High Leverage Practices for Reading Routines

For all students to be successful independent readers, they must be able to make meaning of the text not just after reading, but while reading as well. These routines support all students, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners, to construct meaning and understanding while reading so that they are able to engage in deeper analysis after reading. These reading routines can be applied by teachers and students in any grade, with some variations.

After attending the two-day professional development session, teachers will gain insight into routines for helping all readers make meaning of texts.

These routines will:

● support students in accessing a text through an annotation task before reading

● prompt students to self-monitor for comprehension through speaking, listening and writing

● maintain think-ratio while addressing gaps in comprehension

● build within students, the habit of summing up the text’s overall meaning before diving into deeper analysis

Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day for participants.

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