Video/Webinar
Teacher Training Plus is a webinar series across four strands that presents best-practice instructional strategies.
Within each strand, we identified three areas of need and designed webinars to address each while also presenting strategies for working in a multilevel class or group and tips to convert in-person teaching techniques to distance learning.
This strand is best for instructors teaching adults who are learning foundational reading skills
Generously funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
January 2024
Back To Basics: Using Phonics to Improve Reading and Engagement Regardless of Student Reading Level
Alphabetics is the first of the four components of reading, yet phonics in the classroom can be easily overlooked if we assume students know their letter sounds. Join us for a basic review of phonics and syllables and how to incorporate these foundational skills into your basic literacy (ABE) lessons in a way that applies to and engages students at every level.
April 2024
What??! You Want Me to Write Too? Strategies for Very Beginning or Anxious Writers
Writing is just so permanent. How can we help our students get over the anxiety of committing pencil to paper? This webinar will present exercises you can incorporate into your lessons that will relieve some of the stress of writing and encourage students to share their ideas.
October 2024
Incorporating Phonics and Fluency into Any Instructional Material
Students often need more practice on a specific skill than the worksheets you have on hand. Join us to learn how to make your materials do double duty to practice phonics and fluency. This session is for those whose students are native English speakers.
February 2025
Incorporating Vocabulary and Writing into Any Instructional Material
Students often need more practice on a specific skill than the worksheets you have on hand. Join us to learn how to make your materials do double duty to practice vocabulary and writing. This session is for those whose students are native English Speakers.
March 2025
Incorporating Reading Comprehension into Any Instructional Material
Students often need more practice on a specific skill than the worksheets you have on hand. Join us to learn how to make your materials do double duty to practice reading comprehension. This session is for those whose students are native English Speakers
About the Presenter
Janet Sodell has been teaching low-literacy adult basic education students for over 24 years. While teaching in Connecticut she became a teacher and tutor trainer, which she has continued at The READ Center in Richmond, VA. Janet teaches a multi-level class virtually and provides additional tutor professional development on an ad hoc basis. She strives to create engaging, active classes that meet the needs of her students. In 2019, she was awarded the Joan E.D. Kushnir Teacher of the Year award by the Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education (VAACE). She has been a presenter at various state and national conferences. This will be Janet’s second year presenting and facilitating workshops as part of ProLiteracy’s Teacher Training Plus.