Strategies to "Snag 'em"
Developing Readers in Academic Subjects
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Last Date to Register: 11/4/2009 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 11/3/2009 12:01 AM
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Strategies to "Snag 'Em"
Students are challenged by increasingly more sophisticated reading demands as they progress through their years of education. In particular, they are expected to become accomplished readers of a variety of academic disciplines. To continue to develop as readers, students need to become comfortable with “the talk of a discipline”—as readers, they need to learn how to think like a historian, a scientist, a mathematician, and so forth. Students may develop their abilities as readers in some academic disciplines, such as reading literature, but remain stalled as readers in others, such as science, social studies, or mathematics. As a result, comprehension instruction must be embedded in the teaching of an academic discipline to support learners as they increasingly assume some of the attributes of “insiders,” expert readers of texts within a specific content subject.
What strategies do proficient readers employ when they are engaged in these reading tasks? And how can middle and high school teachers support and develop their students’ capacities as readers, writers, and thinkers? This workshop presents a foundation for literacy instruction across the curriculum as outlined in the recently released DPI Wisconsin Adolescent Literacy Plan (December, 2008). This workshop will outline methods for embedding reading comprehension instruction into the teaching of content disciplines, enabling all students, from struggling to strong readers, to develop their competence as readers capable of meeting the challenges of the high school curriculum. Strategies will be modeled that develop students’ abilities to engage with texts as proficient readers within the contextualized settings of academic disciplines.
Registration fees are as follows:
Level I Membership
Districts: Cuba City, Darlington, Ithaca, Pecatonica, Platteville, Seneca, Shullsburg
Level I membership entitles districts to send two (2) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2009-2010. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $80 per event/per teacher.
Level II Membership
Dodgeville and Fennimore
Level II membership entitles districts to send four (4) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2009-2010. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $80 per event/per teacher.
Non-Consortium Members
Non-consortium districts and Community Based Agencies & School Districts Outside of CESA #3 may attend for $125 per person.