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Download the Program
All program resources are available
at
reading-summit
• Let’s Find Out (English & Spanish)
• Thinking Guide (English & Spanish)
• Informational Text Features
• Turning Titles and Subheadings into
Questions
• Text Features Notes
• 3-2-1 Strategy Chart
• Family Invitation
• Family Evaluation (English & Spanish)
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Current Research cont.
“ Students are constantly confronted with
new information, particularly once they
progress to the upper-elementary grades
and transition from “learning to read” to
“reading to learn” (Chall, 1983). To read to
learn effectively, students need to integrate
new material into their existing knowledge
base, construct new understanding, and
adapt existing conceptions and beliefs
as needed. Proficiency at these tasks is
essential to literacy (Davis & Winek, 1989;
Squire, 1983; Weisberg, 1988). However,
students who lack sufficient background
knowledge or are unable to activate
this knowledge may struggle to access,
participate, and progress throughout the
general curriculum, where reading to learn
is a prerequisite for success.”
– “Background Knowledge,” Strangman
and Hall, National Center on Accessible
Instructional Materials, 2009
Workshop Materials
Workshop materials include the Power
Point Presentation, with Facilitator Talking
Points.
Optional Materials
You may use a wide variety (both grade level
and content) of informational (expository)
texts.
How to Get Started
• Download and review the PowerPoint
Presentation and Facilitator Talking Points.
Go to
• Conduct a staff meeting to discuss and plan
the workshop. Ask volunteers to take key
planning assignments for the workshop.
• Recruit a presenter/facilitator for the
workshop. Think about a reading coach or
someone on staff who is passionate about
reading.