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.
Liz – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
This is well worth your time,
Kaitlin – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
Offers good insight into the importance of helping students to create meaning as they read.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Jared – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
The strategies are mostly geared toward elementary school fiction texts.
Monica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is informative and well explained.
Mirna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I like that she walks you through a sample guided lesson.
BILLIE – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
I found the course was excellent. Reading creates meaning and it has to have a purpose .
Julie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the course as it confirmed the importance of helping students to create meaning as they read.
Karen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
A fun but not rigorous look at teaching guided reading.
Ashley – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative of explaining the importance of reading and comprehending. Also, when completing running records, being sure to review them so that you understand where the students are lacking in comprehension, not just being able to read the words.