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Sessions E–G Session E In-Depth Tuesday, November 4, 2014 8:30 am–11:45 am (with a 15-minute break) LCE-4 In-Depth Featured
Reading Recovery RRE-3 Featured
Session The Power of Teacher Language in Shaping Student Learning
Mary Rosser, Reading Recovery Trainer, University of Maine, ME
This presentation explores the link between the language teachers use during instructional decision making, and the resultant wide or narrow spaces that are created for student learning. Video clips of teaching-learning episodes will be used to identify the impact of precision teaching on powerful student literacy learning.
Reading Recovery RRE-4 Concurrent
Session Roaming Around the Known: How to Follow the Child Without Getting Lost in the Woods
Session What Principals and Literacy Leaders Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Writing (Grades K–8) Ruth Culham, Author/Consultant, The Culham Writing Company, OR
As we enter the era of the Common Core State Standards, writing has never been more important. Teachers are hungry for leadership and support in making their writing classrooms places where important learning takes place every single day. In order to provide this support, principals and literacy leaders need an understanding of the best writing practices so they can be active participants in discussions about how to improve writing instruction. This workshop will address the four Ws—Writing Process, Writing Traits, Writing Modes, and Writing Workshop—and how to organize the school year around them. It will provide hands-on experiences with tools to use in collaboration with teachers that promote discussion, track improvement, provide feedback, and inspire the changes that the Common Core State Standards are challenging educators to meet in today’s writing classrooms. This workshop is sponsored by Scholastic, Inc.
Laurel Dickey, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Collaborative for Educational Services, MA
All Reading Recovery teachers should anticipate the first ten days of teaching sessions with joy and excitement. This session will help you reflect on your practice and find ways to ensure this mindset is present. We will explore the guidelines that Marie Clay provides, as well as discuss practical applications of these guidelines. The foundation provided during Roaming Around the Known sessions is critical for ensuring future accelerated progress for each individual child.
“ YES! As a classroom teacher, I feel reborn, validated, and so much more knowledgeable as to the “how” I can provide an enriching literacy program throughout my day, which spans across the numerous subjects we teach.” —Trudy Amodeo, Reading/Literacy Specialist
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