CONFERENCE THEME:Every child can read
VENUE:Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute,
Nooiensfontein Road, Kuils River
DATES AND TIMES:29 March 2010: 09:00 - 16:00
30 March 2010: 08:30 - 14:00

1. The Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) invites all school principals, practising and retired teachers of Grades R to 9, curriculum advisers, and representatives from non-governmental organisations and tertiary institutions to participate in the above-mentioned conference. See paragraph 3.1 for suggestions.

2. AIMS

The aims of the conference are to share ideas, best practice and experience concerning the creation of a love of reading, different approaches to the teaching of reading, intervention strategies for poor readers and the managing of a reading school.


3. INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
3.1 Different forms of presentations for the conference
  • DVD session
  • Paper
  • Demonstration lesson
  • Displays
  • Workshop examples:
    The half-hour reading period
    100 Books
    Balanced language approach
    Big Book
    Khanya Programme for reading
    Integrating reading
    Barriers to reading
3.2 Should you be interested in attending the conference, please complete the attached Annexure B and fax it to Mrs Magdelena Benn at 021 900 5175 / 5162 / 5013, or e-mail it to mabenn@pgwc.gov.za or gmatthew@pgwc.gov.za by 26 February 2010.

4. LOGISTICS

Participants or presenters from the rural districts travelling further than 120 km per return trip may sleep over in the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute's hostel on Sunday evening, 28 March 2010. Accommodation will be paid for by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). Travelling costs will not be covered by the WCED.


5. The WCED hopes that participants will find this conference an enriching experience.


SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2010:01:26

Annexure B  (size: 11 KB)