A SAMPLE OF TOPICS
-
Getting started in Reading and Writing Workshop
-
Making minilessons mini
-
Planning for and implementing effective small group instruction (e.g. guided reading, strategy groups)
-
Structuring the literacy block for meaningful independent practice
-
Conferring with writers
-
Creating conferring toolkits in reading and writing
-
Using text complexity to guide instruction
-
Progress monitoring in reading and writing
-
Matching books to readers
-
Analyzing student writing to inform instruction
-
Using the Units of Study from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project to guide instruction
STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
-
Summer Institutes
-
Consultation with school adminstrators
-
Planning and coaching with individual teachers and teams