Reading/Language Arts Workshops

Exploring the New English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Explore the 2017 adopted standards for your grade level band. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore each of the seven strands, review the alignment of skills across grade levels, and discuss the new and revised knowledge and skills to gain a better understanding of the standards.

Grades K-2

• October 23, 2019
• February 20, 2020

Grades 3-5

• February 5, 2020

Reader's Workshop (3rd-8th Grade)

October 29. 2019

Teach students how to apply skills and strategies independently while they read. Learn how to structure your reading language arts block using a reader's workshop framework. Reader's workshop is the most effective way to structure the balanced literacy program. This approach effectively implements the gradual release of responsibility to scaffold the teaching of reading skills and encourage students to enjoy reading. This training will cover the format of reader's workshop, how to develop clear daily learning objectives, and design effective mini-lessons using interactive read aloud, shared reading, or close reading.  DETAILS

Reader's Workshop in the Primary Grades

November 6, 2019
Teach emergent readers to become active thinkers as they learn the skills and strategies to become independent readers by using the reader's workshop framework. Reader's workshop is the most effective way to structure the balanced literacy program. This approach effectively implements the gradual release of responsibility to scaffold teaching of reading skills and encourages students to enjoy reading. This training will cover the format of reader's workshop, how to develop clear daily learning objectives, and design effective mini-lessons using interactive read aloud, shared reading and reading aloud. DETAILS

Exploring the New English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in Inclusive Settings

November 15, 2019
Explore the 2017 adopted standards through the lens of supporting inclusive settings. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore each of the seven strands, review the alignment of skills across grade levels, and discuss the newly revised knowledge and skills to gain a better understanding of the standards. Participants will learn how using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can assist in identifying and removing curriculum barriers to support the integration of instructional adaptations in inclusive settings.  DETAILS

Help I See Struggling Readers Series! Vocabulary Edition: Vocab Magic

January 14, 2020
Turn learning new and challenging words into an interactive experience for struggling readers. Learn how to use vocabulary to improve recall, comprehension, and word knowledge for diverse learners. Participants will examine meaningful academic routines that can transform their vocabulary instruction. Participants will engage in hands-on mini lessons to practice research-based techniques to improve academic language. The techniques prepare students for classroom, STAAR, and everyday success. DETAILS

No More STAAR Packets: Real Reading Practice Please

January 22, 2020

No more STAAR worksheet packets and student burn-out! Imagine students authentically engaged as they review for high stakes assessments throughout the school year. Energize your reading review practice with hands-on learner-centered approaches. This session provides an opportunity for participants to design/redesign student review through the use of learning stations, mini projects based on the principles of project-based learning, and various differentiated learning tasks.  DETAILS

Failure Is Not an Option: Save Our Struggling Readers

Are you in desperate need of techniques to help struggling readers learn to read, write and learn more effectively within the content areas? Examine strategies for teaching academic reading and writing to struggling secondary students. Explore instructional approaches that allow students to take ownership of their own learning. Participants will acquire knowledge about the needs of struggling learners and how to use powerful interactive strategies to improve learning for these students.

Word Study Part 1- Phonological Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Phonics, and Six Syllable Types

Let's start at the very beginning of reading acquisition.  This session will review phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, graphemes and phonemes, basic phonics, and the six syllable types.  Participants will review the what, why, and how for each topic, including some make and take activities.  DETAILS

Word Study Part 2- Six Syllable Types with Multi-syllabic Words, Syllabication, Etymology, and Morphology

After students have mastered the alphabet and reading single syllable words, what are the next steps to advance student skills with decoding?  This session will address the aspects of advanced decoding by delving into syllable division rules, morphology (i.e. affixes, roots), and etymology. Participants will learn the what, why, and how for each topic, including some make and take activities.  DETAILS

Reader's Workshop (3rd-8th Grade)

October 29. 2019

Teach students how to apply skills and strategies independently while they read. Learn how to structure your reading language arts block using a reader's workshop framework. Reader's workshop is the most effective way to structure the balanced literacy program. This approach effectively implements the gradual release of responsibility to scaffold the teaching of reading skills and encourage students to enjoy reading. This training will cover the format of reader's workshop, how to develop clear daily learning objectives, and design effective mini-lessons using interactive read aloud, shared reading, or close reading.  DETAILS

New ELAR TEKS 6-8: Designing Integrated Lessons

October 30, 2019
This professional development session will provide teachers for grades 6-8 with lesson examples developed through an understanding of the integration of TEKS strands and skills. After exploring strand connections and integration possibilities, teachers will be given the opportunity with facilitator support to create an integrated model lesson. DETAILS

T.E.A.M.S. that Win: Effective Practices for Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Secondary Reading/Language Arts

November 7, 2019

“Teaching Engaging Academics and Motivating for Success” (T.E.A.M.S.) is a multi-day professional development series that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to content specific Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) instruction and classroom design. The series will be presented by a Region 4 collaborative triad whose expertise includes classroom management, access to the general curriculum, and reading/language arts. Participants will be provided with effective research-based skills and strategies which address diverse learners’ access to the general curriculum.  Knowledge and skills learned will support student achievement impacting STAAR™ success.  DETAILS

Exploring the New English Language Arts and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Grades 6-8

December 4, 2019

Explore the 2017 adopted standards for your grade level band. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore each of the seven strands, review the alignment of skills across grade levels, and discuss the new and revised knowledge and skills to gain a better understanding of the standards.  DETAILS

Help I See Struggling Readers Series! Vocabulary Edition: Vocab Magic

January 14, 2020
Turn learning new and challenging words into an interactive experience for struggling readers. Learn how to use vocabulary to improve recall, comprehension, and word knowledge for diverse learners. Participants will examine meaningful academic routines that can transform their vocabulary instruction. Participants will engage in hands-on mini lessons to practice research-based techniques to improve academic language. The techniques prepare students for classroom, STAAR, and everyday success. DETAILS

Contact us for details about any of these sessions. Coaching and customized professional development are also available by calling 713.744.4457 or by e-mailing reading@esc4.net.