| Julie Joynt |
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Using Nonfiction in the Secondary Classroom as a Read Aloud Reading aloud in a secondary classroom should be a daily occurrence and in many classrooms it is. But, few teachers spend their read aloud time reading nonfiction. Come find out why you should be reading aloud nonfiction or informational texts to your students as well as some easy strategies to aid your students in comprehending them as you read aloud. Info-Kids: A New Generation Navigating New Texts* Reading nonfiction is what many of us do on a daily basis: newspapers, magazines, maps, brochures, and especially Web-based materials. This interactive workshop will share how-to strategies to aid students in reading critically for information by using the supporting data such as charts or graphs, and building a strong foundation for the reading of nonfiction and informational texts throughout their school careers and into their adult, real-world reading lives. Purposeful Play: A Great Way to Increase Academic Achievement and Retention of Newly Learned Material Research shows that purposeful play is not only acceptable for academic achievement, but necessary for lifelong learning. Brain research continues to show a strong correlation between the benefits of creating active memory pathways and the retention of newly learned material. Play can be anything from a five minute movement activity to a longer, more involved classroom competition. Participate in some experiential learning and find ways to incorporate the hands-on doing of learning into your classroom (or even into your faculty meetings!) Creating Your Own Readers Theater From Nonfiction or Informational Text Fluent readers comprehend more of the text than non-fluent readers. That’s a given. But, how can we get students to reread the text a second or third time when we can barely get them to read the text the first time? Readers Theater—that’s how! This session will teach you all the necessary how-to’s, so that you can guide your students through the process. Enjoy the results as they create, perform, and learn from a readers theater they write. Re-visioning the Piece: See It Again for the First Time Getting students to write in and of itself can be a painful task. Getting them to write a nonfiction / informational piece, to have adequate research support, and then to revise, is well, like squeezing blood from a turnip. Help students learn to write with a sharper focus, clearer detail. Learn how to teach them how to provide adequate sources by visiting and revisiting their writing. This workshop will introduce participants to a revision strategy that will have students revising effectively, understanding and distinguishing between the revision process and simple editing. PS- You will be writing! *Repeated workshop Julie's Bibliography Handout |
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