CUW Graduate Literacy Connect

Friends in education, are you looking for a way to refill your professional cup this summer? Check out the slate of professional development workshops that CUW is offering this summer. Spend an hour or two on Zoom on your couch or patio refreshing your passion for our wonderful vocation. Click on the link for topics and registration:

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Interesting article on decodable books: https://righttoreadproject.com/2020/12/05/predictable-books-purpose-written-for-guessing/?fbclid=IwAR28-HJReNhEGQnNNnk-XyMvs9uUMMi5GAsgwvhz_RApE32nfrpDwQo2zp4

Predictable Books: Purpose-written for Guessing The Good: Toddlers and preschoolers adore picture books with predictable language because they can emulate reading without needing to decode. Young children love Brown, Bear Brown Bear, What Do You…

👉Job Opening:

Bradford High School in the Kenosha Unified School District has an immediate opening for a licensed Reading teacher to serve as a reading interventionist. If you are interested contact:
Susan Mirsky, Coordinator of Literacy 262-359-6302 [email protected]

Many practicum students are navigating the challenges of providing intervention remotely. This webinar from Dr. Nell Duke provides some great tips for conducting word work in a remote setting. Check it out!

Word Work at a Distance In this video, I discuss how to provide phonological awareness, phonics, interactive writing, and vocabulary instruction for young children at a distance. I ...

Today we are sharing resources for culturally responsive teaching in virtual settings. Have other resources to share? We'd love to see them!

Check out this short, but highly impactful webinar: https://www.culturallyresponsive.org/clrdistanceactivities

Check out this article:
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55941/how-to-develop-culturally-responsive-teaching-for-distance-learning

CLR AT A DISTANCE — CCRTL This workshop will demonstrate strategies and tools that teachers can use, to validate and affirm students' culturally, in their online teaching. Through interactive participation in several CLR strategies, participants will begin to see how they can engage students and honor the underserved cultura...