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10 Success Factors to Leading Literacy Improvement

Susan Hall Are you seeking ideas on how to move the needle on reading achievement scores? Although most schools differentiate instruction, many are not experiencing the gains in scores they expected. Come hear about the 10 most important factors present in schools that are improving literacy student outcomes. Leaders in these schools have systematized the way they identify and address the needs of struggling readers. This presentation will be based on Dr. Hall’s book 10 Success Factors for Literacy Interventions (ASCD). $15 Non-Members Free for Members Click here to register.

$15

Teaching Comprehension with a Culturally Responsive Lens

Mitchell Brookins Engagement, relevance, and rigor are critical elements of creating academic success in today’s classrooms. Teachers are tasked with how to hone students’ literacy skills while also making them critically aware of the world-at-large. In this session, participants will learn the importance of providing explicit comprehension instruction in syntax and text structure and how that deepens students’ understanding of grade-level, complex texts. Also, participants will learn the tenants of culturally relevant pedagogy. In this session, the intersection between culturally relevant pedagogy and explicit comprehension instruction will be used as lens for instructional planning and the creation of learning tasks. It [...]

The Mission “IS” Possible: Leading the Shift to the Science of Reading

Ernesto Ortiz, Jr. will lead a session detailing how school leaders can lead the shift to align their buildings and districts with the science of reading and evidence-based practices. Ernesto Ortiz, Jr. is the proud principal of McDonald Elementary School in the Centennial School District (Warminster, PA). He is in year two of his doctoral program with his research focusing on K-2 literacy. During his 20 years in education, Ernesto taught in K-5 classrooms for thirteen years and served as an elementary assistant principal for three years in the Allentown School District. He is currently in his fourth year as principal of [...]

$15
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