Seminars

Practical Strategies for Using the Four-Square Writing Method to Strengthen Your Students' Writing Skills
Help All Your Students Become Better Writers
Topics include:

How to successfully incorporate Four-Square Writing into your writing program Practical strategies for your reluctant writers to your more confident writers Specific and ready-to-implement strategies to improve spelling in your students' daily writing Classroom-proven strategies that will strengthen student writing in both daily writing and on assessments

Effectively Using Guided Reading
Help All Your Students Become Better Readers
Topics include:

Successfully Implementing Guided Reading Incorporating Current, Research-Based Phonics Using Running Records Sample Guided Reading Lessons Matching Books to Children Incorporating Literacy Centers

Incorporating Effective Comprehension Strategies
Topics include:

			Strengthening reading comprehension instruction in guided reading
			Teaching specific before-reading strategies to improve comprehension
			Incorporating successful during-reading strategies to enhance comprehension
			Extending your students' comprehension through innovative after-reading strategies
			Modeling comprehension strategies through read-alouds
			Applying comprehension strategies across genres
			Teaching essential reading comprehension skills
			Enhancing vocabulary development

Helping Your Students Become
Better Writers and Spellers
Topics include:

Strengthening the Quality of Student Writing Springboards for Writing Moving to Independent Writing Creating a Successful Spelling Program Classroom-Proven Revision Strategies Publishing Ideas That Increase Student Writing Successful Editing Ideas Developing a Successful Writer's Workshop

Strengthening Your Balanced Literacy Program
Using Outstanding Integrated Literature-Based Strategies
Topics include:

Creating a Balanced Language Arts Program Immersing Students in Reading and Writing Whole Group, Small Group, Independent Reading High-Impact Poetry Author/Illustrator Studies Integrating Skills Into Meaningful Contexts

Using Portfolios and Other Authentic Assessment Strategies
Topics include:

Authentically Assessing Student Performance Developing and Maintaining Outstanding Portfolios Building a Repertoire of Assessment Tools Using Scoring Rubrics Across the Curriculum Increasing Students' Ability to Self-Assess Keeping Anecdotal Records Managing the Paperload Effectively Involving Parents

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