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4. The participant who initiated discussion about the passage gets
the last word and reads the reason it was selected.
5. Capture group learning and applications on chart paper.
Learning logs: Reflection and application
Invite participants to revisit the Guiding Questions, focusing on
next steps and applications for classroom practice, and record their
thinking in their learning logs.
Extended Learning
Reflecting on their own classroom practice, group members should
think about and be prepared to respond to the fourth of the chapter’s
Questions for Discussion: Are students being encouraged every day
to use comprehension strategies? Are students being taught to use a
small repertoire of comprehension strategies? Are they being taught to
apply the strategies they learn during reading instruction across the
school day?
SESSION 15
The New Literacies: Research on Reading
Instruction With the Internet (Chapter 14)
As public policy initiatives worldwide focus on how schools can
prepare students to meet the challenges of a competitive global
economy, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are
being infused into curricula. Donald Leu discusses research on the
efficacy of technology in education and the implications for teacher
education and staff development and advocates embracing change in
the interest of preparing children for their futures.
Framing the Session
Desired outcomes
• To explore how new literacies and technologies lead to changes
in reading
From the Professional Development Edition of What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction
(3rd ed.), © 2009 International Reading Association.
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