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Virginia School Consortium for Learning

A Strengths-Based Approach to Scaffolding Adolescent Comprehension

Teachers Grades 6-12, Instructional Coaches, Administrators, Reading Specialists

Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Presented by:
    Sarah Lupo
  • Registration Fee (Members):
    $149
  • Registration Fee (Non-Members):
    $199
  • Type of Workshop:
    On-Site Workshop - In Person Only
  • Location:
    Zehmer Hall, (School of Continuing and Professional Studies/Conference Center)
    104 Midmont Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Workshop Details

This session will help teachers identify challenges in science, social studies, or ELA texts and how to develop scaffolds so that readers can overcome and access texts across the disciplines. In this session, teachers will learn how to identify readers’ strengths and leverage those strengths to support their text reading, thus using a strengths-based approach to supporting comprehension and learning from texts across the disciplines. Scaffolds will include discussion and writing-based supports to deepen text understanding, as well as supports to address challenges in vocabulary, text structure, linguistic complexity, and fluency.

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (5 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

Audience

Teachers Grades 6-12, Instructional Coaches, Administrators, Reading Specialists

Presenter

Sarah Lupo

Dr. Sarah Lupo is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University. She has extensive teaching experience as an ESL teacher, English teacher, reading specialist, and literacy coach in grades K-12 in Washington D.C., Istanbul, Turkey, Phoenix, AZ, and Charlottesville, VA. She has worked with many districts to support literacy instruction across the state of Virginia and nationwide. Dr. Lupo has published dozens of articles and chapters in publications such as Reading Research Quarterly, Reading Teacher, Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, and Literacy Today and recently co-authored a book on integrating content and literacy instruction. Her work strives to put theory into practice to position all learners’ as capable and bringing cultural and linguistic assets to the reading experience.

Workshop Series Cost

The workshop fee is $149 for each participant who is a member of a school division that is a member of VaSCL. You can check here for member divisions.

The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $199.

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If payment is not made by credit card/PayPal account at registration, the person whom you identified as the Billing Contact will be sent an invoice for payment of your registration fee.

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VaSCL has a no refund policy for workshop registrations.

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We are happy to allow a substitute to attend in your place. Allison will need to know the person’s name and email address for confirmation.

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A Strengths-Based Approach to Scaffolding Adolescent Comprehension
October 05, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Zehmer Hall, (School of Continuing and Professional Studies/Conference Center) - 104 Midmont Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901
149.00
199.00