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The Greater Hartford Area Council of the Connecitcut Reading Association

the professional reading organization for busy teachers

GHAC-CRA

Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Manchester, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks

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Creating Independent Readers and Writers in K-2

November 8, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Optimizing an Instructional Staple:
111 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT
For more information and to register, visit www.crec.org tls or call 860-509-3687. Books and lunch provided by GHAC-CRA. Cost: $160

Smarter Charts:
deepen engagement strengthen retention increase independence align to the CCSS in reading and writing

In partnership with Greater Hartford Area Council of the Connecticut Reading Association

CREC

Participants will learn how to:

Use written language that reflects students reading levels Choose vocabulary that mirrors students oral language Make thoughtful language choices on charts Help students use charts independently Co-create charts with students for a instructional needs Make charts memorable through music, chanting, and rhyme Use charts to self-assess Know when to retire or bring a chart back to life by revising

Scan the QR code to see Marjories national blog, Chartchums. It is filled with numerous ideas and photos to support your learners with both reading and writing.

Marjorie Martinelli supports best practice with thoughtful and useful strategies of student-generated instructional charts. The charts assist students by increasing the responsibility for their own thinking. Ms. Martinelli uses language development, brain research, and her knowledge about best practices for teaching to demonstrate that charts do more than simply serve as room enhancement or public records of teaching. They help form the basis for a new method for charting that is student-centered, research-based, and engaging.

Each participant will receive a copy of Smarter Charts.