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Events

Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency

Virtual

Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other remote tutoring tool (including […]

Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics

Virtual

Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of fun and easy-to-use routines and activities for helping intermediate-level readers develop these important tools. Please note that you may be asked to participate in discussion groups during the webinar. […]

Literacy Minnesota: Phonics in Beginning ESL: Recommendations, Activities and Resources

Virtual

Phonics–the knowledge of the sounds letters make when they are combined to make words–is essential to beginning literacy and beginning level English language instruction. But, many teachers and tutors lack the knowledge, confidence and resources to teach the topic. Attend this session to learn why phonics instruction is important and leave with several ideas for […]

Literacy Minnesota: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers

Virtual

Research shows that explicitly teaching a set of comprehension strategies is a great way to help intermediate-level readers maximize their understanding of texts. Come learn a handful of great comprehension tools that will help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension skills. Please note that you may be asked to participate in discussion groups during […]