Learning Opportunities

Bringing the Joy of Reading to All Learners: Supporting Middle School Readers (A Collaborative Community)

Presented By

Kim Tackaberry, Jodi Taylor & Charlie Kraig

Series Sessions

Date Time
Thursday, October 14, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, December 02, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location

Online

TARGET AUDIENCE: Gr 4-9 teachers, and pre-service teachers.

“ We read to know we are not alone.” - CS Lewis

For many of us, one of the greatest pleasures in life is embracing the companionship of a great book, and yet for some learners their reading roadblocks bar the path to enjoying this solitary pleasure.  There are many teaching approaches out there that can help older readers who require additional support with their reading development. The question we are left asking is, which ones work best for my students? This Collaborative Community gathers middle school educators to support and guide them in finding the best approach to meet their students needs. 

Each of our three meetings will begin with a 15 minute mini-lesson which will highlight key ideas and strategies such as 

  • Routine/structure to assist with creatively carving out uninterrupted small group time with the readers who need it most
  • Specific research sound strategies and approaches to implement 
  • Ways to bring the love of reading to all students (Kittle/Gallgher stuff?)
  • Building a class support plan that targets the needs of your students

For the remainder of our time together in each session, participants can choose to continue talking about these ideas or dig into roadblocks or questions they are facing in their own contexts with other middle school teachers. This series will be intentionally structured to encourage and develop collaboration between participants; please be prepared to support one another and share in the process.



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