Join us as we discuss Elfrieda "Freddy" Hiebert's book, Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results. We know vocabulary is a critical key to comprehension, and this study will help us know which words to teach and how best to teach them. This week: Chapters 3 and 4 with Amy McGovern - the importance of a small group of word families, plus a short history of English and why it matters.
Join us as we discuss Elfrieda "Freddy" Hiebert's book, Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results. We know vocabulary is a critical key to comprehension, and this study will help us know which words to teach and how best to teach them. This week: Chapters 5 and 6 with Sarah Rowse-Borrelli - multiple meanings and uses of words, plus vocabulary networks of narrative texts.
Join us as we discuss Elfrieda "Freddy" Hiebert's book, Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results. We know vocabulary is a critical key to comprehension, and this study will help us know which words to teach and how best to teach them. This week: Chapters 7 and 8 with Jeanne Schopf - vocabulary networks of informational text, plus vocabulary and text complexity systems.
Join us as we discuss Elfrieda "Freddy" Hiebert's book, Teaching Words and How They Work: Small Changes for Big Vocabulary Results. We know vocabulary is a critical key to comprehension, and this study will help us know which words to teach and how best to teach them. This week: Chapter 9 with Gabi Bell Jiménez - vocabulary study for English Learners.
Join us for this free virtual event with Dr. Danielle 'Nell' Thompson, founder and president of The Transformative Reading Teacher Group and president of The Reading League Montana.
Join our panel for an informal discussion of Act 20. Bring your questions to guide the conversation! Register once and attend as many meetings as you wish.
Join Dr. Gabi Bell Jiménez to delve into the complex intersection of multilingual learners and the science of reading. She will debunk old myths and discuss evidence-based teaching practices that support the literacy development of multilingual learners.
Join us in person or via live stream as we welcome the nation's top literacy researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders to Wisconsin. Registration is open!
Join our panel for an informal discussion of Act 20. Bring your questions to guide the conversation! Register once and attend as many meetings as you wish.
Join Barb Novak, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Literacy at WI DPI, to discuss these two questions: Is your instruction systematic and explicit? Do your materials or instruction contain 3-cueing?
Join Dr. Lindsey Conner to explore how decodable texts empower young readers, allowing them to decode words independently, while supporting broader skills like comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Join our panel for an informal discussion of Act 20. Bring your questions to guide the conversation! Register once and attend as many meetings as you wish.
