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SUMMARY:Online Course: Teaching Phonological Awareness and Phonics for English
DESCRIPTION:Register here to join next batch of our University accredited online short course “Teaching Phonological Awareness and Phonics for English in Schools”. This course is designed for primary and junior secondary English teachers in Sri Lankan schools\, as well as RESC staff\, English ADEs\, ISAs\, and other Master Trainers. You will learn about the latest methods for literacy instruction based on ‘the science of reading’ including how to develop awareness of sounds in oral language as a foundation for reading and how to teach students phonics so that they can read more\, faster\, sooner and independently. This is the first course in the PIMD Lotus English Literacy curriculum. Teachers who pass this course are then eligible to participate in other courses. \nFor more information about this course and our curriculum visit our website. \nThis is a free (no cost) course conducted completely online through the University of Jaffna. On successful completion\, participants will receive a certificate from the University and PIMD. \nRegistration is now open and will close on 14th March. To register for the course you must complete the online registration form using this link: https://forms.gle/wnGLjDodUFnXuQ358 \nAfter you register please check your emails regularly for further information about the course and instructions for joining the course WhatsApp group.
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SUMMARY:Online Course: Screening\, Monitoring\, Assessment and Remedial Intervention for Reading
DESCRIPTION:The final capstone course in the Lotus English Literacy teacher training curriculum is all about making sure that at each stage in a child’s literacy development they have the necessary skills to move forward. The course will show teachers how to use appropriate screening tools for phonological awareness and phonics readiness\, and how to do ongoing assessment and monitoring of progress in both word recognition and language comprehension. It will also show teachers how to develop a remedial instruction program for students who may not be at the level they need to be. to  next step. \nThis course is by invitation only. To join this course\, teachers need to have passed the prior three courses in the curriculum. It is a five week course with a single major assignment.  This course is designed for primary and junior secondary English teachers in Sri Lankan schools\, as well as RESC staff\, English ADEs\, ISAs\, and other Master Trainers. \nFor more information about this course and our curriculum visit our website. \nThis is a free (no cost) course conducted completely online through the University of Jaffna. On successful completion\, participants will receive a certificate from the University and PIMD.
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