Secondary RLA: Building Book Love: From Independent Reading to SCR Success
- Austin (Main Campus)
- 6 CPE Credits
- $100
Learn strategies for building a community of readers in your classroom. Explore ways to help students connect with books on a personal level and inspire a passion for reading that will last a lifetime. Delve into the latest research on literacy development and learn how to foster a love for reading. Discover techniques for selecting books that will engage students and keep them excited about reading while increasing their performance on SCRs.
This course will address the following:
- Creating a classroom library with a wide variety of genres, topics, and reading levels to appeal to all students.
- Providing time for independent reading and choice reading so students can explore their interests and discover new authors and titles.
- Incorporating read-alouds into daily instruction to expose students to new books and foster a love of reading.
- Encouraging book talks and book clubs to promote discussion and critical thinking about literature.
- Creating a positive reading culture in the classroom by modeling reading behaviors, sharing personal reading experiences, and promoting reading as a lifelong habit.
- Providing access to resources such as book recommendation lists to help students discover new books.
- Building writing capacity and connecting independent reading to SCR performance.
Whether you are a new secondary RLA teacher just starting or an experienced educator looking to refresh your approach, “Building Book Love” is the perfect course for you!