*NOTE:
“Early Years Program Providers” include:
- Kindergarten,
Primary, & Special Education Teachers
- Nursery
School Teachers
- Childcare
Centre Staff & Home Childcare Providers
- Ontario
Early Years Centre Staff
- Playgroup
Leaders
- Teen
Parent Program Staff
- Early
Literacy & Adult Literacy Tutors
- Librarians
& Reading Circle Facilitators
- Classroom
and/or Program Volunteers
- Parent/Family
Resource Program Staff
- ECE
College Students
The
59th Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association
From Struggling Readers to Sound Readers workshop
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington
October 30, 2008
Maryborough Public School
Sounds First workshop for Kindergarten Parents
Moorefield, ON
June 6, 2008
Monsignor Michael O'Leary Elementary School
Sound Readers...From the Beginning workshop for Primary/Junior
Parents
Bracebridge, ON
June 5, 2008
2008 On the Same Page Early Literacy Conference
Emergent Writing workshop for 65 Early Years Program
Providers
YMCA Geneva Park Conference Centre, Orillia ON
May 21, 2008
2008 Annual LINC/TESL Hamilton Wentworth Spring
Conference
Sound Readers...From the Beginning workshop for 25
English Language Learner Teachers/Care Providers
Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, ON
February 29, 2008
Simcoe County Ontario Early Years Centres
Early Literacy Specialist
700 Workshops for over 9000 Parents & Early Years
Program Providers*
January, 2002 – January, 2008
Hamilton
Wentworth Kindergarten Teacher's Association
Phonemic Awareness workshop for 40 kindergarten teachers
Hamilton, ON
November 21, 2007
Moose
Cree Education Authority
Keynote
Speaker for 15 Early Years Program Providers*
Moose Factory Island, ON
January 12, 2007
Oxford County Early Literacy Conference
Keynote Speaker for 120 Early Years Program Providers*
Woodstock, ON
November 7, 2006
Markdale
Ontario Early Years Centres
2 Workshops for 30 Early Years Program Providers*
Markdale, ON
April 8, 2006
For
the Love of Literacy Conference
Halton District School Board
2 Workshops for 70 K-3 Teachers
Burlington ON
April 1, 2006
Chatham-Kent
Ontario Early Years Centres
Keynote Speaker for 80 Early Years Program Providers*
Chatham, ON
May 30, 2005
The Toronto Public Library
Keynote Speaker for 150 Reading and Homework Help
Tutors
Toronto, ON
November, 1999, February, 2005
Muskoka
Family Focus Conference
Keynote Speaker for 40 Early Years Program Providers*
Gravenhurst, ON
February 18, 2005
Ontario Alliance of Christian
Schools
Workshop presenter for 60 K-3 teachers
Ancaster, ON
October, 2003
York
University
2 Guest Lectures for 60 Teacher Candidate & Psychology
Students
Toronto ON
February 2000, October 2001
George
R Allen Elementary School
Workshop Presentation for 40 K-3 Teachers
Hamilton ON
October 2001
St.
Bernadette’s Catholic Elementary School
York Catholic District School Board
Workshop Presentation for 20 K-3 Teachers
January 2001
Simcoe
County Children’s Aid Society
2 Workshops for 80 Foster Parents
Barrie ON
October, 2000, 2001
Curriculum
’98, ‘99’, ’03 Conferences
6 Workshops for 200 K-3 Teachers
Collingwood, ON
April 1998, 1999, 2003
Andrew
Hunter School & Baxter Elementary Schools
Implemented the Sound Readers™ Reading Buddy
Blast Off!™ Program with 500 Students in 27
Classes
Barrie & Baxter ON
November 1999, 2000
Simcoe
County District School Board
18 Workshops for 700 K-3 Teachers
Midhurst, ON
April, May, 1999
Simcoe
County District School Board
60 Workshops for 750 Parents at 30 different schools
Alliston, Barrie, Beeton, Bradford, Collingwood, Creemore,
Innisfil, Midland, Orillia, Stayner, Tottenham, Wasaga
Beach, ON (as well as surrounding areas)
January 1998 – December 2001
Georgian
Literacy
4 Workshops for 80 Adult Tutors
Collingwood ON
October 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Frontier College Reading
Circle Conference
Workshop presenter for 80 Reading Circle Facilitators
Toronto, ON
May, 1999, April, 2000
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