Weekly Reader Webinars
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Past Webinars
Vocabulary Vitamins: Dozens of Tips and Techniques for Developing K-6 Students' Word Power
Get expert advice and a discussion of effective, compelling, and practical ways to build and improve students’ vocabulary. Research says students must have an understanding of vocabulary words to be able to comprehend what they read.
This webinar discusses:
• What the research says
• What are practical and memorable ways to teach vocabulary
• How synonyms help teach vocabulary
• How to predict word meaning from context
Presented Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Presenter: Joseph Pettigrew has taught English as a second language at Boston University’s Center for English Language and Orientation Programs for nearly 25years. He has taught reading, writing, listening, speaking, and vocabulary to students from many different countries, including Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. He has a master’s degree in linguistics from Ohio State University and a second master’s degree in teaching ESL from Boston University.
How to Think About Critical Thinking Skills
Using Content-Based Instruction to Achieve Your Ultimate Goals:
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Grades K through 6
Research has shown how difficult it is to teach students to learn to think, analyze, and evaluate what they read. This webinar will help to answer such questions as:
- What are critical thinking skills?
- How can you help students learn to solve problems?
- What strategies can you use to help students develop these important life skills?
Presented Date: March 10, 2010
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A Fresh Look at Reading Comprehension Instruction for Grades K through 6
How the Concepts of Comprehension© can help improve your students' understanding of what they read.
Research says that students need to think deeply about what they read to successfully comprehend it. The Concepts of Comprehension© are a guiding framework developed to help teachers explicitly teach 21 of the most important skills student need to understand what they read. This webinar will take an in-depth look at these skills and the explicit strategies you can use to teach them.
Presented Date: January 28, 2010
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Using Tech Tools to Improve Literacy Instruction in Grades K–6
Learn specific examples of how to make the most of technology to build background knowledge, model instructional strategies, and—most importantly—motivate students to read and learn. This is the first in a series of literacy webinars presenting explicit strategies used by experts to teach reading comprehension.
Presented Date: November 5, 2009
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