Videos

Listen to Ashley’s heartfelt story about her first-born child and their journey as she struggled to learn how to read. Reflect on Dr. Sally Shaywitz’s words as she spoke with Ashley about meeting the needs of students with dyslexia. Be inspired by the resiliency in our children.

This webinar will focus upon the cultural, linguistic, and ecological factors that affect the effective instructional environment for English Language Learners. There are several handouts for this event. 1. RtII and ELLs Extended Activity (Word Document) This activity is for trainers who would like to use it when presenting the information provided by the webinar. 2. RtII and ELLs October Webinar Checklist (Word Document) This checklist is for all participants to use as future reference when applying the information learned during the webinar. 3. RtII and ELLs A Cultural, Linguistic and Ecological Approach with ELLs (Power Point) for participants to use during webinar. 4. Culturally Responsive Literacy (Pdf File) article to support information provided in webinar. 5. A Cultural, Linguistic and Ecological Framework (Pdf file) article to support information provided in webinar.

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students.

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students. Related Materials: https://pattan.padlet.org/pamkastner/pattan-book-study-the-reading-comprehension-blueprint-activi-ifue6aj3qaowe9l8

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students. Related Materials: https://pattan.padlet.org/pamkastner/pattan-book-study-the-reading-comprehension-blueprint-activi-ifue6aj3qaowe9l8

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students. Related Materials: https://pattan.padlet.org/pamkastner/pattan-book-study-the-reading-comprehension-blueprint-activi-ifue6aj3qaowe9l8

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students. Link to handouts: https://pattan.padlet.org/pamkastner/pattan-book-study-the-reading-comprehension-blueprint-activi-ifue6aj3qaowe9l8

This professional learning opportunity will focus on a number of key concepts. The connections between the science of reading and reading comprehension instruction will be explored. Using the Blueprint for comprehension as an instructional framework for developing necessary skills and knowledge for constructing meaning will be discussed. Multiple instructional examples including unit & lesson plans, activities and resources that support the development of vocabulary, sentence comprehension, text structure and background knowledge, inference and expression of understanding will be shared. The presenter will also reflect on current practices and identifying additional opportunities for informed instruction at varied grade levels for all students. https://pattan.padlet.org/pamkastner/pattan-book-study-the-reading-comprehension-blueprint-activi-ifue6aj3qaowe9l8

This video provides and introduction to ECRI components, the research supporting its impact on student literacy outcomes, and a small group lesson demonstration.

Link to handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JZG3ayN-7D4mJfl0u6zerOeFSvW9kky0?usp=sharing This training will address how to use literacy screening data to determine need for a classwide reading intervention. A peer-mediated intervention for addressing those needs will be explicitly shared that focuses on partner reading and paragraph shrinking. A fidelity tool will be provided to guide instruction to scaffold implementation and outcome data will be shared demonstrating the positive effects of classwide reading intervention.