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Proudly presented in partnership with Heggerty
Friday, October 25, 2024
BC Pro D Day
8:45AM – 3:45PM PT

A Message From Dr. Janet Nadine Mort

Owner of Joyful Literacy (JL) Interventions
Order of British Columbia, 2020

This event is not our usual workshop series. Instead, it is a presentation and gift of the greatest hits from our ten-year collection of research-based games, activities and strategies that inspire young children to read, write and practice new literacy skills with JOY.

Our Tour Guides have been working with Joyful Literacy Interventions for the past eight years in over 30 Summits. They have not only designed most of the hundreds of activities you will experience and take home, but they have also field-tested them in their own classrooms.

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Meet our Literacy Tour Guides

Chelsea Mytko and Nathan Reist

Kindergarten Teachers in B.C., Canada

This dynamic duo are Mission, BC brother and sister primary teachers who have been implementing research- and play-based practices for the past eight years in their own classrooms. They have been presenting their literacy success strategies in schools, school districts and Summits throughout the Pacific Northwest as well as Ontario. Chelsea and Nathan will be highlighting the Heggery resources which they are implementing in their classrooms.

Dr. Maria Walther

Teacher, Author, Literacy Consultant

Maria is a renowned, award winning Illinois State primary Teacher-of-the-Year specializing in Read-Alouds and inspiring young childrens’ love of reading and writing. She is author of The Ramped-Up Read Aloud, Shake up Shared Reading, A Year for the Books – co-authored with her daughter Katie Walther, and most recently More Ramped Up Read Alouds.

The Heggerty Bridge to Reading Team

Reading and Literacy Experts

Dr. Janet Mort and the Joyful Team have endorsed the new Heggerty literacy resources as the most promising newly-published early learning materials. Expert classroom teacher Erica Suarez will share the power of Heggerty’s Bridge to Reading program, their new decodable texts, and how their resources robustly support small group instruction settings.

Learn more about Heggerty’s reading and literacy programs

Summit Handouts & Links

Resources will be provided the week of the summit.