It’s Both/And: Teaching Each Child with a Variety of Texts
Examine the importance of using a variety of text types with children.
Learn how to provide a “healthy diet” of a variety of text types that are high-quality, engaging, culturally sustaining, and connect phonics skills with reading for meaning.
- Classroom Teachers
- Literacy Coaches
- Administrators
Refine your decision-making about when, why, and how to use a variety of text types including children’s literature, leveled texts, and decodable books to meet the needs of your students. Learn how to provide a “healthy balance” of text types that are engaging, culturally sustaining, and connect phonics skills with reading for meaning. In this 75 minute webinar, we will:
- Define what is meant by “decodability” and consider how the amount of decodability varies on a continuum
- Discuss the importance of providing children with the opportunity to read natural language texts to expand their reading processing systems by applying their decoding skills and reading for meaning
- Examine when, why, and how to get the most out of decodable books for reading instruction
Cynthia Downend, Associate Director, Literacy Programs 
Cynthia Downend has worked at the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative for many years, serving in the roles of primary level literacy trainer and currently as the Associate Director for Primary Literacy Programs.
Cynthia has worked with many school districts across the United States to train and develop district level literacy staff developers, literacy coaches, classroom teachers, literacy interventionists and school administrators on a variety of topics related to improving literacy instruction.
Prior to her work at Lesley University, Cynthia held positions as a literacy coach, Reading Recovery teacher, and classroom teacher for over 20 years working in a variety of school settings including urban, suburban, and international schools.
Payment
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Refund Policy
Refunds will not be issued.
Registration Deadline
The registration portal closes on Monday, December 9 at 5:00pm (ET).
Certificates of Attendance
Only registered participants will receive a certificate of attendance for their participation by completing an insight form, which will be provided to participants at the end of the event. Please allow our team 1-2 weeks to process your certificate.
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