edWebinar: Teach Reading Comprehension with Explicit, Whole-Class Instruction, Mar. 14, 5:00pm

Description:

Register for Teach Reading Comprehension with Explicit, Whole-Class Instruction - Language arts classrooms often read texts, ask questions about texts, and engage kids in text-based discussions. As important as these experiences are, none of them count as explicit teaching or direct instruction.

Before asking students to dive into discussions about texts, teachers need to do the heavy lifting by delivering focused mini-lessons on specific comprehension skills. This is the first step in gradual release—I do; you watch and listen. The teacher must explain which text details are relevant for a particular comprehension skill. The teacher must model how to put thoughts together via think alouds. The teacher must demonstrate the inference process—all without the help of the children.

In this edWebinar, author and literacy consultant Kristina Smekens breaks down the architecture of every 15-minute whole-class mini-lesson. She provides practical, ready-to-use strategies for planning and delivering K-12 comprehension instruction daily in four-step mini-lessons. Attendees will learn:

• The number of minutes and key information to reveal per step
• How to progress through the phases of gradual release (i.e., I do, We do, You do) within the lesson
• How to plan a think aloud before executing it in the lesson
• How to present engaging comprehension lessons that “edutain”—educate and entertain

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers and school and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.