As students enter grades four and beyond, the instructional materials they encounter become increasingly rich and complex. With the proper support, successful and enjoyable interactions with text can occur throughout the entire school day. This series will cover instructional practices that can help students attain and demonstrate comprehension of texts across all content areas.
Series Agenda
Session 1: Monitoring Comprehension through Metacognitive Practices
Session 2: Multiple Exposures: Increasing Vocabulary Retention through Extension Activities, part 1
Session 3: Multiple Exposures: Increasing Vocabulary Retention through Extension Activities, part 2
Session 4: Show What You Know: Using Writing Frames to Display Comprehension
Session 5: Rethinking Reading: Strategies to Spark Student Engagement in All Classrooms
Session 6: Writing as a Tool for Increasing Reading Comprehension
Session 7: Let's Talk About It: Increasing Academic Discourse in Classrooms
Series Outcomes
- Deepen knowledge of instructional practices that support comprehension of text
- Provide high-impact instructional recommendations to implement in classrooms