Dates: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 PM ET
Location: Online
Grades: K-2 teachers, coaches, and administrators
Cost: $0
Decodable texts have enormous potential for supporting beginning readers, and they can also raise questions for teachers. Join this edWebinar as we dive into some of the biggest questions we’re asked about decodable texts and receive practical, research-based answers to help you make strategic choices when working with your students.
We’ll begin by reviewing the general phonics scope and sequence you can expect most decodable texts to follow, and you’ll learn ways to monitor your readers’ progress along that continuum. Then, we’ll explain how to use that data to curate individual book baggies that suit each child’s instructional needs and interests. You’ll also watch videos of teachers in action to better understand how to effectively introduce and use decodable texts across your literacy block. We’ll share a small group structure that incorporates isolated phonics review and supports kids to transfer that knowledge to decode in context. Then you’ll learn how you can easily replicate this structure to guide your own lesson planning. We’ll also share ideas for using decodable texts to target key comprehension skills with both fiction and nonfiction texts.
At the end of the session, expect to hear about some of our favorite decodable series, including fiction and nonfiction Jump Rope Readers, and a peek at a brand-new series coming soon! This edWebinar will be of interest to elementary teachers, librarians, and school leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
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