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Reading Part 1 AQ (Queen’s, Fall/Winter 2024, Online)

November 4, 2024 to February 7, 2025

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Language Arts, Literacy
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

The ability to read is probably one of the most important indicators of future success for students in our schools. As teachers we are all striving to create classrooms where all children read and write; it is probably that motivation that brings you to this course.

Reading Part I will explore the theory and practice of the reading curriculum. You will examine a number of perspectives and read a variety of knowledgeable authors in this field. The process of learning and teaching reading will be the focus for examining the Ontario curriculum and related documents, commercial reading programs and resources, and assessment strategies. Tasks will apply, in a meaningful way, the content of the readings that you will complete. Some products completed by you will also serve as personal planning for your own teaching practice.

Topics include:

– Visions and resources for reading
– Reading Theory and Program Analysis
– Strategic Reading
– Connecting Curriculum to Balanced Literacy, Cross-Curricular Approaches and Guided Reading
– Assessment and Evaluation of Reading
– Designing for Reading.

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