[LearningDisabilities 1598] January 11 Webcast: Reading Assessment Part 2Maralit, Mary Jo MMaralit at NIFL.govTue Dec 11 10:14:38 EST 2007
** SAVE THE DATE: Reading Assessment Webcast, Part 2 ** >From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults Part 2: Specific Instructional Strategies for Fluency and Vocabulary WHEN: Friday, January 11, 2008 TIME: 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Eastern Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Central Time 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Mountain Time 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific Time Please join us on Friday, January 11, 2008 for Part 2 of "From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults" webcast. This follow-up webcast will focus on specific instructional strategies for two other components of reading, fluency and vocabulary. The presenters will show how all four components provide a natural framework for assessing adult students' reading ability, and how assessment results can lead seamlessly to a program of instruction to improve students' reading. For more information, please go to: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice2/webcast0111.html (Registration will be available by January 3, 2008.) This seventy-minute webcast is a part two for the webcast presented on September 28, 2007: From Assessment to Practice-Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults <http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice/webcast0928.html>. The main purpose of the first webcast was to present a compelling rationale for the use of research-based principles for adult reading instruction. The presenters used two components of reading, word analysis and comprehension, as examples to illustrate research-based practices, focusing on specific instructional strategies derived from the research. For more information, please contact info at nifl.gov or call 202-233-2025 or visit us online at: http://www.nifl.gov/. Thanks, Jo Maralit mmaralit at nifl.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/learningdisabilities/attachments/20071211/bde80783/attachment.html
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