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BUILDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LITERACY USING TEXT SETS

This workshop will explore how to build bridges for students whose
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lack of background knowledge and reading skills are inhibiting their
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subject area growth. Building text sets for content area themes will
allow students to engage more meaningfully in the act of reading while
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students benefit from deeper engagement in academic discussion with
$ 6 0 4 h o u r s
peers and teachers. Go through the process of reading through a text
set as if you were a student and learn to develop text sets that
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represent, value and celebrate the diverse cultures of your students.
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D r i v e I n s t r u c t i o n

i n G r a d e s K - 6

This workshop will include hearing from two local school D A T E : T I M E :
districts about how they are using a system of assessments to
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make instructional and programmatic decisions to improve
student achievement. C O S T : C T L E C R E D I T :

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Participants will learn how to maximize the use of running
records, high-frequency word and letter assessments, state
assessment data and benchmark assessments. The use of F A C I L I T A T O R : L O C A T I O N :
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data teams and progress monitoring will also be discussed.
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