Coastal Savannah Writing Project Workshop

READER RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO

INCREASE COMPREHENSION OF

COMPLEX TEXTS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014

9:00am-12:30pm

Reader response journaling is the most effective way to

• increase comprehension [2010 Carnegie report "Writing to Read"]

• include short daily writing in all content areas

• teach students to respond to text including textual evidence

• prepare for standardized tests, I.E. Georgia Milestones

Educators will learn strategies and activities to take back to their classrooms. Examples from Grade 1-10 classrooms will be shared.

$50  registration  fee  includes  a  copy  of  The  Write  to  Read:  Response  Journals    That  Increase  Comprehension  

 

 

! COASTAL SAVANNAH WRITING PROJECT@ARMSTRONG

Updated 2014-15 WORKSHOP REGISTRATION (9:00am-12:00pm in University Hall 124, unless noted)

Check all workshops for which you are registering and including payment at this time. If it is near a workshop date, please also fax registration so that we can email a parking permit.*

___ Oct 18: Strategies to Teach INFORMATIVE Writing ($25)

___ Nov 1: READER RESPONSE Strategies to Increase Comprehension of Complex Texts in All Content Areas & Meet Standards in Reading and Writing ($50 includes a copy of The Write to Read)

___ Dec 6: Strategies to Teach OPINION & ARGUMENT Writing ($25)

___ Jan 10: REPEAT—MEMOIR Reading & Writing to Connect Fiction & Nonfiction Reading and Narrative & Informative Writing: Engaging All Students & Meeting All ELA Standards [These strategies can also be employed for personal narrative writing and reading]

($50 includes Bridging the Gap: Reading Critically & Writing Meaningfully to Get to the Core)

___ Jan 24: Full Day—9:00-3:30: 6-TRAIT Writing & Assessment ($65 includes catered lunch)

___ Feb 7: Strategies for Teaching VOCABULARY ($25)

___ Feb 28: LITERACY CONFERENCE with writer Barry Lane and 2 Breakout Sessions (8:30-1:00) ($25)

___ Mar 28: COLLABORATION Strategies to Engage Reluctant Readers & Writers and Plan Units that Meet Standards in Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening ($40 includes No More “Us” and “Them)

___ Apr 18: POETRY Writing ($25)

___ May 2 am: 9:00-12:00 Teaching Reading through K-12 READING WORKSHOP ($25) ___ May 2 pm: 1:00-4:00 Teaching Writing through K-12 WRITING WORKSHOP ($25) ($40 for both sessions) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PERSONAL INFORMATION (Please print clearly)

Name _____________________________________ Personal Phone ______________________________ (for notification of any last-minutes changes) Email __________________________________________________ School _________________________________ District __________________ Grade(s) _________

Payment for workshop(s): ____ Check is enclosed in the total amount of $______________ ____ School P.O. is attached ____ School/District is paying and mailing check. ________________________________ (Principal’s Signature)

If faxing, date a copy of registration and check was mailed _____________________

____ I am a current COE undergraduate/graduate student and have purchased a CSWP Student Membership.

Mail registration and checks to Coastal Savannah Writing Project; University Hall 269; Armstrong State University,

11935 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31419 Make checks payable to CSWP@Armstrong or fax registration with school P.O. to 912.344.3443

*If mailing, also fax a copy with “date mailed” written on faxed registration

Email any questions to writing.project@armstrong.edu