Wednesday, 12 November 2014

8th Annual Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference

From the Desktop of Michelle Munroe, Central Coordinator, Parent and Community Engagement

Registration is live for the  8th Annual Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Earl Haig SS, 100 Princess Avenue from 8:00 am to 3:45 pm. 

Keynote speaker J. Richard Gentry, PH. D., a former university professor and elementary school teacher and author of “Raising Confident Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write” will deliver the keynote on Raising Confident Readers from K-12.

Workshops will run throughout the day and include topics such as: Building Skills in Reading and Writing; Family Storytelling; French … helping your child to succeed; and many more.  There will also be an information marketplace that will feature an array of community agencies.

Child-minding,  interpretation, and bussing will be available through registration only.  For additional information please visit www.tdsb.on.ca/parentconference.