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=Session 1 - September 1st (face-to-face)=

__Objectives for Session 1__
In this session, participants will contemplate reading and how reading is used in a content area to help students understand and learn concepts. Adolescent motivation will be explored as participants learn and try strategies that address motivation and learning.

According to the 1998 Report Card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): There seems to be a mistmatch between instruction and the learner. As the course progresses, we will explorer which instructional strategies work for which students, to experiment with literacy strategies to see what works in the classroom, and to share with each other our reflections and ideas about reading in the content areas.
 * 60% of U.S. adolescents can comprehend specific factual information, but few have gone beyond the basics to advance reading and writing.
 * Fewer than 5% of the students assessed could extend or elaborate the meanings of the material they read.
 * Only 6% of twelfth graders can read at advanced levels.

__Course Documents__




__Homework__

 * Read the article "Theaters of the Mind" (see the link below). As you are reading, create a **visual organizer** that will help you remember the main points or the article. Post this visual organizer on your student page.


 * Literacy Strategy Reflection #1 - Choose a literacy strategy from our class and apply the strategy in the classroom. Write a reflection paper (typed, in Microsoft Word), reflecting on the strategy and your use of it. Include a brief description about how you used the strategy and the students' reactions. Also, evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy and any alterations you might make the next time you use it. This should be approximately one page.


 * __NOTE__**: Submit your completed Literacy Strategy Reflection #1 to me as an attachment via email at Kelly.Kirby@fcps.org by September 8th.