On-Demand Webinar: The Challenges of Language and Reading for Low Income African American Children Who Speak Dialect
While the impacts of poverty on academic achievement are widely known, dialect also plays a significant and unrecognized role in the reading achievement of millions of children. Just like students whose native language is Spanish or Amharic, students who speak the dialect known as African-American English (AAE) face obstacles to becoming proficient readers.
Watch this on-demand webinar with Dr. Julie A. Washington to learn the:
- Characteristics of AAE
- Impact of poverty on language
- Relationship of dialect to growth of reading
- Variables that influence reading outcomes for poor children
- Implications for the classroom
On-Demand Webinar: Growth Culture – A New Approach to School Improvement
Far too many schools struggle with unhealthy and uninspiring cultures for both students and educators. Teachers and administrators often feel overwhelmed and unsupported in their professional growth. If we’re serious about attracting, retaining and developing skillful and passionate educators, we must cultivate the type of culture in our schools where everyone is supported to grow. Join this hour-long webinar to hear how Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) is building just such a culture.
On-Demand Webinar: Five Favorite Strategies for Making Sense of Fractions
Fractions are typically one of the most challenging topics for both students and teachers. During this one-hour webinar, CORE’s Director of Mathematics, Dean Ballard, will share techniques for making fraction concepts and operations understandable, increasing retention, and building fluency.
Free Webinar: Assessment and Intervention in Light of Understanding the Nature of Reading Difficulties
WEBINAR DATE & TIME: November 13 | 4:00 – 5:00pm ET
Understanding how word-level reading develops and why some students struggle are valuable starting points for planning reading instruction and interventions. Knowing this puts educators in a good position to determine what aspect(s) of the reading process may be creating difficulties for children. This in turn, enables educators to provide intervention that is highly effective to minimize or eliminate the reading difficulty.
Join Dr. David Kilpatrick, Author of Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, for this free webinar to learn:
- Common types of reading problems
- Best practices for assessing reading difficulties
- Which types of assessments can be used to identify individual struggling reader’s difficulties
- Specific interventions based on the different types of reading difficulties
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field of reading assessment and intervention.
If you’re not able to join the live webinar, please go ahead and register. We will send you a recording to watch at your convenience.
On-Demand Webinar: Improving College & Career Readiness for All Students
Oceanside High School (OHS), 40 miles north of San Diego, is building college and career preparation into the learning experience so that every student, regardless of race, gender, income, or disability, graduates with the academic knowledge and social-emotional skills to be successful in whichever educational or career choices they pursue after high school.
