Reading

EMPOWERING READERS

Empowering Readers with Tech Tools

In this edWebinar, you will hear from Katherine Bush, 10-year veteran and fourth grade teacher in Maury County Public Schools as she shares how she adapted existing reading practices and gave them a modern “makeover” leveraging technology to engage all students.

Is Listening to Audiobooks Cheating?

Is Listening to Audiobooks Cheating?

In this edWebinar, Terrie Noland, National Director, Educator Engagement, Learning Ally, debunks popular myths of audiobooks related to academic success.

Close Reading

Create a Dyslexia-Friendly Environment in Your School

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80% of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable and empowering for students, schools need to adhere to basic guiding principles. In “Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School,” Terrie Noland, National Director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools and accommodations for each learner, and creating environments in which students can thrive.

Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School

Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School

In this edWebinar, Learning Ally’s Terrie Noland will share how to create a supportive culture for your students who are struggling readers.

Close Reading

Close Reading with Doug Fisher

In this edWebinar, Dr. Douglas Fisher will focus on questions that require repeated close readings to be answered.

Redesigning Literacy Instruction

edWeb.net and myON Announce Professional Learning Community

edWeb.net and myON today announced a combined effort to provide educators with robust professional learning opportunities to transform literacy for all pre-K–12 students. myON will sponsor the professional learning community “Building a Community of Readers” on edWeb.net as a forum for professional learning and collaboration focused on all aspects of literacy. Educators will be able to collaborate online across the country and around the world to leverage information and learn best practices from their peers to build innovative approaches to literacy for the classroom.

Students reading

Tips to Support Struggling Readers in Your School

More than 10 million American students struggle to read, but only 2.3 million are identified and even fewer receive special help; schools must provide support for struggling students by creating a culture of reading. In “45 Ways to Support Struggling Readers: A School-Wide Approach,” hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Learning Ally, Terrie Noland, Learning Ally National Director, Educator Engagement; and Kristy Mathieu, Kiker Elementary, Austin, TX, presented tips for how schools can support struggling readers.