They Will Read! Getting Books in the Hands of Teenagers
Teachers, Grades 6-12
If you build it, they will come. In this session, learn how to create classrooms where students are eager to read a wide variety of texts. Learn about strategies that encourage teenagers to read more independently. Participants will be exposed to best practices in teaching young adult literature and discover multiple applications for their own classrooms.
(Half or full day)
Professional Development Sessions
Reading, Writing, and Literacy
- They Will Read! Getting Books in the Hands of Teenagers
- Literature Circles for the 21st Century
- Literature Circles: Focusing on Differentiated Instruction
- Differentiating Texts to Create Rigor and Relevance for Readers
- Read Me: Reading Strategies to Support Struggling Readers
- 20 Top Differentiated Instruction Strategies for English Language Learners
- Getting Graphic: Using Graphic Novels to Reach All Readers
- Students Love to Argue, So Let Them!
- The Interdisciplinary Literacy Tools for Content Area Teachers
- Using Primary Sources for Interdisciplinary Literacy in the Content Areas (Math, Science, Technical Subjects)
- Using Primary Sources for Interdisciplinary Literacy in the Content Areas (ELA, History/Social Studies, Humanities)