View Seminar: ELA Summer Camp with Pam Kastner
| Seminar Name | ELA Summer Camp with Pam Kastner |
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| Seminar Brochure | Not set |
| External Seminar Brochure | Not set |
| Seminar Short Desc | Join us for ELA Summer Camp at JCC in Olean! Pam Kastner returns for 3 days of all things Science of Reading: Spelling, Writing and Vocab strategies. |
| Seminar Full Desc | Unlock the Code: A Science-Backed Workshop for Transformational Literacy
Discover how reading, spelling, writing, and vocabulary work together like gears in a powerful literacy engine. In this engaging, hands-on workshop, participants will learn how the Science of Reading can be leveraged to build confident, capable readers and writers no guesswork, no gimmicks. Through practical strategies and brain-based insights, you ll explore how decoding supports comprehension, how spelling reinforces word recognition, how writing deepens understanding, and how vocabulary fuels meaning-making across all content areas. Walk away with tools you can use tomorrow to accelerate literacy growth and help every learner truly unlock the code. |
| Seminar Date | 07/14/2026 |
| Opening Time | 8:30 am |
| Closing Time | 2:30 pm |
| Last Day To Register | 07/13/2026 [ Note: After this date, participation changes can be requested by e-mailing Laurie Sledge ] |
| Twin Seminar | Not set |
| Seminar Audience | ELA teachers or Social Studies / content-area teachers who want to strengthen literacy practices |
| Seminar Prerequisites | Not set |
| Seminar Topics, Concepts & Resources | Provide practical, evidence-based instructional routines that integrate multiple language systems simultaneously for more effective reading and writing instruction.
Guide participants in analyzing spelling errors as windows into students' understanding of language systems to inform targeted instruction. Equip educators with strategies to integrate morphological awareness into content area instruction to support vocabulary development and text comprehension. Facilitate collaborative practice with instructional routines that participants can immediately implement in their classrooms. Explore evidence-based instructional strategies for teaching transcription and composition, specifically handwriting, spelling, and composing. Plan for Implementation Develop actionable plans for integrating writing instruction into existing literacy programs. An overview of two instructional strategies: Getting the GIST and Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) and thinkSRSD will be modeled and applied in partner-practice. |
| Seminar Broadcast Notes | Not set |
| Seminar Objectives | a. Demonstrate the interconnected nature of language systems (phonology, orthography, semantics, syntax, and morphology) and how they collectively support literacy development.
b. Model grade-specific instructional practices that bridge language knowledge to reading comprehension and writing skills across educational levels c. Illustrate how syntactic knowledge can be explicitly taught to improve both reading comprehension and writing coherence. d. Illustrate how syntactic knowledge can be explicitly taught to improve both reading comprehension and writing coherence. a. Explain the Not-So-Simple View of Writing and the Writing Rope frameworks and the cognitive processes that underpin reading and writing. b. Clarify how writing contributes to reading comprehension and reading comprehension contributes to writing. |
| Work Summary | Not set |
| Assessment of Learning | Facilitate collaborative practice with instructional routines that participants can immediately implement in their classrooms.
Develop actionable plans for integrating writing instruction into existing literacy programs. An overview of two instructional strategies: Getting the GIST and Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) and thinkSRSD will be modeled and applied in partner-practice. |
| Evaluation Summary Notes | Not set |
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| Next Steps | Not set |
| Online Course Type | Not set |
| Site | Jamestown Community College |
| Location | Magnano Reception Room |
| Site Status | On Demand |
| Duration | 6 Hours |
| Rolling Online Course | No |
| Moodle Online Course | Not set |
| Seminar Status | Available |
| Workshop | ELA Summer Camp with Pam Kastner |
| Starting Registration | 8:00 am |
| Credit Hours | 5.50 |
| CTLE Eligible | Yes |
| Social Worker Continuing Ed | No |
| Course Type | Not set |
| Online Course Instructions | Not set |
| Online Course Url | Not set |
| Online Course Pass Code | Not set |
| Provider | 529 - Professional Development |
| Category | 529 - Professional Development |
| Alt Fee Per Participant | Not set |
| Public Notes | Not set |
| Cancelled Date | Not set |
| Added By | Jillian Putnam |
| Seminar Id | 11218 |
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Districts That Can Send Participants
- Allegany-Limestone Central School
- Andover Central School
- Belfast Central School
- Bolivar-Richburg Central School
- Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School
- Cuba-Rushford Central School
- Ellicottville Central School
- Fillmore Central School
- Franklinville Central School
- Friendship Central School
- Genesee Valley Central School
- Hinsdale Central School
- Olean City Schools
- Pioneer Central School
- Portville Central School
- Randolph Academy
- Randolph Central School
- Salamanca City Schools
- Scio Central School
- Wellsville Central School
- West Valley Central School
- Whitesville Central School
- CA-BOCES Admin
- CA-BOCES CTE
- CA-BOCES ISS
- CA-BOCES IT
- CA-BOCES Exceptional Education
- CA Teacher Center
Learning Standards
- 3 Instructional Practice