June 2009

Especially for Parents

• What’s Up With That? Chatterbox Fun Fair will air on SchoolScene # 18 on Red Apple 21 from Monday, June 8th to Sunday, June 28th every day at 6 p.m. To view online, go to: http://www.fcps.edu/DIT/streaming/ss18_wuwt_chatterbox.asx

Especially for Staff

• On July 20-23, 2009, Cognitive Reading Strategies Level 1 training will be offered for teachers. This training is for special education teachers working with students in grades 1-3 who are significantly below grade level in reading. For full certification, this course requires that participants additionally attend four follow up sessions in the fall of 2009. The course will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• On June 22-25, 2009, Cognitive Reading Strategies Level 2 training will be offered for teachers. This training is for special education teachers working with students in grades 3-6 who are significantly below grade level in reading. For full certification, this course requires that participants additionally attend four follow up sessions in the fall of 2009. The course will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• On July 27-28, 2009, Wilson Reading training will be offered for teachers. This training is for special education teachers working with students in grades 3-12 who demonstrate significant difficulty in decoding and spelling. For full certification, this course requires that participants attend both days of the training. The course will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• On August 17, 2009, Reading Mastery training will be offered for teachers. Training in this comprehensive reading program is for special education teachers working with students in grades 1-6 who are significantly below grade level in reading. This half day training will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• On August 17, 2009, Connecting Math training will be offered for teachers. This supplemental math program targets students in grades 1-6 who are working significantly below grade level in math. This half day training will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• On August 18, 2009, training will be offered in Read Naturally, a supplemental program designed to increase reading fluency. This training is open to both elementary and secondary special education teachers. This training will be offered at Gatehouse Administrative Center and teachers can register through MyPLT.
  
• The Assistive Technology Services (ATS) Technology Outreach Program Support (TOPS) program identifies staff members throughout the county who are interested in learning more about assistive technology use for students in special education and in sharing that knowledge with their colleagues. This program currently has close to 300 members and many of them met during the year to focus on developing assistive technology resources that can be shared with staff through the ATS website. The TOPS group will hold their final meeting of the year on June 10th from 1:00-3:00 in the auditorium at the Fairfax County Government Center. During this meeting, members will highlight activities and accomplishments from the school year.