Registration closes September 10, 2008 for the online professional development opportunity. 

Study Circle: Research-based Adult Reading Instruction

Course Dates: September 25–November 19, 2008; chats on October 8 and October 29 at 12:30 or 1:30 pm EDT and November 19 at 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm EST

Course Description 
The Research-based Adult Reading Instruction Study Circle is designed to engage practitioners of adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and English-for-speakers-of‐other-languages (ESOL) in discussing theories and concepts related to reading instruction. Questions about what research says about teaching adults how to read are particularly relevant as programs and teachers struggle with choosing the most effective ways to develop adults’ reading skills.

Objectives 

During this study circle, you will:

•          Think about and share your own perspectives on teaching reading and discuss the research on reading with others.

•          Then look more in-depth at the reading research, who adult readers are, and how reading research can be applied to reading instruction.

•          Identify how to assess adults’ reading skills and what adult students should know about the reading process. 

•          Develop an action plan for using what you learn in your own practice.

Course Format and Schedule: facilitated, online

During this eight-week course, you will work on team projects, engage in self-paced activities and readings, as well as asynchronous discussions with the facilitator and course participants. Chats are scheduled for October 8 and October 29 at 12:30 or 1:30 pm EDT and November 19 at 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm EST.

Course Overview: Download at http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/reading_sc_overview.pdf 

Course Facilitator: Kaye Beall

Estimated Completion Time: 20–24 hours

Fee: $249.00 (negotiated group rates available)

Registration: Complete and return the registration form, which you can download at http://professionalstudiesae.worlded.org/pdf/reading_reg.pdf. Payment must be received prior to enrollment. Registration is limited to 20 participants.

Cancellation policy: World Education reserves the right to cancel the course if the minimum number of registrants is not met by September 10, 2008.

 

Kaye Beall

Project Director

World Education

6760 West Street

Linn Grove, IN 46711

765-717-3942

kaye_beall at worlded.org

www.worlded.org

 

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