Supporting Reading for Middle School Learners

Details

This teacher professional development course provides you with an understanding of your middle school students' reading behaviors and teaches you how to assess their reading levels and recognize specific behaviors related to reading progression. You will learn practice strategies for teaching both "within the text" and "beyond the text" reading behaviors using the many activities, mini-lessons, and resources provided within this course. You will build a reading support plan by the end of the course to implement alongside your resources in the classroom.

Enrollment Options:

Instructor-Led
6 Weeks Access Course Code: T14750
Start Dates* Nov 13 | Dec 18 | Jan 10 | Feb 07
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$74.00

USD

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Syllabus

  1. Understanding Reading Behaviors
    1. This section explains the methods required to help determine your middle school students' reading level, then discusses the general reading behaviors students at each middle school grade level should exhibit.
  2. Reading Behavior Progression & Choosing a Focus Behavior
    1. You will learn how skills progress in students as reading levels increase. You will also learn how to pinpoint the behaviors your student needs to master to progress to the next reading level.
  3. Reading Behaviors Within the Text
    1. You will explore mini lessons, activities, anchor charts, and graphic organizers to help teach "within the text" reading behaviors. You will also learn the function of a variety of resources that will help you plan and organize your reading lessons.
  4. Reading Behaviors Beyond the Text
    1. You will explore mini lessons, activities, anchor charts, and graphic organizers designed to help you teach "beyond the text" reading behaviors.
  5. Putting it All Together
    1. Using the sample provided, build your own reading support plan for your middle school students
  6. Applying What you Have Learned
    1. Get ideas on how to implement the concepts into your classroom, find a list of online resources that feature reading strategies, and read the research behind this type of learning in the classroom.

Requirements

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or newer.
  • Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

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