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9th Annual Adolescent Summer Literacy Institute 7/6, 7/7, 7/8/2015

Long Live Fiction: Engage Adolescents through the Use of High Quality Young Adult Literature

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This 3 day interactive institute is designed for teachers, reading specialists, coaches, librarians, and supervisors. This workshop is not to be missed!  Today’s teachers are pressured by high stakes testing and the Common Core Standards and often feel that there is no room in the curriculum for reading fiction…not true!  Quality fiction offers a world of teaching and learning opportunities for students and teachers.  This year’s institute will focus on methods and strategies to incorporate fiction while addressing the standards and scaffolding learning.

The Institute includes a presentation by Jack Gantos-Multiple Award winning author of YA literature. His works have received a Newbery Award, Scot O’Dell Award, Newbery, Printz and Sibert Honor Awards, just to name a few! He has written books for readers of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults.

• Focus on classroom strategies to incorporate high quality literature that will engage your students-Learn how to select of a variety of fiction that promotes student learning through scaffolds and ladders,
• Learn how to align your curriculum to the Common Core State Standards  
• Innovative instructional strategies using adolescent literature

● May be taken for 3 graduate credits when linked with ELRL 6260, please contact Dr. Geraldine Mongillo via e-mail at mongillog@wpunj.edu for more information.

Instructor : Dr. Geraldine Mongillo
Dates : 07/06/15 to 07/08/15
Days : Mon,Tues,Weds
From : 9:00am - 3:00pm
Fee : $ 225.00
Course Number : E544

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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