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Measurement of student growth in reading is critically important so that instructional decisions can be made in a timely manner. This webinar will review the use of assessment tools for progress monitoring of IEP goals in reading, including general outcome measures as well as mastery measures.

A Quick Pick is a mini training module teachers can access on their own time and work through at their own pace. This Quick Pick is focused on alphabet knowledge. Teachers will gain an understanding of the alphabetic principle, how alphabet knowledge is a key component of early literacy development, and instructional practices to help foster alphabet knowledge in the classroom.

This session will explore the difference between race/equity and cultural responsiveness.

In this session, we will explore the possibilities and challenges involved in teaching writing within a multi-tiered system of support. This session will be devoted to research-based approaches for use within and across core and supplemental writing instruction/intervention and writing assessment.

Assessing cognitive processes related to reading and writing.

This session will focus on the use of instructional strategies to support core reading at the secondary level (grades 5-10) for students who struggle with reading. Specifically, strategies to help support content engagement through word study and comprehension building will be discussed within the context of an integrated reading-writing approach. Participants who wish to implement a strategy from this session and attend the second session in this series will receive a presentation template. LINK TO HANDOUTS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1quiiOu5bZseqqFUTDWeKDjlVyOb26Vmg?usp=share_link

Various teams who participated in the session, Secondary Core Reading Strategy Instruction, will prepare and share a brief presentation describing and explaining their implementation experience and outcomes. This is followed by supplemental content by Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro. Link to HANDOUTS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1quiiOu5bZseqqFUTDWeKDjlVyOb26Vmg?usp=share_link

This session visits the why and the how of questioning techniques as they relate to formative assessment. Learn the importance of cultivating a classroom culture that values errors, rigorous thinking, and a broader base of participation from students. Then get ready to take these proven techniques back to your classroom to implement them. Link to Materials: https://padlet.com/scaparelli/9k5xivt0te0lq4f3

This session will focus on the use of instructional strategies to support macro-level writing instruction and the writing process at the secondary level (grades 4-12) for students who struggle with writing skills. Specifically, strategies to help improve the focus, content, organization, and style of student writing will be discussed. Participants who wish to implement a strategy from this session and attend the second session in this series will receive a presentation template. LINK TO HANDOUTS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XteDceFKSaJ4DmKvEWGjA8TkOU4YieVl?usp=share_link

Link to handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RIIbYVS5OaOHrefVyijucGWRmfB2cni5 This session will focus on the use of instructional strategies to support micro-level writing instruction at the secondary level (grades 4-12) for students who struggle with writing skills. While handwriting, keyboarding, and spelling will be discussed, emphasis will focus on how to explicitly teach sentence analysis and construction using the “Identify-Expand-Combine- and Create” strategy. Other strategies, including the use of grammar building charts and sentence unscrambling, will be presented.