Summer 2008 Literacy Institute:

Classroom Strategies and Assessments to Improve Reading Comprehension, K-12

July 7- 10, 2008

The Summer Literacy Institute is created for:

• Classroom teachers, K-12
• Reading specialists
• Special education teachers
• Literacy coaches
• Curriculum coordinators
• Building and district administrators

By attending, you will gain:

• Practical, classroom strategies for assessing reading comprehension;
• Proven classroom engagements for teaching reading comprehension strategies;
• Information from recent research and professional publications about the teaching and assessment of reading;
• Support from national speakers, area teacher leaders and colleagues;
• Ideas to take back to your own classroom and your colleagues:
  • Setting up the reading/writing classroom
  • Building background knowledge
  • Supporting student discussions of books, short stories and articles
  • Monitoring progress in reading comprehension
  • Encouraging independent reading
  • Selecting books and other reading materials
  • Conferencing with readers
  • Increasing deeper comprehension
  • Engaging reluctant and resistant readers

Registration

Cost to Register:

• $425 per person ($325 for Fontbonne students or alumni) (Lunches included)
• Additional Cost for Graduate Course – EDU 594-01
• $300 for three credit hours, $25.00 application fee (if first Fontbonne course)
• Undergraduates may attend the institute but will not earn graduate credit.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Parkway Central High School – Chesterfield, Mo. 63017
• Learn more about registration online

Questions?

For more information, you may complete a short form online, or you may contact Betty at egeeser@fontbonne.edu or 314-889-4536.