This one-day workshop prepares teachers to interweave a literary analysis of Elie Wiesel’s powerful and poignant memoir “Night” with an exploration of the relevant historical context underlying Wiesel’s experience.
Tag: Reading
Explore Equipped for Reading Success: Building Phonemic Awareness Skills in Grades K-12 with Dr. David Kilpatrick
Researchers have identified some highly effective ways of preventing and overcoming reading difficulties and this workshop will present those findings.
Settler Colonialism and the Revolution, 1692-1783
Explore our newest Women & the American Story curriculum unit, Settler Colonialism and the Revolution, 1692-1783, and discover how women experienced colonization, resistance, and rebellion.
Explore Recipe for Reading Phonics Program with Dr. Connie Russo
This full-day workshop trains participants in the use of Recipe for Reading – a multi-sensory phonics program useful for teachers in need of a comprehensive decoding program that can be used with minimal support.
A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice presented by Kate Roberts PLUS Meet the Author, Paul Volponi
Join Kate Roberts for a discussion about the triumphs and troubles with both whole-class novels and independent reading and consider her practical framework for creating units that join both teaching methods together.
Deeper Comprehension: Signposts for Young Readers presented by Kylene Beers & Bob Probst PLUS Meet the Author, Crystal Allen – Grades K-5
Learn innovative, cutting edge ways to incorporate ‘signposts’ for reading comprehension into your K-5 reading lessons.