LETRS AND THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling
Hosted by: Tonasket School District
Module 4 & 6 - Fee $50 per module
Module 4: the Mighty Word: Building Vocabulary and Oral Language
This module emphasizes the importance of word meanings for reading comprehension and reviews many research-based approaches to vocabulary instruction. Beginning with an overview of the vocabulary gap that characterizes many poor readers, the roles of home language, reading aloud, verbal modeling in the classroom, and independents reading in vocabulary development are explored. Many methods for teaching breadth and depth of word knowledge are introduced and practiced.
Module 6: Digging for Meaning: Teaching Text Comprehension
This module discusses and illustrates the many conditions, skills, processes, and abilities that influence reading comprehension outcomes. Teachers are helped to anticipate the cognitive and linguistic challenges students face as the read narrative and expository text. Participants examine the text, reader, task, and context variables that have an impact on comprehension. They also analyze the challenges of written language processing at the word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, and discourse levels; consider how inferences are made; and learn how to foster the metacognitive and strategic skills that good readers employ.
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Workshop Information
Presented by Shanna Brooks
Experienced Certified LETRS Trainer
Location: Tonasket School District Office Board Room
Open to all K-5 Teachers, Coaches and Para Educators
The course will be fast paced, empowering, and well worth your time.
LETRS Module 4
Saturday February 20, 2016 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
LETRS Module 6
Saturday March 12, 2016 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
For more information, contact:
Teresa Davis, teresad@ncesd.org ~ 509.667.7115
Email: teresad@ncesd.org
Website: www.ncesd.org
Location: 430 Olds Station Road, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Phone: 509-667-7115
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