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Secondary ELA Book Study: Reading for Understanding

March 17, 2021

Join the ADE English Language Arts Team for a FREE Secondary ELA Focused 8-week book study!

Consecutive Wednesdays, starting March 17th, from 4:30-5:30 AZ time. Everyone is welcome!

Text: Reading for Understanding: How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms, 2nd Edition by Cynthia Greenleaf, Ruth Schoenbach, and Lynn Murphy

To order: https://bit.ly/3tyHDFz

This significantly updated edition of Reading for Understanding shows how teachers and students can work together to boost literacy, engagement, and achievement. Specifically, this book helps readers use the Reading Apprenticeship® framework to increase student engagement and academic achievement in subject area classes. Research has documented the effectiveness of Reading Apprenticeship for helping students gain the reading independence to master subject area course materials and other texts. This book is fantastic – you will walk away with so many strategies for boosting reading comprehension and literacy across the subject areas.

DATES:
Chapter 1 – March 17, 2021
Chapter 2 – March 24, 2021
Chapter 3 – March 31, 2021
Chapter 4 – April 7, 2021
Chapter 5 – April 14, 2021
Chapter 6 – April 21, 2021
Chapter 7 – April 28, 2021
Chapter 8 – May 5, 2021

Participants must register for each week’s session individually.

All participants who register in EMS, read their chapter, and attend the book study will be given 2-hours PD credit. Certificates will be in EMS and no record of attendance will be emailed.

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