Description
- Understand gifted students’ unique social and emotional needs
- Teach students to draw from schema and text to create meaning
- Use running records to hone in on reading problemss
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Jennifer Leal is a Gifted and Talented Coordinator for Rockwall ISD. She has been in education for 28 years and still enjoys the diversity of working with students, teachers and parents each day. Jennifer won what she considers the lottery in education. While teaching in Arlington ISD, she was chosen by her faculty members to be challenged and developed in the world of literacy through an organization called The Learning Network. She was fortunate to be supported by Margaret Mooney, a prominent educator in the world, in the area of Reading and Writing. Jennifer also worked for the Learning Network from 2000-2005 under Margaret’s leadership as a facilitator for summer institutes. She recently received her Masters of Education.
Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is really helpful for when helping students read and understand what they are reading.
Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
The speaker is very passionate and provide great tools for educators to use with students in the reading process.
GRACE – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information on guided reading.
Peter – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great practice on how to break down text to find meaning.
Jennifer – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great training. The trainer, Jennifer was good and engaging. She was able to keep me interested and I felt like I took away a lot from this that I can implement in my guided reading groups.
Selika – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was very knowledgeable in the different topics she spoke about and how to implement them.
Yolanda – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a course for a new point of view of guided reading.
Dusty – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course that could even be used with the rest of your class.
Justin – FABENS ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful course that de-mystifies the reading processes of making meaning.
Nora – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
very interesting