Read for Africa

For more information contact jenny@readforafrica.com

 

Services

 
o    Reading and Spelling Therapy with children and/or adults
o   Reading Therapy for individuals from beginner readers to older children/adults who need assistance with reading and/or spelling
o   Private or small groups
o   Call Read For Africa to book an assessment
 
o   Whole School Approach
o   Your entire staff can receive training in reading and spelling instruction from as little as R10 000, including basic resources
o   Teachers learn how to integrate basic skills across all curriculum areas for all ages/grades
o   Programmes customised according to the needs of an organisation with regular post-training support and feedback
o   More in-depth training that is phase specific and hands-on can be arranged
 
o   Educational and Career Assessments–
o   Conducted by a psychometrist at medical aid rates
 
o   Adult Basic Education & Training (ABET)
o   Literacy & Numeracy skills integrated into a World of Work (WOW) programme where learners acquire other work related skills such as budgeting, reading their play slips, recording stock, writing their CV, basic typing etc.
o   Programmes are aligned to ABET Communications and Numeracy Unit Standards as well as fundamental unit standards at NQF Levels
 
o   Teaching and Training Options customised for the individual/organisation who requests training.
 
o   Specialists in teaching children and adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
 
o   Reading Therapy Course - Train to become a Read For Africa Reading Therapist (see more info below)
  

 

Read For Africa offers individual teachers, parents, therapists, volunteers and others the opportunity to learn how to teach reading and spelling whilst contributing to the “Buddy Reader” Campaign.



THIS INTERNSHIP COURSE COVERS THEFOLLOWING:
 
DAY 1: TRAINING    
Ø  Overview of Theory in Phonetic Instruction
Ø   Teaching Reading and Spelling
Basic Code Reading and Spelling
Advanced Code Reading and Spelling
Multi-syllable Reading and Spelling
·         Presentation of lessons for teaching reading and spelling at varying levels
·         Lecture, demonstration and practicals
Ø   How to be a “buddy reader” and maximise reading time with learners to improve fluency as well as ones visual memory and therefore spelling.
 
Ø   Assessment of Reading and Spelling Skills
 
Diagnostics
Ø  How to assess a learner.
Ø  Discussion of standardised reading tests and error pattern analysis
Ø  Common Questions Answered:
Ø  Internship Preparation - how to get started with teaching reading and spelling, what to expect over the 12-week process.
 
Ø      Internship Preparation
 
DAY 2: INTERNSHIP CONTINUED
Ø  Record of Sessions discussed
Ø  Assignment Issued
Ø  Question and Answer Session on Practical experience to date
Ø  Practical Examples and Error Corrections
 
 
PRESENTER:   Jenny Taylor:
                        B Phys Ed – Wits University; MEd – Wits University; Phono-Graphix Trainer
 
Jenny has worked with people with learning and intellectual disabilities through her involvement with Special Olympics, the Hamlet Adult Centre and the Sparrow Assisted Learning Centre. She established Read For Africa in 2000 as the vehicle to bring the Phono-Graphix reading method to SA. She has trained over 3000 teachers, parents and other therapists. Her MEd research report, for which she was awarded a distinction, focused on Phono-Graphix in the South African context. She works with children and adults with learning difficulties as well as professional people who want to improve their spelling skills. Read For Africa has been involved in Adult Education and Learnership programmes where Phono-Graphix is applied to all curriculum areas. Jenny recently received an outstanding achievement award for her contribution to the development and upliftment of people with disabilities.


INTERNSHIP PROCESS
 
Everyone who attends this workshop is invited to participate in a voluntary internship programme to be conducted independently with a learner identified by the intern. This internship ensures that trainees put the theoretical aspects of the method into practice under the supervision of trained reading therapists and have the experience of teaching a child or adult how to read in the process.
 
This internship process consists of 12 weekly practical sessions, conducted over a 3-month period where interns teach individual learners to read and spell using the Phono-Graphix Reading Method. 
 
·         Feedback Meetings and On-going Support
Read for Africa offers on-going support telephonically, via email and at internship sites.
 
·         Recognition
All trainees who successfully complete 12–weeks of community service will receive a certificate and reference letter from Read for Africa stating that they have demonstrated an understanding of reading and spelling instruction and have taught a person to read or improve their reading/spelling.
 
 
UPCOMING 1½ DAY WORKSHOP
 
Day 1 – Training:
Saturday         15th October 2011       9:00am – 3:30 / 4pm (Registration from 8:30)
 
Day 2 – Follow up and Assessment:
Saturday         19th November 2011   9:00am – 12:30pm
 
For additional dates that training is taking place please email buddy@readforafrica.com


COURSE FEES: (There are 3 options)
 
 
►OPTION 1:  R 1 500 PER PERSON – 3-month process   (incl. Facilitator Guide)
Please note– there is no charge for this option for teachers at member schools
THIS FEE INCLUDES:
Ø   The course and handouts
Ø   A supervised internship (minimum of 3 months)
Ø   On-going telephonic support and hands-on support and feedback at Internship sites
Ø   Facilitator Guide (Manual & CD): Lessons Plans and Worksheets in printable format
 
 
► OPTION 2:R 1 950 PER PERSON – 3-month process   (+Facilitator Guide & Workbooks)
THIS FEE INCLUDES:
Ø   The course and handouts
Ø   A supervised internship (minimum of 3 months)
Ø   On-going telephonic support and hands-on support and feedback at Internship sites
Ø   Facilitator Guide (Manual &CD)
Ø   Workbooks: Additional worksheets (Hard copy and disk copy included)
 
 
 
► OPTION 3: R 2 450 PER PERSON – 3-month process (+Facilitator Guide, Workbooks & Starter-Kit)
THIS FEE INCLUDES:
Ø   The course and handouts
Ø   A supervised internship (minimum of 3 months)
Ø   On-going telephonic support and hands-on support and feedback at Internship sites
Ø   Facilitator Guide (Manual &CD)
Ø   Workbooks:Additional worksheets (Hard copy and disk copy included)
Ø   Starter-Kit: Everything you need to start a private reading therapy clinic. Portable filing box containing sets of worksheets at all levels, Introductory information on the method, Assessment sheets & record sheets, Mapping Sheets & Expressive Language Exercises, whiteboard, white-board marker & eraser.
 
* Additional Discounts given to students or groups of 5 or more people
 

 




Additional Resources

 
  • The Reading Reflex Textbook: A foolproof method of teaching reading.
    This book contains all the lesson plans and worksheets required to teach someone to read. This book costs £24.99 (excl postage and duty) and can be ordered from www.amazon.co.uk
 
 

For more information contact jenny@readforafrica.com or buddy@readforafrica.com