Rutgers Center for Literacy Development Speaker Series

Title: Reading Strategies: Essential Teaching for Every ClassroomDescription: Drawing from the newly-released The Reading Strategies Book 2.0, a revised and reimagined update to the NYT bestselling resource, this session will help you use strategies effectively in your instruction, with a focus on accuracy and fluency through conferences and small group instruction. You’ll learn about the broad research base for strategy instruction in reading, ways to choose the right strategies for each reader based on reading goals and skill progressions, and strategies for supportingreading with accuracy and fluency. Video examples will be used throughout the session to show, not just tell. With an emphasis on practicality, you’ll be able to turn what you learned around into action immediately.Schedule: 9:45 - 11:45 presented by Jen, 40-minute break for lunch, Leah Steiner, a member of Jen’s consulting team, will continue the presentation until 2:00