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Winter Wonderland Too!
Balanced Literacy Workshop
Information Page
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This new winter workshop was created in October 2003 and contains many materials designed and/or written especially for this workshop.
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Objective, Agenda, & Topics Workshop Dates & Locations
are found on the Main Workshops Info Page
Workshop Hours & Cancellation Policy
Online Registration
links are on the Main Workshops Info Page
Printable Registration Form
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KinderKorner Contact Information

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Join International Literacy Trainer Victoria Smith

for  a full-day Balanced Literacy Workshop
focusing on these fun and motivating Winter Themes:

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Let It Snow!
P is for Penguin
G is for Gingerbread
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Learning Objective:
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To increase teacher knowledge of balanced literacy activities and instructional techniques designed to accelerate student acquisition of reading and writing skills, in the framework of a seasonal thematic unit designed for students ages 4 to 8.
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Agenda ~ Topics To Be Covered:
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Basics of the Balanced
Literacy Classroom
Shared Reading
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Guided Reading
Scheduling:
Fitting It All In
Integrated Thematic
Curriculum
Big Books, Little Books, 
Pocket Charts,
and Song & Poetry Cards
Literacy Centers For
Independent Practice
Standards & Assessment Developmentally Appropriate
Practices
Thematic Writing Activities
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All KinderKorner workshops are recommended for grades pre-K through 2, plus special education and resource teachers, reading teachers, literacy coaches, program planners, curriculum specialists, teaching assistants, administrators, and Title I staff.
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Workshop Resource Packet includes many ready-to-use Winter Themed materials:
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Reproducible
Emergent Reader Books
Learning Games
That Really Teach
Ideas and Artwork
For Pocket Chart Sets
Class Made Books Ready To Use Materials for Poetry Journals and Song & Poetry Cards TLC Directed Art Projects
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click here for more snowmen stories
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Workshop Hours & Cancellation Policy
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Workshop Hours & Schedule:
Registration / Check-In & Continental Breakfast:  7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 
Workshop Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Lunch On Your Own:  12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Cancellation Policy:
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All attendee cancellation requests must be made in writing by postal mail ~
no email or telephone cancellations accepted.
Refunds will be made according to the following schedule:
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· Full refund of amount paid if cancelled 30 or more days prior to workshop.
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· $10 USD processing fee per workshop, if cancelled 15 to 29 days prior to workshop.
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· $25 USD processing charge per workshop, if cancelled 8 to 14 days prior to workshop.
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· For cancellations made 7 or fewer days prior to the workshop, registration fees may be transferred to another attendee, credited towards a future workshop, or used towards the purchase of KinderKorner Resource Products.


Victoria Smith and KinderKorner.com reserve the right to cancel workshops due to inadequate attendee pre-registrations.  In the event of such cancellation, confirmed registrants will receive email notification of the workshop cancellation and a full refund of their  prepaid registration fee.

Victoria Smith and KinderKorner.com assume no responsibility or liability for prepaid travel arrangements or other financial commitments made by registrants.

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Contact Information:
Business Office

KinderKorner.com
1805 Angers Court
Bakersfield, CA   93311

Business Hours
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST
Monday through Friday

Telephone Numbers

office:  661-664-9508

fax:  661-664-8786

Office Manager

Kelly Kolvoord

Please contact Kelly with all questions and concerns, as she is in the office during posted office hours.  If she can't assist you, she will contact Victoria for further assistance.

E Mail Addresses

Kelly
kinderkornerkelly@juno.com

Victoria
kndrcorner@aol.com

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click here for more Gingerbread stories
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Winter Sunset, Pismo Beach, California ~ December 2000
Photo by Victoria Smith
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