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Learning Through Content Area Reading and

Writing
(15-30 hours)

This program is for teachers whose primary responsibility is NOT language arts/English, though of course teachers of literature or writing can benefit as well. The organizing principle is reading and writing as tools of learning -- how teachers of any subject can engage students more deeply by using reading, writing, speaking and listening, and thus promoting skills crucial for student success in college and beyond. Participants learn instructional strategies that create an active learning environment. And they gain the opportunity to become a guide or coach as students take more initiative in their learning and interact productively with their classmates.

Strategies include: brief easy-to-use activities that help students understand content; learning logs, jigsaw activities, dialogue journals, reading circles, and meaningful assessment tools.

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