Virtual Event
Making Complex Text Accessible: Instructional Practices to Lift Every Reader
February 25 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Virtual Event
$120.00
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm. EST
Instructor: Alison Leveque, PhD
Grades: 2-8
Price: $ 120
Why This Workshop:
Effective instruction ensures that all students, regardless of reading ability, can engage meaningfully with complex texts. This session introduces evidence-based before-, during-, and after-reading strategies that build comprehension, maintain rigor, and develop critical thinking skills.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Implement pre-reading strategies to activate prior knowledge, set reading goals, and prepare students for active reading
- Use during-reading strategies, including structured annotation, graphic organizers, and questioning techniques to deepen comprehension
- Design after-reading activities that promote synthesis, critical thinking, and text-based discussion
- Explore the role of teacher modeling and explicit strategy instruction in comprehension development
- Understand the role of comprehension monitoring and learn fix-up strategies to support struggling readers
