Using High Interest and Diverse Decodable Texts to Empower Older Striving Readers
Join Custom Education Solutions and Storyshares as we bring together culturally inclusive and Science of Reading-aligned literacy solutions to empower and transform literacy growth for older striving readers in the third grade and beyond. In this session, educators and school leaders will be empowered to create an engaged school-wide reading culture, using resources that:
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Inspire and support students to read independently as they scaffold up their reading skills toward grade-level rigor
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Emphasize, strengthen, and codify the foundational skills that students are learning in ELA and in reading intervention programs
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Learn best practices, routines, frameworks, and strategies for supporting students with comprehension as they grow their decoding skills
Agenda​
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8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee​
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Work Session (Optional)
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Preview and evaluate the newest decodable readers designed for older students
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Work with one of our consultants who will listen to your specific needs and identify potential resource solutions
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Collaborate and plan with your team members on ways to utilize the framework and strategies covered in the morning session, with literacy expert Shira on hand to answer questions
DATE & TIME:
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois
235 Remington Blvd, Suite A, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Location: New Berlin, Wisconsin
15180 West Library Lane, New Berlin, WI 53151
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Location: Champlin, Minnesota
11480 Marketplace Drive N, Champlin, MN 55316
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Shira Engel is the Director of Education at Storyshares, a dyslexia specialist, and curriculum creator. She is passionate about culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy, social justice through literacy, and educating the whole child.
Shira developed her passion for adolescent literacy when she started teaching middle school humanities and noticed that many of her brilliant students struggled with sounding out words. This experience gave her a deep appreciation for the transformative power of the Science of Reading and literacy advocacy.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?​​​
​Grades 3-8 Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Title I, Literacy Coaches, Administrators
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COST:
Free
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