EYLA session titled "Fun with Vocabulary" on October 11, 2014

Dear EYLA Members,

On behalf of EYLA Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the EYLA workshop to be held on Saturday, October 11, 2014.

Title:                         Fun with Vocabulary

Objectives of the workshop

·   Assist teachers/care givers to help their children in building rich vocabulary, and in turn, strong     reading and writing skills.

·   Enhance their understanding about the importance of vocabulary acquisition

·   Introduce techniques to teach new vocabularies through stories/poems

·   Explore activities for teaching vocabularies

Date    :Saturday, October 11, 2014

Timing  :From 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Venue :Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED)

Facilitator’s Profile:

Saniya Muhammed Saleem is an Early Years trained teacher and has experience of working with young children. She has also done diploma in Montessori Education from London Montessori International. Currently doing her Masters of Education from Aga Khan University- Institute for Educational Development and working on research in early writing skills.

Nadya Akram is an Early Childhood Educational Development (ECED) graduate from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development. She has been working with early year’s teachers and young children for last ten (10) years. She has also worked as an Academic Coordinator in private schools. As a teacher trainer she has conducted workshops on early years education for various organizations.

Registration will start from Friday, October 10, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Since seating at the workshop is limited, aspiring participants must confirm their participation at registration@ptan.org or phone # 36826991-4/36347611-4 Ext. 8554/8556. Available seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the registration will be closed once the workshop has been fully subscribed.

(Please note that the request for confirmation, for attending the workshop, sent through e-mails or phone calls received before Friday, October 10, 2014 will not be accepted. Members sending their confirmations through e-mails should send their e-mails from 8:30 a.m. (PST) on Friday, October 10, 2014.  Any e-mail received on Friday, October 10, 2014 before 8:30 a.m. (PST) will not be accepted)