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Sept. 8 || Day 1: Course Introduction || Sept. 13 || Day 2: What factors influence comprehension? || Sept. 15 || Day 3: Why teach reading comprehension as inquiry-based problem solving? || Sept. 20 || Day 4: How do we launch a book to engage students in big ideas and preparing to read? || Sept. 22 || Day 5: Why does motivation matter? How do we create supportive learning contexts? || Sept. 27 || Day 6: How can inquiry practices and digital texts/tools help differentiate instruction for all learners? || Sept. 29 || Day 7: How can teaching practices tap into students’ diverse sociocultural and linguistic backgrounds? || Oct 4 || Day 8: What key instructional shifts are needed to implement the Common Core State Standards? || Oct. 6 || Day 9: How can student interview data inform reading instruction? || Oct. 11 || Day 10: How do we organize, create, and adjust guided reading groups based on need? || Oct. 13 || Day 11: How do text characteristics influence comprehension? Part 1 || Oct. 18 || Day 12: How do text characteristics influence comprehension? Part 2 || Oct. 20 || Day 13: What kinds of guided comprehension activities cut across all three parts of the B/D/A framework? || Oct. 25 || Day 14: QUIZ #1; How can we foster creative responses to comprehension in our guided reading groups that also link to other curriculum areas? || Oct. 27 || Day 15: How can we support the comprehension of main ideas and big ideas in informational texts? || Nov. 1 || Day 16: Textual Resources, Textual Challenges, Differentiating Instructional Supports || Nov. 3 || Day 17: Informational Text Plan (Group Work) || Nov. 8 || Day 18: Informational Text Plan (Group Work) || Nov. 10 || Day 19: Informational Text Plan (Group Work) || Nov. 15 || Day 20: How can we support the comprehension of main ideas and big ideas in narrative texts? || Nov. 22 || Day 21: Inferencing About Characters and Theme; Building Vocabulary || Nov. 24 || No Class, Thanksgiving || Nov. 29 || Day 22: Literature Circles || Dec. 1 || Day 23: QUIZ #2; Discussion Webs || Dec. 6 || Day 24: How is reading comprehension assessed on standardized tests? || Dec. 8 || Day 25: PAARC Tests: Mapping Texts and Tasks ||
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