On-Site Professional Workshops

Word Recognition and Vocabulary
Comprehension
Fluency
Writing
Differentiating Instruction
Motivation

Word Recognition and Vocabulary

Developing Academic Language

The focus of this session will be on developing academic language using research-based strategies, such as morphology, semantic mapping, and tiered words.

Vocabulary Strategies That Motivate

Teachers will learn strategies for internalizing new words and building conceptual knowledge.

Instruction in Word Recognition for Adolescent Learners

Strategies appropriate for adolescent learners struggling with word recognition skills will be explored.

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Comprehension

Guided Reading

Teachers will learn the difference between a guided reading lesson and a directed reading activity. They will develop models for a guided reading lesson using Jamestown Reading Navigator print resources.

Scaffolded Instruction with Think Alouds

Teachers will learn to use a systematic approach that scaffolds instruction in a gradual release model using think alouds to teach comprehension strategies such as predicting, making inferences, visualizing, and making connections.

Comprehension Strategies

Teachers will explore various activities that develop comprehension skills and that encourage, active text-based reading.

Using Manipulatives to Create Reading Independence

Good readers use text-specific and task specific strategies to make sense of text. In this session teachers will learn to create and use graphic organizers that also act as manipulatives to learn these strategies. Teachers can then share these strategies in small group mini-lessons or use for strategic tutoring with individual students.

Front Loading

Teachers will learn about engagement strategies used prior to reading that access prior knowledge, build concepts and schema, and teach vocabulary

Monitoring Comprehension and Using Fix-Up Strategies

Teachers will develop activities that help students recognize when meaning breaks down and that provide "fix-up" strategies to help them repair confusion.

Shared and Independent Reading

Teachers will explore ways to implement independent reading and shared reading in the Jamestown Reading Navigator classroom. Authentic texts (novels, nonfiction, etc) appropriate for the age, interest, and ability levels of students will be used to model activities and for book talks.

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Fluency

Scaffolded Instruction to Build Fluency

This session will explore activities that build accuracy, phrasing, and expression using paired readings, repeated readings, choral readings, and phrase-cued text lessons.

Informal Classroom Assessment of Fluency

In this session teachers will learn to use informal classroom evaluation procedures to assess fluency.

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Writing

Writing Process in the Reading Intervention Classroom

This session will explore the link between reading and writing. Teachers will explore different ways to integrate writing activities in the program beyond those existing in the program. Opportunities for using response logs in particular will be discussed.

Peer and Teacher Evaluation of Student Essays

Teachers will explore methods for encouraging self and peer evaluation of writing prompts imbedded in Jamestown Reading Navigator. Teachers will also design rubrics for scoring these essays in that incorporate elements to state assessment and the 6+1 traits of writing.

Responding to Text in a Constructed Response

Given that many state assessments require a constructed response, this session will explore ways to integrate this activity in a reading intervention program and instructional activities to help student compose a well-written response.

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Differentiating Instruction

Working with English Language Learners in Jamestown Reading Navigator

Teachers will identify features of Jamestown Reading Navigator that support ELLs and will learn additional strategies that meet their needs.

Meeting IEPs with Jamestown Reading Navigator

This session will show how Jamestown Reading Navigator meets the needs of exceptional children. Teachers will identify features that support differentiated instruction and additional strategies for working with this special population.

Assessing for Differentiation

Teachers will learn to use assessments to design instruction that meets students' individual learning strengths and needs based on interest, skill, readiness, etc.

Collaborative Learning and Literature Circles

Teachers will explore additional ways of using diverse texts and other classroom resources to promote text-based learning in cooperative groups.

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Motivation

Motivating the Adolescent Nonreader and Less Proficient Reader

This session will explain the affective issues that affect adolescent engagement with text. Suggestions for establishing a positive and safe classroom climate and rapport with students will be given. Strategies for increasing self-efficacy and for engaging students with text in ways that promote motivation and reading achievement will also be explained.

The Importance of Choice

This session will demonstrate ways in which students can be give autonomy support by providing students with an element of choice in instruction from the selections read to the ways students respond to text to demonstrate comprehension.

The Foundations of Learning and Their Role in Student Engagement

Using Non-fiction to Motivate Reluctant Readers

Social Interaction to Deepen Learning and Motivate

Collaborative learning and conversations about text are proven methods for engaging students with text. This session will model strategies that promote discussion of text and deep comprehension.

Classroom Resources That Motivate

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