Comprehension for Little Kids: Engaging Read Alouds and Guided Reading K-3
Little kids like to talk so it’s a natural they love participating in the ultimate high yield, low prep strategy- the Fab Four, or reciprocal teaching strategies to strengthen daily literacy best practices. Engage all students while improving comprehension and thinking deeply with engaging mentor text read alouds. New and inviting guided reading lessons include interactive charts, props, and collaborative discussion prompts for fiction and informational texts
The Fab Four: Guided Reading in Intermediate Grades
The needs of intermediate students during guided reading are different than primary students. Explore a “menu” of powerful Fab Four options to use with intermediate grade to middle school students. Empower students to do the work themselves while leading them in discussions that deepen comprehension. Learn ways to incorporate graphic organizers for text structures. Powerful and engaging lessons for both fiction and informational text will be outlined and demonstrated. These lessons span grades 4-8. An engaging small group model you can use over and over for in-class and pull out intervention for struggling readers will be outlined.
Close Reading Workouts –
Partners for Results- Comprehension and Fluency
What do you get when you incorporate the very best in proven comprehension and fluency instruction into your close reading instructional routine? Students' reading improves as they actively read and reread fiction (including poetry) and informational texts for meaningful purposes. Come learn dozens of surefire practical strategies for close reading that include: specific ideas for targeting informational text features and structures, creative ways to closely read nonfiction, fiction and poetry texts, methods for comparing and contrasting texts, and proven ways to incorporate authentic fluency practice and performance. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about this engaging close reading model that you and your students can use all year long! Lessons are based on Lori’s work with fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski P.H. d. and their series Close Reading with Paired Texts. ( Teacher Created Materials, 2015)
Just the Facts: Strategies for Comprehending Informational Text
Today our students need strategies to read informational text closely and with strong comprehension. Come and learn proven ideas you can use tomorrow to boost the content area literacy skills of all of your students. Author, Lori Oczkus, will share her "Top Five" ideas for the hottest topics including close reading and interactive ways to improve comprehension when reading informational text. Come learn exciting ways to teach informational text structures and features to students that really work! Walk away with the “best ever” small group reading plan to use with informational texts. Learn ways to teach students to synthesize across texts for a variety of purposes. You’ll use these engaging comprehension lessons over and over to teach informational text all day long in science, social studies, whole class lessons, and in small group reading.
Literacy Strong All Year Long-Empowering Learners with Interactive Lessons K-5
Motivate and engage your elementary students with scaffolded lessons that spiral across the entire year as students accumulate literacy achievement. Come learn; practical techniques for starting the year off strong, creative ways to fend off the mid-year blahs, empowering ideas for ending the school year on a high note, and proven strategies for engaging students in literacy all summer long! Boost achievement in comprehension, phonological awareness and phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and motivation. Focus on reaching the diverse learning styles of your students with engaging lessons using this unique gradual release model that really works!;
Guided Writing: The Missing Middle Piece:
Practical Lessons, Powerful Results!
Come learn the powerful effect scaffolded writing instruction can have on your students. Guided writing is the “missing middle piece” that supports students during that fledgling phase between modeled/shared writing and their solo work. Lori’s practical lessons show you how to easily transform dull, lifeless writing into colorful organized pieces full of voice. You’ll walk away with the steps and “cool tools” to guide students as they write everything including personal narratives, responses to literature, informational reports, poetry, and persuasive writing. Strengthen and dramatically improve student writing and craft using mentor texts, modeling, impromptu dramatizations, and cooperative group writing. Proven ways to reach struggling, reluctant writers will be included throughout the day. The presentation is based on Lori’s QRG from NCTE, Teaching Guided Writing, and her Heinemann book, Guided Writing: Practical Lessons, Powerful Results. You’ll leave with dozens of proven and exciting ideas to use immediately to improve your students’ writing.
Strengthening Comprehension with
The “Super Six Comprehension” Strategies
Differentiate instruction and improve the reading comprehension of all students with the "Super Six" research-based comprehension strategies. Dozens of new and innovative lessons to strengthen your students' comprehension will be modeled and shared. The "Super Six Comprehension Strategies" include predicting/inferring, questioning, monitoring, summarizing, evaluating, and making connections. Come and learn dozens of practical lessons you can use with the whole class, during small group instruction, and in literature circles. Give students powerful tools to deeply understand both fiction and nonfiction texts. If you want your students to comprehend better this workshop is for you!
FREE Resources
ARTICLE & Bookmark / 7 MIN PARENT VIDEOS
Article International Literacy Association Blog (IMPORTANT: scroll to the bottom of article for handout, bookmark, video links)
Professional Development
All topics available as live, virtual trainings, or blended approach
keynote or featured speaker session
workshops- one hour to half day
day-long workshop or series of in-depth trainings
demonstration lessons/coaching with grade level teams
administrator trainings
parent workshops.