Leading Literacy Development in High Poverty Schools: Teaching FOR Learning

Saturday February 2, 2019
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Great Hall 3501 A

The ability to read, write and speak with proficiency is an essential for all students. Students who struggle in school may not possess accurate literacy tools or self-regulation strategies for college and career readiness. This presentation will showcase how an integrated school-wide literacy and self-regulation plan has been implemented in diverse high poverty districts with promising results. Research suggests that academic improvement can occur when a self-regulatory model is integrated with strategic reading instruction that fosters self-efficacy and independence. The presenters/collaborators, including the plan developers and a participating district, will demonstrate and provide examples of how achievement can increase when a self-regulatory model is integrated with strategic reading instruction. This presentation will feature specific case studies from high poverty contexts that include rural and urban school settings.

 

One or more presenters on this session represent an organization selling products or providing services to the ESEA market.

Presenters
Richard Cash

Dr. Cash has served as the Administrator of Gifted Programs in Rochester, Minnesota, and the Director of Gifted Programs for the Bloomington Public Schools in Minnesota. In Bloomington, he realigned the gifted programs to service more students during a budget deficit and incorporated differentiated instruction into the total school curriculum. During his tenure with the Bloomington Public Schools, he created a school-within-a-school program for highly/profoundly gifted students, grades 2 – 10. Dr. Richard Cash has given hundreds of workshops, presentations, and staff-development sessions throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The research-based strategies and techniques he offers are proven to increase student achievement.
Katherine McKnight

Dr. Katherine McKnight is a dynamic presenter, dedicated teacher, and award-winning author. Dr. McKnight began her career in education over 30 years ago as a middle school and high school English and social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. In addition to speaking at professional development conferences, she is a regular consultant in schools and classrooms in the United States and Europe. She currently serves as a Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. She is the founder of Engaging Learners, an educational company built around her successful Literacy and Learning Center model. Her work in educational leadership, literacy and student skill development has resulted in unprecedented academic achievement in many struggling schools. Dr. McKnight has received several awards for her publications and teaching at the university level. She has authored 17 books that support educational strategies to engage all learners. Her titles include the best-selling The Teacher’s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, winner of the 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award. She’s also written The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom and Literacy and Learning Centers for the Big Kids (grades 4-12).
Carla Reeck

Carla Reeck has presented at numerous state and local conferences on her expertise in Title 1 and student advocacy. In 2017 she received national recognition for her work in state Title 1 in Minnesota.
type:
Lecture
theme:
instruction
audience:
classroom leaders
topics:
school improvement, Title II-A, Title IV-A, Title VII-B