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"It’s All Greek to Me"
Morphology for the Primary Grades
Featuring
Ronald Yoshimoto
This is a hands-on workshop: Yoshimoto will demonstrate, and participants will do. The goal of this full day workshop will be to expand the participants' expertise.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain an understanding of the third level for decoding/spelling - that of morphemes
- Participants will understand the importance of knowing the structure of English as it relates to the layers of English
- Participants will develop knowledge of the importance of morphology - vocabulary, decoding, spelling, and the integration of this level with science, social studies, math, grammar, etc.
- Participants will learn the scope and sequence for teaching morphology at the primary grades
- Participants will learn the procedures for introducing morphemes and for review via card drill.
- Participants will gain knowledge in hands-on activities as it relates to morphology.
About Ronald Yoshimoto, M.Ed., M.S.W., Fellow/AOGPE
Ron Yoshimoto, a Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham, has been in the field of education for 35 years, with a focus on dyslexia. He has been a general and special education teacher, social worker, counselor and educational diagnostician, as well as principal of a private school for dyslexic and gifted students. Through his Singapore and Denver-based organization, Orton-Gillingham International, Ron has trained teachers in literacy, O-G Math, O-G preschool and O-G ELL in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. His trainings are accredited by the International Dyslexia Association. He has been president of IDA: Hawaii Branch as well as vice president of the Academy. Ron’s mission, passion and career choices stem from the experiences of his dyslexic brother.
During the last twelve years, Ron has focused on bringing Orton-Gillingham into public schools for small group and whole classroom instruction for primary grades. His belief is that O-G is good for dyslexics, ELL, special education and general education learners.
An internationally recognized speaker, Ron is known for his extraordinary enthusiasm, energy, and breadth of knowledge. His presentations are interactive and highly engaging.