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Welcome to the new Smart Step Literacy Lab
Smart Step Literacy Lab Classroom Project, a professional development opportunity for teachers of grades 4 – 12, is based upon current research that supports educational pedagogy. Literacy Lab is a compliment to a standards based curriculum, not a prescribed curriculum. For more information please read the Arkansas Department of Education Commissioner's Memo or contact Harry Lisle at hlisle@harding.edu.
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So Many Pictures Books, So Little Time
55 New Picture Books from 2009-2010 and How to Use Them to Motivate Students to Enjoy Reading
- Presenter:
- Wendy Ellis, Ed.D Director of Reading, College of Education, Harding University
Teaching in the context is the most effective way to instruct students for transfer of learning rather than isolated teaching according to the National Reading Panel. The use of picture books to teach vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension mini-lessons also motivates students to enjoy reading. And nothing is more motivating than connection with that unforgettable book. But how do teachers keep us up with all the new titles being written and released each year and know which book will "hook" every child? An anonymous author once wrote, "The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
This 1-day workshop is designed to help teachers who want to offer motivating mini-lessons to their students in the latest picture books. 55 new picture books (2009-2010) will be presented and correlated with the Arkansas Frameworks (PK-3). Ten mini-lessons will be shared that correlate with ten of the featured texts.