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Reading and Writing Connections: Using what you Know about Workshop Teaching Across Reading and Writing Instruction​


  • Barre Supervisory Union 120 Ayers St. Barre VT 05641 USA (map)

Course Description

This course, offered through a collaboration between LAPDA and Barre Supervisory Union for St. Michael's College graduate credit, will be devoted to enhancing literacy instruction by examining student work, planning implementation of units of study, and practicing various methods of reading and writing instruction. The course will include a combination of readings, lesson planning, simulations, and analysis of video clips. Participants will be expected o pply learning in their classrooms. Content of the course will be largely based on The Units of Study for Teaching Reading and The Units of Study for Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writingby Lucy Calkins and Colleagues. 

This course will be team-taught by instructors Beth Moore, Lindy Johnson, and Karen Heath.

Appropriate for grades K-5 educators, grades 6-8  with permission

Earlier Event: August 3
Small Group Work in Reading Workshop: Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Strategy Lessons, Book Clubs and More (K-2) (VT Reads Institute, Stowe, VT)
Later Event: May 6
Reading Workshop: Aligning Literacy Curriculum and Engaging All Learners