BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T143000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SEEC - Contrastive Analysis Workshop - Fargo (September 15th\, 2026) [Single-Day Event] DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTIONTeaching multilingual learners to read and spell English is strengthened when educators understand how a student's first language can influence the way they learn English. In this workshop\, participants will explore contrastive analysis as a practical tool for identifying similarities and differences between English and students' other languages and using that information to make instruction more explicit and responsive.Participants will examine common sound-spelling differences across languages\, consider how those differences may influence pronunciation\, phonemic awareness\, decoding\, spelling\, and oral language\, and practice applying contrastive analysis to classroom instruction. Educators will leave with a free Sound-Spelling Resource Kit containing ready-to-use resources for comparing English with other languages and supporting students through targeted\, explicit instruction.Learning ObjectivesBy the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to:Explain the purpose of contrastive analysis and its role in supporting multilingual learners.Identify similarities and differences between English and students' other languages that may influence literacy and language learning.Analyze sound and spelling patterns to anticipate potential areas of difficulty for multilingual learners.Apply contrastive analysis to plan explicit\, responsive instruction in phonological awareness\, phonics\, pronunciation\, and spelling.Use the Sound-Spelling Resource Kit to support instructional planning and classroom practice.Distinguish between language differences and instructional needs to avoid treating differences between languages as deficits.NOTE: Participants from SEEC/NESC Title III Consortium schools will receive a free Sound-Spelling Classroom Kit ($325 value). Non-Title III schools can register and will receive ordering information for the kits.NOTE: Participants will need a laptop computer.DELIVERY: This event will be delivered over one day Face-to-Face.AUDIENCE: ML Teachers\; Special Educators\; Title Teachers\; Instructional CoachesPRESENTER: Dr. Kerri Whipple\, SEEC Director of Literacy ServicesCREDIT: This opportunity is being offered for 4.5 hours of cafeteria credit. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Teaching multilingual learners to read and spell English is strengthened when educators understand how a student&rsquo\;s first language can influence the way they learn English. In this workshop\, participants will explore contrastive analysis as a practical tool for identifying similarities and differences between English and students&rsquo\; other languages and using that information to make instruction more explicit and responsive.

Participants will examine common sound-spelling differences across languages\, consider how those differences may influence pronunciation\, phonemic awareness\, decoding\, spelling\, and oral language\, and practice applying contrastive analysis to classroom instruction. Educators will leave with a free Sound-Spelling Resource Kit containing ready-to-use resources for comparing English with other languages and supporting students through targeted\, explicit instruction.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop\, participants will be able to:

NOTE:  \;Participants from SEEC/NESC Title III Consortium schools will receive a free Sound-Spelling Classroom Kit ($325 value). Non-Title III schools can register and will receive ordering information for the kits.

NOTE: \; Participants will need a laptop computer.

DELIVERY: \; This event will be delivered over one day Face-to-Face.

AUDIENCE:  \;ML Teachers\; Special Educators\; Title Teachers\; Instructional Coaches

PRESENTER:  \;Dr. Kerri Whipple\, SEEC Director of Literacy Services

CREDIT: \; This opportunity is being offered for 4.5 hours of cafeteria credit.

LOCATION:3170 43rd St. S\, #103 Fargo ND 58104 UID:e.1751.1618308 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260907T092829Z URL:https://members.ndrea.org/ndrea-events/Details/seec-contrastive-analysis-workshop-fargo-september-15th-2026-single-day-event-1902882?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR