Strengthening Secondary Readers: A Self-Paced Professional Development Course
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Do you find yourself endlessly modifying texts and tasks because some students struggle to independently read what you include in your instruction? Do you know, specifically, what barriers are keeping these students from reading successfully? Let’s find out!
This online series will equip you with insights, tools, resources, and practical knowledge to tackle the challenges of secondary literacy, focusing on word knowledge and comprehension. You'll learn actionable strategies to directly address these struggles, not just work around them. Work at your own pace while exploring techniques to strengthen vocabulary acquisition, enhance reading comprehension, and support students in making deeper connections to the text. Implement what you learn in your classroom to see real progress in student engagement and literacy development!
Goals
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the reading process, including common challenges, and learn tools for identifying and addressing students' reading needs. They will also explore how to plan science-aligned instruction for both universal teaching and targeted interventions. Learning is self-paced, with opportunities to pause, practice, and self-reflect.
Who Would Benefit
- 6-12 ELA classroom teachers
- Instructional/literacy coaches
- Reading specialists
- Special education teachers
- Intervention teachers
- 6-12 content area teachers