisticated sentences

- Follow a structured process for outlining and writing

- Use tools to organize and write, revise, and edit multi-paragraph essays

This course equips students with strategies to:

- Take organized notes from written material and oral lectures

- Use active study techniques for learning and practicing material

- Effectively manage long-term assignments

- Use digital and physical systems to keep materials organized

- Plan, prioritize, and follow through on tasks

Join us for this inaugural national gathering as we build community and strengthen the field of inclusion in Jewish day schools.

This conference is open to learning specialists and directors of student support working in Jewish day schools.

Registration will open September 2025. Sign up to receive registration information.

Fully funded by generous philanthropic support. Participants must cover their own travel/lodging arrangements.