Teaching for Critical Reading in Grades 4 - 12
Dates: August 4 - 8, 2008 8am - 3pm;
Plus 3 follow-up sessions September 25, November 3, December 8, 2008Location:Community Library / Woodbury Elementary School, Woodbury, VT
Cost: $750 for members $895 for nonmembers. Cost will include 3 graduate credits from an institution to be determined
Registration: http://www.lapdavt.org
Course Description:
Both content area teachers and reading teachers are facing a strong need to find ways to strengthen reading. This course will provide educators with specific reading comprehension strategies to take back to their classrooms.
Participants will investigate:
- Components of a balanced literacy program based on the Fountas and Pinnell model;
- Strategies for reading analysis and interpretation;
- Tools for nonfiction content area reading;
- Structures for student discussion with use of textual evidence;
- Use of mini-lessons, student response journals, and student conferencing; and
- Connections for reading and writing.
The class is designed as an interactive, collaborative experience. At the beginning of the course participants will have the opportunity to share their particular questions and interests so that these specific concerns can definitely be addressed in the learning experience.
Time will be provided for participants to analyze their current instructional practices for strengths and desired areas for change and to develop plans that apply to new learning to their particular teaching assignments. Teachers may attend as individuals or as members of school-based teams.
Required Textbooks:
- McLaughlin, M. and Allen, M. Guided Comprehension. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association, 2002.
- Buehl, D. Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association, 2001.
About the Instructor
Martha Dubuque is an educators with 20+ years of classroom experience. She is currently the Principal of Walden School. Before that she taught 6th grade at Hardwick Elementary. In addition, she is a workshop presenter on Standards Based Instruction, Literacy, Middle School Best Practices, and an adjunct instructor for Johnson State College. Martha was named Vermont Teacher of the Year in 1999. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education.
Evaluations
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