Bridging the Reading Gap for Struggling Middle & High School Students-July 18, 2019

Bridging the Reading Gap for Struggling Middle and High School Students

July 18, 2019

8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Amanda Bruce, OVEC Low Incidence Consultant

Lynn Schwallie, OVEC Literacy Consultant

OVEC - 100 Alpine Dr. Shelbyville, KY 40065

The ultimate goal of reading is comprehension and vocabulary instruction facilitates students’ ability to comprehend the text. Join us as we explore how to explicitly teach a vocabulary routine as well as comprehension strategies to meet students’ needs in a co-teaching and resource setting. We will also create specially designed instruction and supplementary aids and services for comprehension instruction when given a student’s present level and goals with benchmarks.

Session Outcomes:

Define and apply explicit instruction
Acquire a vocabulary instructional routine
Acquire comprehension strategies
Distinguish between SDI and SAS

Audience: Middle and High Special Education Teachers

Registration Deadline: capacity of 25 participants

Cost: No cost for participants of OVEC districts

Books included: The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers by Jennifer Serravallo and Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading by Harvey “Smokey” Daniels and Nancy Steineke

Contact: Lauren Tindle, ltindle@ovec.org

Cancellation Policy: School districts (or schools) will be billed following the activity based upon registration. Cancellations must be made within ten (10) business days of the activity to avoid being billed the fee. Substitutions will be allowed.