Ramp Up Your Reading Instruction: Connect Interactive Read Aloud and Shared Reading

Looking for high-impact literacy practices to boost learners’ language comprehension and support the foundational skills necessary for decoding? Join Maria to discover actionable strategies for elevating the evidence-based practices of interactive read aloud and shared reading. In the morning, Maria will share six secrets to successful interactive read-aloud experiences that enhance listening comprehension, develop vocabulary, build content knowledge, and much more. Then, in the afternoon, you’ll learn how to plan short bursts of shared reading connected to read-aloud experiences that improve print concepts, phonological awareness, and word knowledge. Leave with ready-to-teach lesson ideas and a long list of picture books to enrich and extend your literacy instruction.

Instructor: Maria Walther

Target Audience : K-5 Teachers, Literacy Coaches