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Dr. Connie teaches, energizes, and inspires educators and parents at state and national Reading Conferences, Preschool & Elementary school professional development trainings, Beginning and End-of-Year Staff Meetings, Reading Council events, Parent Teacher Organization events, and Charter/Public/Private School Literacy Programs.
Experience the ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, EXPERIENCE, and ENTERTAINMENT that surround every one of Dr. Connie's powerful presentations! Come away inspired and ready to reach readers, writers, and thinkers . . .
For fees and availability, please contact Dr. Hebert at: dr.conniehebert@comcast.net or 413-222-2848.
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You renewed my passion for teaching and my faith in the teaching profession. Before I attended your workshop, I had begun to develop doubts. Everyone who heard you was clearly excited about learning...thank you!
C. Papayannopoulos. Massachusetts Reading Conference '09
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Breathing Life into Comprehension
Specially designed for Elementary Educators, ESOL & SPED teachers, Reading Specialists, & Literacy Coaches
Dr. Connie's powerful presentation focuses on 3 critical questions:
- How do we motivate students to comprehend what they read?
- What does the research show about teaching comprehension skills?
- What prompts are most effective for teaching struggling kids to 'think' during small group reading instruction?
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Your comprehension session at the Great Lakes IRA convention '09, really got me thinking more about how and why I make books. What goes through kid’s heads when they read them? What prior knowledge impacts what the poems mean? I also thought a lot about my own son (age 5) and what goes through his head. We read a lot to him, but when he asks me questions during the reading I find myself sometimes saying, “Instead of interrupting, let’s just keep reading…” or something like that. The conference really helped me to realize, “NO!” Those questions and the dialogue are wonderful! It’s interesting how something that seems so logical now, didn’t occur to me previously? What was my rush? Just to finish the book? We had some great conversations over the weekend!
Kevin Kammeraad, Tomato Collection (www.tomatocollection.com)
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Helping Second Language Learners
Feel Successful
Specially designed for Elementary Educators, ESOL & SPED teachers, Reading Specialists, & Literacy Coaches
Dr. Connie's dynamic presentation addresses 3 key questions:
- What is the role of pace, voice, body language, and eye contact when working with diverse readers?
- What verbal prompts are most useful for helping our ESOL students FEEL successful and motivated to learn?
- What can teachers do to address the needs of 'falling' ESOL students during small group instruction?
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Great sense of humor! She presented the session with such devotion to helping children that it inspired me to try even harder to reach children. Abby is now reading and I especially liked the handouts explaining follow-up techniques for use at home.
Penny Boyle, Teacher & Parent Longmeadow, MA
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Catching Falling Readers
Dr. Connie's energizing presentation focuses on 3 main questions:
- What do ALL 'falling' readers need to know and be able to do in order to read and write ON or ABOVE grade level?
- What is the role of the teacher in catching readers who struggle?
- What do we all need to know about the power of book selection when teaching falling readers to read?
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This Connie Hebert is fantastic! I've been teaching for 17 years. She was the most impressive. Any school would treasure her help with their children.
Lorrie Rader, Teacher Missoula, MT
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Getting Preschoolers on the
Right Path to Literacy
Dr. Connie's informative presentation focuses on 3 main questions:
- What do teachers of preschoolers need to know about literacy instruction for all students in their care?
- Why do preschoolers need to talk, talk, talk?
- How can parents support their preschoolers and be on the watch for red flags' that may occur in their child's literacy development?
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Dr. Hebert is one of the leading literacy luminaries in our nation today. In her new book, "Catch a Falling Reader", she provides inspiration, moral purpose, and practical strategies that will help parents and teachers throughout the country develop a generation of lifetime readers, writers and thinkers. The message throughout every page of the book is that every child can succeed.
Guy Stella, Ph.D., Asst. Supt., Stratford, CT
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Words, Words, Words: Building Vocabulary
Dr. Connie's creative presentation focuses on 3 main questions:
- How can teachers build a stronger and better bank of vocabulary for all students?
- What does research say about the role of vocabulary and word meanings?
- What is the role of good quality literature in building and maintaining a strong vocabulary in our learners?
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What you said in our course chat about "never accepting the possibility that a child CANNOT improve" is exactly what I told my principal about one of my students. I begged her to let me have more time with him and she is willing to do that.You have been inspiring in just two weeks. I have never felt this way about something a professor said and I have three degrees past my bachelors. I will cherish your words and they will remind me constantly to never let a student fall to the side!!!!! You are truly an educator-
D. Arnett, Special Education Teacher, Baxley, GA
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NEW SEMINAR for Parents!
Growing Readers & Writers
(Pre-K through Grade 5)
What do parents want to know about literacy in today’s world? Plenty! This session will focus on assisting parents of readers and writers with information about literacy at school and at home. Here are a few things this session will cover:
- What to do when your child is ‘stuck’ on a word
- Choosing books to read to and with their kids
- Connecting reading, writing, & thinking
- Being aware of ‘red flags’ and 6 most common habits of struggling readers
- Supporting literacy at home with different materials
- Asking open-ended questions to build critical thinking skills
- Asking the ‘right’ questions at parent/teacher conferences
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This Connie Hebert is fantastic! I've been teaching for 17 years. She was the most impressive. Any school would treasure her help with their children.
Lorrie Rader, Teacher Missoula, MT
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