Description

We are delighted to host a two days online workshop on “Supporting the Dyslexic Child” by Ms.Alison Awes, AMI 6-12 Trainer.

Alison Awes has been the Director of 6-12 Training at the Montessori Center of Minnesota since 2010, serves as an adjunct faculty member for Saint Catherine University, St.Paul, and is the Director of 6-12 Training for the Montessori Institute of Bangalore and Maria Montessori Institute, London. She holds Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Diplomas for Primary (ages three to six) and Elementary (ages six to twelve) levels, a B.A. in art history from Smith College, an M.A. in Latin-American studies from Tulane University, and an M.Ed. in Montessori education from Loyola University Maryland. She has taught in Montessori classrooms for ages six to nine and ages nine to twelve. Ms. Awes is an AMI examiner and consultant, and has served on the boards of private and charter (public) Montessori schools. A former board member of the AMI Elementary Alumni Association, she served as a pedagogical advisor for six years and now works on the AMI Scientific Pedagogy Group.

As an international lecturer and keynote speaker, she has given numerous workshops and short courses on a wide variety of topics, including dyslexia, art and the work of the hand, the psychological and physical prepared environment, and moral development in the digital age. She has worked on the faculty at international AMI teacher training centers, including those in Australia, India, South Africa, and Thailand, and has also directed courses in England and Switzerland. Ms. Awes has worked to advance the philosophy, spirit, and practice of Montessori through regularly mentoring teachers in Montessori classrooms worldwide. An advocate for children with reading challenges, she also holds Level I Orton Gillingham training. Ms. Awes attended Montessori school until the age of twelve.

Children with dyslexic children need sequential, multi-sensory and explicit experience with the sounds and symbols of our language to read fluently. The richly prepared environment provides a plethora of language experiences for the primary and elementary aged child. This workshop will cover characteristics of dyslexia, recommendations of the US National Reading Panel, and how to support the dyslexic child in a Children’s House and then through Cosmic Education.

Suggested Audience : (3-12) Teachers, Assistants, Administrators, Parents and anyone interested in supporting the child.

Date: 15th and 16th February, 2024 (Thursday and Friday)

Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm (IST)

Fees: Indian Nationals Rs.7,250/- per participant. Group registration (minimum 3 participants): Rs.6,450/- per participant.
Foreign Nationals fees: $135

Certificate: Each participant will be issued a “Certificate of Attendance”

Payment can be done through Bank Transfer or Google pay to: