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Free Online Conference: Software-based Learning Supports
Find out how software can help students with learning disabilities succeed in general education classes. The free conference is Oct. 3, 2006, 6:00 p.m. ET.

Online Workshop:
Beginning Reading Instruction

As any teacher knows, reading is the foundation for all learning. Students who do not have a solid foundation of reading skills will continue to fall further behind their peers. This program will provide an easy-to-use methodology for teaching these important skills. Teachers will learn techniques that are based on the latest research and that are practical and simple to implement in the typical elementary school classroom.

Presented by Dr. Anita Archer, this workshop will focus on research-based strategies to strengthen students' phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, word recognition, and comprehension skills.

Who Should Take this Course?

• General Educators (Kindergarten, First and Second Grade)
• Special Education and Remedial Teachers (Kindergarten, First and Second Grade)
• Paraeducators
• Administrators and Supervisors (General and Special Education)
• Students and First-year Professionals

What Will I Learn from Taking this Course?

Participants will be able to:

• Discuss decoding instruction, including the selection of elements to be introduced, sequence of instruction, and student strategies
• Explain the correlation between spelling instruction and decoding instruction, and select viable spelling strategies
• Identify vocabulary using explicit or implicit instructional procedures
• Apply narrative and expository comprehension strategies during read-aloud and other reading activities

What are the Other Advantages to Taking this Course?

You can also earn .45 continuing education units (CEUs).

What is an Online Workshop and How Does It Work?

If you are like many educators, your school's limited budget and your busy schedule may make it difficult for you to travel to attend professional development training. CEC has developed this online workshop to enable you to get the training you need without having to travel or struggle to fit it into your already full day. This course is available nationwide from any computer with Internet access, and you can take it at anytime (day, night or weekend) at your own convenience.

Registration will be ongoing, and you may begin the online workshop at any time you wish. Once you have completed your registration and your payment has been processed, you will receive a username and password that you can use to log in to a special Web site to access the workshop at any time. Once you begin the workshop, you will be able to complete it at your convenience and at your own pace. The entire workshop is about four and a half hours long.

When you access the online course, you will find a videotape of a live presentation, a transcript of the presentation, the course materials (in the form of PowerPoint slides) and other resources.

Please note that you must use a PC with Windows in order to take this workshop.

In order to participate in this program, you will need to have a computer with Internet access. You will also need to have Windows Media Player software (available free) installed on your machine.

Please note that you must use a PC with Windows in order to take this workshop.

How Can I See a Preview of the Workshop?

1. Click here if you are a CEC member or here if you are a non-member.
2. Select "Browse/Purchase/Preview Products."
3. Enter your name and email address.
4. On the Products Catalog page, click on the green "Click to Preview" button.
5. If you would like to register, click on the blue "Register" button and follow the instructions.

How Do I Register for the Course?

Registration are $130 for CEC members and $165 for nonmembers.

Two ways to register:

1. For the fastest service and immediate access to the online workshop, please register online using a credit card. Please follow these steps:
   1. Click here if you are a CEC member or here if you are a non-member.
   2. Select "Browse/Purchase/Preview Products."
   3. Enter your name and email address.
   4. On the Products Catalog page, click on the blue "Register" button.
   5. Follow the instructions for registering using a credit card (Mastercard, VISA, Discover, and American Express).
      
      
2. If you would like to register using a purchase order, please fax or mail your purchase order to:
   Council for Exceptional Children
   Attn: Continuing Education Manager
   1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300
   Arlington, VA 22201-5704
   Fax: 703-620-2521
   Telephone: 1-888-232-7733 ext. 405
   Please allow 4 weeks for processing of purchase orders.

Where Can I Get More Information?

If you have additional questions, please contact conteduc@cec.sped.org or call 1-888-232-7733 ext. 405.

If you have technical questions or need assistance in accessing the online workshop, please contact our vendor, NetCertification, at support@netcertification.com or 214-540-9020 (or toll-free at 1-800-295-5783).