Description
Making Complex Text Accessible: Instructional Practices to Lift Every Reader
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm. EST
Instructor: Alison Leveque, PhD
Grades: 2 – 8
Price: $ 120
Credentials: 2 Approved CTLE Hours
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
Building Analytical Readers: Classroom Strategies that Work
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm. EST
Instructor: Alison Leveque, PhD
Grades: 2 – 8
Price: $ 120
Credentials: 2 Approved CTLE Hours
Why This Workshop:
Deep comprehension and analytical thinking require more than surface-level reading. This session focuses on research-based strategies for structuring reading lessons and integrating writing to strengthen understanding. Participants will explore techniques for guiding students through multiple readings with distinct purposes and fostering critical discussions that build deeper engagement with texts.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Define the role of structured reading in fostering deep comprehension and analytical thinking
- Introduce annotation strategies for both expository and narrative texts
- Develop structured response sheets to support targeted reading activities across content areas
- Examine techniques for collaborative reading and discussion activities
- Explore structured writing activities that reinforce comprehension and strengthen the reading–writing connection
