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Join Literacy and Learning Specialist Tova Vertes for a hands-on professional development session exploring literacy as an interconnected system. Rather than treating decoding and encoding as separate skills, this workshop focuses on integrating both to support students with complex learning profiles.Whether you work with students who are strong readers but struggle to write, or those who find reading difficult despite strong oral skills, you will leave with practical, immediate strategies. Speaker: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790868799/wysiwyg/hsauebqsnchqpi58mocb.jpg" style="width: 229px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 229px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Tova Vertes is the founder of Phenomenal Kids, a literacy and learning practice based in Dundas, Ontario, serving children who learn differently. She holds an OG Practitioner credential (IDA Gold Standard), is a Certified Special Education Advocate, and works as an SLPA and OTA, bringing a neuroaffirming, whole-child lens to structured literacy, executive function support, and educational advocacy. She contracts with Little Forest Therapy, helping bridge the gap between language, literacy, and executive function through wraparound SLP and OT support and teammates. Tova is also a certified Acadience Reading K-6 Mentor who trains school staff in literacy assessment selection, and she continues to invest in professional development in assessment and treatment planning to sharpen how she serves her students. At the heart of her work is a commitment to seeing the whole child and finding, and creating, joy and play in learning, reflected in her practice motto, &quot;Different Brains, Same Brilliance. This is a free workshop and all registered attendees will receive a recording of the session. What to Expect:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Interactive exercises you can follow along with on your screen.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Collaborative group analysis of authentic classroom situations.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ready-to-use tools and strategies for Monday morning.</li></ul>Schedule (October 21st, 2026):<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">12:00 PM EST &ndash; Main WorkshopTargeted for educators, teachers, and specialists (Grades 1&ndash;6 focus), but open to all who are interested.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">7:00 PM EST &ndash; Peer-to-Peer SessionOpen to anyone! A dedicated hour to drop the formal learning and just talk, share, and breathe with parents and peers who truly understand.</li></ul>

Join Literacy and Learning Specialist Tova Vertes for a hands-on professional development session exploring literacy as an interconnected system. Rather than treating decoding and encoding as separate skills, this workshop focuses on integrating both to support students with complex learning profiles.Whether you work with students who are strong readers but struggle to write, or those who find reading difficult despite strong oral skills, you will leave with practical, immediate strategies. Speaker: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790868799/wysiwyg/hsauebqsnchqpi58mocb.jpg" style="width:229px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Tova Vertes is the founder of Phenomenal Kids, a literacy and learning practice based in Dundas, Ontario, serving children who learn differently. She holds an OG Practitioner credential (IDA Gold Standard), is a Certified Special Education Advocate, and works as an SLPA and OTA, bringing a neuroaffirming, whole-child lens to structured literacy, executive function support, and educational advocacy. She contracts with Little Forest Therapy, helping bridge the gap between language, literacy, and executive function through wraparound SLP and OT support and teammates. Tova is also a certified Acadience Reading K-6 Mentor who trains school staff in literacy assessment selection, and she continues to invest in professional development in assessment and treatment planning to sharpen how she serves her students. At the heart of her work is a commitment to seeing the whole child and finding, and creating, joy and play in learning, reflected in her practice motto, "Different Brains, Same Brilliance. This is a free workshop and all registered attendees will receive a recording of the session. What to Expect:<ul><li>Interactive exercises you can follow along with on your screen.</li><li>Collaborative group analysis of authentic classroom situations.</li><li>Ready-to-use tools and strategies for Monday morning.</li></ul>Schedule (October 21st, 2026):<ul><li>12:00 PM EST – Main WorkshopTargeted for educators, teachers, and specialists (Grades 1–6 focus), but open to all who are interested.</li><li>7:00 PM EST – Peer-to-Peer SessionOpen to anyone! A dedicated hour to drop the formal learning and just talk, share, and breathe with parents and peers who truly understand.</li></ul>

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