New York City Department of Education Contract

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Twenty-First Annual Conference on Reading

���������� Almost 600 teachers and administrators gave up a day during a holiday weekend to attend our conference at the New York Hilton and Towers on Sunday, November 10, 2002 .

���������� This day included workshops on basic reading, content-area skills, comprehension, sentence writing, Shakespeare in the classroom, and the older learner.

���������� Dr. Linnea Ehri & Dr. Judith Hochman were the keynote speakers.

Administrators� Roundtable at the Conference

���������� 35 administrators from New York City public schools and districts heard the keynote speakers who reiterated the compelling national research that makes a strong case for the multisensory, phonetic approaches Reading Reform Foundation espouses.�

���������� Administrators praised Reading Reform Foundation�s in-school teacher training and its effectiveness with teachers.�

���������� Administrators encouraged Reading Reform Foundation to reach out to other school supervisors.

In-School Teacher Training Program

���������� 59 elementary teachers in 22 New York City public schools are participating in the program twice weekly

���������� 1,800 children will be served in their classroom during the 2002-03 school year.�

Jumpstart Sessions

���������� 31 teachers who participated in the in-school teacher training program in previous years revitalized and refined their teaching techniques for the new school year in sessions with a consultant.

Graduate-Level Courses

���������� Reading Reform Foundation offers three graduate-level courses in multisensory, systematic approaches to the teaching of reading, writing and spelling during the winter semester, through an arrangement with the College of New Rochelle .

Workshops for Parents�

���������� A new workshop series for parents, How Can I Help My Child Read?, was offered in January and February in conjunction with the New York Public Library.