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Why do excellent early readers often begin to struggle when they hit the middle grades? Students tend to approach content text the same way they approach literature. Students need to learn how to read content material. In this online course you will learn how to develop active instructional strategies that facilitate student acquisition and development of reading skills in a variety of disciplines. Emphasis is on vocabulary development and comprehension strategies.

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Topical Outline:

Unit One The Process of Reading Word Attack (Word Recognition Skills, Instructional Strategies) Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Assignment #2: Article reflection Test #1 Unit Two Vocabulary Development (Types of Vocabulary, Instructional Strategies) Comprehension (Strategies for Making Meaning, Scaffolding) Focus Strategy: DRTA Test #2. Unit Three Content Literacy: Strategies for Working with Text Making Strategic Readers Focus Strategy: Word Roots Assignment #3: Respond to a classmate Test #3

Unit Four Building Lifelong Readers (Websites of Great Books, Motivating Students to Leisure Read, Literature Circles) Helping All Students Read to Learn (At-Risk Readers, ELL) Focus Strategy: Graphic Organizers Test #4 Unit Five Read Alouds Literature Circles Test #5 Unit Six Focus Strategy: Word Parts Focus Strategy: Making Words Assignment #4: Develop comprehension questions

 

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