Texas Literacy Resources
Summer 2014 Newsletter
Happy Summer!
Join us this summer for teaching ideas from our blog, book recommendations, and workshops to further your schema!
Using Mentor Texts to Teach Author's Craft in Writing!
Quick! Grab your favorite book. It doesn’t matter what kind of book it is-it just needs to be your favorite. Now think about why it is your favorite. Is it the language that you love? Do words roll off your tongue? Do you want to read them again and again? Is it a connection you feel to the main character? Does the author teach an important lesson for living? What exactly draws you to this text?
Now that you’ve established your first mentor text, think about all of the curriculum possibilities. Mentor texts are books that students can revisit over and over throughout the year for many purposes. As the text is explored, the students develop a relationship with the text and the author. In fact, the author becomes a familiar friend, always there to provide a model that can be imitated. This is exactly how we learn to write.
Summer 2014 Workshops
Best Ipad Apps and Strategies- June 23rd
Learn dozens of practical, easy-to-use ways to utilize the iPad as an instructional tool to accelerate student learning and save you time! Click HERE to learn more!
Using Web 2.0 Tools- June 24th
Learn budget-friendly technology tools, websites, and applications to boost your student achievement in ELAR K-6 classrooms! Click HERE for more information!
The First 25 Days of School- June 25th
8:30am-3:30pm
Learn how to plan and implement ELAR routines and instruction for the first 25 days of school!Click HERE for more information!
12+1 Practical Strategies for Helping Your Students Master the Writing TEKS
San Antonio, TX
Learn easy-to-implement guided and independent practice activities including iPad apps and web 2.0 tools that increase your students’ motivation to write and provide authentic, real-life opportunities to compose and publish. Click HERE for more information!
Literacy Centers and Reader's Theater- A Great Recipe for Purposeful Practice!
August 1st- 8:30am-3:30pm
San Antonio, TX
Learn how to create meaningful learning stations activities where students work with partners or independently during small group reading time. Add a ten-minute-a-day readers theater and you've created the perfect recipe for accelerating reading achievement. Click HERE for more information!Best Use of Ipads and Apps to Enhance Learning!
Chicago, IL
One-Day intensive iPad Pre-Institute followed by Two Institute Days featuring 28 new and unique iPad workshops to meet the specific needs of your classroom or school! Click HERE for more information!
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Phone: 817-583-1290
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