Description
- To encourage visualization of text
- Strategies to help students comprehend content
- How to build literacy through judicious vocabulary
- How to shape active, independent reading
Katie McKnight, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and consultant. Her career in education began as a high school English teacher in the Chicago Public School system. She received her B.A. degree from George Washington University, her M.Ed. from Northeastern Illinois University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She currently serves as a Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. Dr. McKnight travels worldwide as a professional development consultant and is a sought after speaker in the fields of adolescent literacy, inclusive classrooms, Common Core State Standards, interdisciplinary literacy, and integrating technology in the 21st century classroom.
Michelle – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Love the speakers
Eileen – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
Excellent videos of teachers modeling strategies.
Jacquelyn – Private Pay (verified owner) –
As a history teacher with no formal reading background this was AWESOME!
Susan – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas for literary content in other core subjects.
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was explained very well.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Literacy Ideas!
Pearl – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
The content was great; however, the sound was off in the beginning of the course.
Alexandra – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
I liked the strategies that were presented in the 3rd module.
Dana – INDIAN LAKE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good for science, social studies and math teachers. As a reading teacher I already use most of the strategies presented.
John – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I found several useful strategies.