Literacy in the 21st Century - Strategies for Teaching Literacy

$20.00

Presenter: Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.

T-TESS Domain: Planning 1.1, Planning 1.4, Instruction 2.1, Instruction 2.2, Instruction 2.4

Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary

Hours: 1

Improving content literacy begins with the right tools, and some of those tools might surprise you. In this course, Katherine McKnight, Ph.D., breaks down what is required to help students develop close reading skills for success inside and outside the classroom.

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SKU MCK-414 Categories English, Instructional Strategies, Katherine McKnight, Literacy, McKnight, Ph.D., Planning 1.1|Planning 1.4|Instruction 2.1|Instruction 2.2|Instruction 2.4, T-TESS Tags elementary, English, Instructional Strategies, Literacy, secondary, T-TESS

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We take for granted that content literacy requires more than just the ability to read. Students must be equipped with a variety of tools to help improve their reading and comprehension. In Literacy in the 21st Century – Strategies for Teaching Literacy, Katherine McKnight, Ph.D., breaks down these tools and provides practical strategies for helping students develop close reading skills to improve their literacy.

This course will cover:

What is close reading?
Vocabulary and diction
Questioning the author
Visualization
The five Es for approaching literacy

Additional information

Core Area	Instruction 2.1, Instruction 2.2, Instruction 2.4, Planning 1.1, Planning 1.4
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	McKnight
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.
Course Content	T-TESS, Instructional Strategies, Literacy, English

25 reviews for Literacy in the 21st Century – Strategies for Teaching Literacy

Rated 5 out of 5

Sara – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2019

Great course for middle school teachers.
Rated 5 out of 5

Esmeralda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2019

Very informative and excellent ideas to incorporate in the classroom
Rated 5 out of 5

Rebecca – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – September 28, 2019

This course presented a variety of reading activities
Rated 5 out of 5

Rebecca E – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – October 1, 2019

interesting on different strategies to apply
Rated 5 out of 5

Nora – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) – October 22, 2019

Very good insight in comprehension strategies
Rated 5 out of 5

Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – October 27, 2019

Very interesting and engaging.
Rated 5 out of 5

Dalia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) – October 28, 2019

Geared more to secondary not elementary.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) – December 25, 2019

I think it was a good course overall. A lot of info. was presented in a short time along with graphic organizers. I wish each organizer could have been explained a little more.
Rated 4 out of 5

Jenny – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) – April 17, 2020

It was good.
Rated 5 out of 5

Michael – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) – April 23, 2020

Great strategies.