Two-day Literacy Sessions Offered by SERC!

Reading Comprehension and Close Reading for All
12/04/14, Thursday and 1/09/15, Friday
9:00 am - 3:30 pm 
Grades K-12; General and Special Education Teachers and ELL/ESL Teachers

Students with reading disabilities need certain tools when navigating grade-level content. This two-day learning opportunity will demonstrate the discrete skills that expert readers possess and methods for teaching these skills in order to raise student achievement, especially for struggling readers and students with disabilties. Participants will better understand how to engage students in the close reading of complex texts. 
For more information or to register, go to:
Reading Comprehension and Close Reading for All 

Navigating Complex Informational Texts in the Age of the Common Core
12/03/14, Wednesday and 1/10/15, Wednesday
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

This two-day session will demonstrate instructional practices for navigating complex texts as well as examine the connection between a student's reading comprehension and their ability to respond in writing. Participants will help their students meet the anchor standard for reading to "be able to read and comprehend literary and informational texts independently and proficiently; actively read and monitor their understanding; and become a literate person in the 21st century as defined by the Common Core. 
For more information or to register, go to:
Navigating Complex Informational Texts in the Age of the Common Core 

Visit the SERC Library catalog online to explore resources on these topics:
 SERC Library Catalog