April

Quick Reads on Literacy Instruction 

• This Edutopia article gives us five reminders about best practices in literacy instruction in all classrooms.  Read the entire article for more details on audience, interests, conversations, modeling and accountability around literacy in the classroom. 

• This TeachingHistory article gives us tips on how to teach reading of primary documents. 

• This article on teaching content area literacy and disciplinary literacy highlights the importance of both as well as differences between the two.

Summer Learning Opportunities

Disciplinary Literacy Institute 

•  for teachers of all subjects grades 6-12   
•  June 28, 29, 30  at Eastern Michigan University
• $25-  SCHECHS available

SOEL- Study of Early Literacy 

• for teachers in PreK- grade 3    
• August 1-5   8:30-3:30 at Pathfinder School, Pinckney  
• FREE for WISD/LESA teachers-  SCHECHS available

*See flyers below for information and registration.