Description
- Identifying characteristics of the struggling adolescent reader
- Copious strategies and ideas to support adolescent readers
- Building reading comprehension in adolescent readers
- The four components of reading
Presenter Bio
Dr. Katherine McKnight is a dynamic presenter, dedicated teacher, and award-winning author. Dr. McKnight began her career in education over 30 years ago as a middle school and high school English and social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools and appointed as Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. In addition to speaking at professional development conferences, she is a regular consultant in schools and classrooms in the United States and Europe.
She is the founder of Engaging Learners, an educational company built around her successful Literacy and Learning Center model. Her work in educational leadership, literacy and student skill development has resulted in unprecedented academic achievement in many struggling schools.
Dr. McKnight has received several awards for her publications and teaching at the university level. She has authored 17 books that support educational strategies to engage all learners. Her titles include the best-selling The Teacher’s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, winner of the 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award. She’s also written The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom, Teaching Writing in the Inclusive Classroom, and the twin volumes: Common Core Literacy for Math, Science, and Technical Subjects, and Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge – Grades 6-12.
Diana – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Speaker covered good points on the adolescent reader comprehension
Leslie – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
excellent!
Debra – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to understand, practical strategies
Blake – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
There a lot off strategies to reach all levels of readers
Rhonda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This information can be applied to many disciplines.
Misty – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Anne – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Okay
Catherine – Gloucester County Public Schools (verified owner) –
Good information
Diana – Northern Local Schools (verified owner) –
Excellent
Jennifer – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!