Literacy Development
Whole Class (continued)
Reading Mini-Lessons: Lesson Planning and Delivery Help your students learn comprehension and analytical skills by letting them peek inside your mind as you make sense of what you’ve read. In this session we’ll explore foundational yet complex reading skills and learn how to unpack the magic of those skills for students in a step-by-step mini-lesson. Participants will design and deliver mini-lessons that are targeted to their standards and students. Learning outcomes: • Unpack the standards to identify key reading skills to teach • Build a scope and sequence of mini-lessons based on texts, standards, and student needs • Describe the components of an effective mini-lesson • Plan and deliver an effective mini-lesson • Design anchor charts that support mini-lessons Unlocking Complex Texts through Gradual Release Students need access to a wide variety of texts to develop. But what happens when the text is too difficult for them to read independently? Our experts will work with you to master Laura Robb’s “staircase” for increasing rigor and text complexity as students mature into insightful readers who are familiar with a wide range of genres. We’ll also explore Robb’s approach to the gradual release framework for unlocking complex texts as a whole group, within small groups, and independently. Learning outcomes: • Define the three dimensions of text complexity: qualitative, quantitative, and reader and task
Recommended for: K–5 teachers, instructional coaches, and principals Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 674903 Virtual: 743486 Participants: Up to 30
Recommended for: Grades 3–8 teachers Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 626992 Virtual: 743487 Participants: Up to 30
• Determine how to level texts along the text complexity gradient • Explore how to provide students with the tools to thoughtfully engage with a range of increasingly demanding texts • Cultivate students’ ability to read complex texts independently
Recommended Reading: Unlocking Complex Texts by Laura Robb
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