Shirley George
Shirley George will be speaking on “Independence and Individualization in the Classroom,” and “Sound City.”
Having obtained her Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan, Mrs. George taught for thirty-one years in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her experience includes teaching at the Senior High, Junior High and Elementary levels. In 1993 she was nominated for the Teacher of Excellence award by colleagues and parents of her students. During the past thirty years, Shirley has assisted Anna Ingham at Blended Sound-Sight workshops and summer classes and has been a frequent presenter at Teachers’ Conventions.
Workshops:
Sound City, Tuesday 10:20am
The Blended Sound-Sight program employs a bank of strategies which empower students to be capable spellers and consequently fluent readers and writers. Among these techniques is Sound City which becomes a focal point for the storage and review of English sounds and rules. As Mrs. George describes Sound City, she will guide participants in learning simple English rules in a non-threatening and enjoyable manner.
Writing in the primary grades, Tuesday 3:30pm
Using student writing samples, Mrs. George will demonstrate techniques to help students retell and rewrite narrative stories, guided by Mrs. Ingham’s Story Sequence Chart. She will also show how students can write summaries from outlines and gradually enhance their compositions by adding elements of style as described in J.B.Webster’s book, Structure and Style in Composition. Besides producing quality writing and feeling successful, students will enjoy a happy writing experience.
Independence and Individualization in the Classroom, Wednesday 1:30pm
Drawing from her many years of experience, Mrs. George will relate how she sought to accommodate for individual differences among students and to encourage independence by employing techniques from the Blended Sound-Sight Program of Learning by A.G. Ingham. This resulted in effective use of pupil and teacher time and created a safe environment where students could take ownership of their own learning and above all, feel happy and successful.