Workshop: K-3 and Adolescent Literacy

Sponsored by Center on Instruction

Published: 6/6/2006 10:50 AM

On February 14 and 15, 2006, the Center on Instruction hosted a two-day workshop for Regional Comprehensive Centers staff on the topic K-12 literacy. The first day focused on beginning reading instruction (K-3) while the second day focused on adolescent literacy (grades 4-12). The training presented strategies for supporting literacy problems for average and struggling readers and research-based strategies for literacy instruction and content enhancement. PowerPoint presentations by presenters Dr. Joe Torgesen and Dr. Marcia Kosanovich of the Florida Center for Reading Research, Dr. Nell Duke of Michigan State University and the Literacy Achievement Research Center, Dr. John Guthrie of the University of Maryland, and Dr. Keith Lenz of the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning are available below for downloading.

Files available for this event:

118.23 KB		Adolescent Literacy Issues, Knowledge Base, Design Principles and Challenges Guthrie
225.59 KB		Adolescent Literacy Overview of Skills and Knowledge Requirement Torgesen
1.65 MB		Planning a Schoolwide Approach to Promoting Adolescent Literacy Lenz
332.16 KB		Reading Comprehension Instruction for Students Learning to Read Duke
742.32 KB		Scientific Underpinnings of Current Recommendations for Reading Instruction K-3 Torgesen
133.7 KB		What We Know about Impact of Intensive Interventions w Older Students Torgesen

This event pertains to the following topics:

Literacy
Foundational Reading (K-3)
Professional Development Events
Adolescent Literacy