Deborah_Short

Let’s Talk About Content

Let’s Talk About Content

In this workshop, participants explore techniques that develop students’ academic oral language skills through science and history topics. By integrating language and content, teachers create relevant lessons and enhance student motivation. These collaborative discussion tools also help students apply academic vocabulary and information from texts in engaging ways.
Deborah_Short

Deborah Short, Ph.D.

Director, Academic Language Research and Training, LLC Arlington, Virginia

In this workshop, participants explore techniques that develop students’ academic oral language skills through science and history topics. By integrating language and content, teachers create relevant lessons and enhance student motivation. These collaborative discussion tools also help students apply academic vocabulary and information from texts in engaging ways.
 
In this webinar replay, you will:
Nancy_Frey_2021

What Do We Mean by “Rigor”? Using Challenging Texts in Responsive Ways

What Do We Mean by “Rigor”? Using Challenging Texts in Responsive Ways

Students need to read, discuss, and compose complex texts in order to meet content standards. But grade-level texts may not be accessible, at least independently, for every child. Join author and researcher Nancy Frey for a discussion of the nature of challenging grade-level texts, and methods for ensuring that all students benefit.

Nancy Frey, Ph.D.

Professor, San Diego State University

Students need to read, discuss, and compose complex texts in order to meet content standards. But grade-level texts may not be accessible, at least independently, for every child. Join author and researcher Nancy Frey for a discussion of the nature of challenging grade-level texts, and methods for ensuring that all students benefit.
 
In this webinar replay, you will learn:
Jennifer_Turner

Make It Happen! Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction in Virtual Elementary Classrooms

Make It Happen! Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction in Virtual Elementary Classrooms

We are living in an unprecedented time with dual pandemics: COVID-19 and racial injustice. It is paramount that we attend to issues of equity and work to support children of color in learning literacy, even as we try to learn our way around virtual classroom spaces. Culturally-responsive literacy instruction is an evidence-based approach that teachers can use to promote literacy learning for all students.

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Jennifer D. Turner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Reading Education,
University of Maryland College Park,
Department Editor, Language Arts Journal

We are living in an unprecedented time with dual pandemics: COVID-19 and racial injustice. It is paramount that we attend to issues of equity and work to support children of color in learning literacy, even as we try to learn our way around virtual classroom spaces. Culturally-responsive literacy instruction is an evidence-based approach that teachers can use to promote literacy learning for all students.

In this webinar replay, you will learn: