WLC in the News: Dr. Barr To Lead American University TESOL Virtual Fall Workshop
WLC's own Dr. Robin Barr will lead the American University TESOL Zoom Fall Workshop: "The Invisible Student: Identifying and Accommodating the Low-Literacy Learner." Saturday, November 12, 9AM - Noon.
In this 3-hour workshop with Dr. Barr, participants will gain insight into how to identify the three main groups of low-literacy students that fall through the cracks of conventional adult English classes, and will participate in sample activities illustrating how to use phonological awareness and phonics-friendly realia to bridge the gap between the spoken and written language.
Dr. Robin C. Barr has been teaching reading to adult English speakers with dyslexia and to English language learners with reading problems at the Washington Literacy Center for 8 years She has been Linguist-in-Residence at American University for 25 years.
For more information and to register, please click HERE.
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