Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Creating Challenge for Readers, Writers, and Thinkers
Targeted Strategies for Grades 2nd – 8th
This session focuses on strategies to meet the needs of talented readers, writers and thinkers. Topics to be addressed include traits of talented readers & writers; differentiation of reading and writing instruction; the role of interest assessment; evaluating curriculum materials and books; and creating engaging reading & writing experiences for talented readers with print and electronic materials. We will discuss examples of recommended practices to provide these students with experiences to help them grow as readers and writers as well as how to organize literacy instruction to escalate reading/language arts/English instruction to facilitate rigorous thinking experiences for literacy development for these high-level language users. In addition to strategies to increase reader responses to literature. Also, motivation strategies for readers and writers to respond to literature. Examples will be shared of web-based resources to demonstrate varied strategies.
Credit: 3 PDHs
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All events are nonrefundable unless otherwise noted in the event registration. Registrations may be paid via check or credit card. Purchase Orders are not accepted for invoices under $1000, unless otherwise noted or arranged. Event registrations must be paid before the event date/time, unless otherwise noted.Paid membership dues are also nonrefundable.
All events are nonrefundable unless otherwise noted in the event registration.
Registrations may be paid via check or credit card.
Purchase Orders are not accepted for invoices under $1000, unless otherwise noted or arranged.
Event registrations must be paid before the event date/time, unless otherwise noted.
Paid membership dues are also nonrefundable.
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