Class+Content

Day #1- Defining Literacy and Examining our Literacy Programs
Topics:
 * VoiceThread of the Day
 * Defining Literacy
 * Describing Multimodality
 * Discussion of Critical Literacy
 * Introduction of the Inquiry Process

Day #2- 21st Century Literacies/Web Tools
Topics:
 * Exploring various Web Tools for classroom use
 * Critical analysis of Web sites

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Day #3-Really Reading
Topics:
 * Examine Children's Literature
 * Discuss Readability and how it affects students
 * Describe Text Sets
 *  Explain Inquiry Project
 *  Select Inquiry Topic

Wiki for multicultural children's literature: []





Day #4- Reading/Writing Connection
Today's Class
 * Discuss the reading/writing connections- Reading like a Writer
 * Explore Mentor Texts
 * Discuss strategies teachers can use to develop language and vocabulary
 * Participate in vocabulary instruction minilessons

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Day #5 The Reading Workshop Approach
Today's Class:
 * Describe Comprehension
 * Describe the Reader's Workshop Approach to Reading
 * Participate in a Reader's Workshop Simulation