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SUMMARY:Tuck Test Prep into Your Best Literacy Practices Across the School Year *VIRTUAL Workshop* facilitated by Deborah Linscott-Feinstein - 8:30-2:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Audience: administrators\, literacy coaches\, reading teachers\, grades 3-8 ENL\, general and special education teachers Are you looking to seamlessly integrate test preparation into your daily curriculum without sacrificing authentic literacy instruction? Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help Grades 3-8 educators maximize the performance of their students in reading and on the NYS ELA exams. This seminar will provide you with for organizing and implementing ELA test preparation seamlessly into your narrative\, argument\, and informational reading and writing units. We will move beyond rote practice across the year\, instead treating the state test as a “transfer genre” so you can reteach transferable strategies already embedded within your reading and writing programs. Join us for a hands-on day tailoring vocabulary study\, close reading\, multi-media activities and writing strategies designed to meet the NYS ELA expectations later in the school year. Tap the profuse resources yielded from brain-friendly strategies such as: -embedding academic language and analytical question stems across the year that help maximize the performance of your students on the NYS ELA. -incorporating multisensory activities to help your strugglers synthesize nonfiction text features with informational text passages that resemble test passages but match your existing units. -teaching from academic word lists taken from the NYS ELA. -using instructional charts that work well across a variety of units to bolster the academic language of the ELA. -scaffolding metacognitive strategies for tackling short texts. -teaching paragraph and essay structures that foster good writing while accessing the writing structures of the NYS ELA.\nFlyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ycwcb98wl8vtWZg37yCHgBs4zKcPOWtJ/view?usp=sharing\nRegistration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13208&I=5393446
URL:https://www.wsboces.org/event/tuck-test-prep-into-your-best-literacy-practices-across-the-school-year-virtual-workshop-facilitated-by-deborah-linscott-feinstein-830-230pm/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference
CATEGORIES:Instructional Support Services Full Calendar
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SUMMARY:Science of Reading Full Day Kickstart: Essential Literacy Foundations for a Strong Year *IN PERSON* facilitated by Lauren Kolbeck - 8:30-2:30pm
DESCRIPTION:This full day session gives primary educators the practical\, research aligned tools needed to launch the school year with confidence in a Science of Reading classroom. Designed for new teachers\, special educators\, those transitioning into early grades\, literacy coaches\, and administrators\, this crash course focuses on what matters most in the first weeks of school. Participants will build a clear understanding of how children learn to read\, grounded in the Simple View of Reading and the essential components of effective instruction: phonemic awareness\, systematic phonics\, decodable text practice\, vocabulary\, knowledge building read alouds\, and writing that supports foundational skills. Educators will learn actionable routines they can implement immediately\, including: -Explicit phonics lessons with clear modeling -Daily blending\, segmenting\, and phoneme manipulation practice -Small group structures that target skill needs -Effective use of decodable texts aligned to taught skills -Building knowledge and language comprehension through rich read alouds\, vocabulary routines\, and content based discussions -Launching sound walls and oral language routines By the end of the session\, participants will leave with high impact instructional routines and a clear understanding of the essential components needed to establish strong\, evidence based literacy instruction from the very start of the school year. Audience: K-2 classroom teachers\, ELL teachers\, special educators\, literacy coaches and administrators Eligible for 6 hours CTLE credit. If district pays\, district approval must be confirmed prior to start of session.\nFlyer:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yeNA9RQUXmYxzLS2-vUw7jWAU5qSJF0u/view?usp=sharing\nRegistration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13208&I=5392355
URL:https://www.wsboces.org/event/science-of-reading-full-day-kickstart-essential-literacy-foundations-for-a-strong-year-in-person-facilitated-by-lauren-kolbeck-830-230pm/
LOCATION:JEA Alternative School\, 31 Lee Ave\, Wheatley Heights\, NY\, 11798-1837\, United States
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