Fostering  

Love

for Reading

in the

digital age

1ST READING CONFERENCESOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGES

March 2, 2018 | 8 AM to 5 PM

Registration Fee: PHP 1,750 Inclusive of kits, meals,

certificates & CPD hours For inquiries:

Contact us ( 632) 825-6374 / 820-8702

local 206 / 147 / 117 Email us

officeofthelibrary@southville.edu.ph

A must-attend event for teachers, reading

enthusiasts and librarians

p r o g r a m

07:30-08:30 AM Registration

08:30-08:45 AM Routines

08:45-09:00 AM Opening Remarks

Marie Vic F.Suarez

09:00-10:15 AM

10:15-10:30 AM

10:30-11:30 AM

11:30-11:45 AM

11:45-01:00 PM

01:00-02:15 PM

02:15-02:30 PM

02:30-03:00 PM

03:00-04:00 PM

04:00-05:00 PM

Reading: A Key to 21st Success

Open forum & snacks

Hon. Lourdes David

Embracing the Use of Technologies in Guiding Struggling Readers

Ms. Mellissa Espiritu

Open forum

Lunch

Developing Love for Reading through E-books & Social Media

Open forum

Dr. Marjorie Gutierrez-

Tangog

Snacks

Supporting our Digital Learners: the Library's Role

Ms. Zarah Gagatiga

Closing remarks

Class picture taking

Register now and join us!

Where can you find us?

SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGES

Awarding of certificates Multi-Purpose Hall, Tropical BuildingSouthville International School and

Colleges

Dr. Marjorie Gutierrez-Tangog, VPAR (Southville International School and Colleges)

O B J E C T I V E S

Identify and address issues and challenges

that educational institutions encounter in

making independent reading work for

young students.

Demonstrate teachers' and libraries' role in

promoting reading to digital natives.

Learn new strategies in fostering love for

reading.

C o n f e r e n c e

o v e r v i e w

Newer technologies have set the changing

needs of the reading public, the young and

the adult, in terms of their "use of

information, personal interactions, and social

values". Being constantly aware of their

individual needs changing reading needs

and the social forces and technologies which

influence them is fundamentally helpful to

educators, library professionals and

practitioners.

Reading:

a key to 21st

century success

embracing the use of

technologies in guiding

struggling readers

developing love for

reading through e-bookS

& social media

supporting our

digital learners: 

the library's role

Hon. Lourdes David, BFL Member (Professional Regulation Commission)

09:00 - 10:15 AM

10:30 - 11:30 AM

01:00 - 02:15 PM

03:00 - 04:00 PM

Ms. Mellissa Espiritu, Academic Executive (Veritas Catholic School)

Ms. Zarah Gagatiga, Librarian (Beacon International School)

The participants will discover more ways and

strategies on how library services contribute to

digital literacy for students, teachers and the wider

community.

The participants will appreciate the use and value of

e-storybooks as one form of technology that allow

young children and struggling readers to enjoy

books independently due to electronic features.

The participants will update their knowledge on

the different reading technologies and how these

support young, struggling readers in the different

areas of literacy.

This session introduces the importance of reading

and how it contributes to the competencies needed

by the youth in the 21st century. The issues and

challenges that educational institutions encounter

in making independent reading work for young

students will be discussed.