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Keynote Speaker:
Eloise Greenfield
Ms. Greenfield is an award-winning author of more than 40 children’s books. Among her many honors and awards are the Coretta Scott King Award; the Recognition of Merit Award for Honey, I Love; an NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts; and the 2007 Wheatley Book Award. |
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Personal Narrative Unit of Study Grades K–1, 2–3 and 4–5
Studying personal narratives and memoirs will inspire your students to become storytellers, to think about the moments, the people, and the places that mean so much to them. It is a genre study that will bring out each students’ unique voice.
Each registered attendee will receive a Complete Complete Personal Narrative or Memoir Unit of Study that you will be able to implement in your classroom. Each Unit includes:
- 10 touchstone texts
- 20 or more corresponding mini-lessons that take your students
through each stage of the writing process, from immersion to
generating ideas, revision, editing, publishing, and assessment!
- 10 book labels
- 1 storage bin
- 1 binder
- 1 Teacher’s Guide
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Test-Prep Using Real Books Grades 3–5
In this workshop participants will learn how to link essential reading strategies with the essential skills required of students in high-stakes testing situations and to deliver the instruction within a Reading Workshop framework.
Each registered attendee will receive a Whole-Group Instruction Lesson Set that you will be able to implement in your classroom. Each Unit includes:
- 9 touchstone texts
- 15 whole-group lessons, each focusing on a particular skill or strategy and connected directly to the 9 touchstone texts
- 9 book labels
- 1 storage bin
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| JACKIE REYLING |
| Jackie is a staff developer and literacy coach on Long Island as well as an instructor in the School of Education's Graduate Literacy Department at Dowling College. Prior to becoming a literacy staff developer, Jackie taught grades 1, 4, and 5 utilizing a reading/writing workshop model for teaching literacy. Jackie was also co-director of the East End Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. She has worked with teachers across Long Island providing demonstration, mentoring, and literacy curriculum writing. |
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| ILENE COHN |
| Ilene holds a master’s degree in reading and is a licensed school administration supervisor. She received training at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University and taught at the elementary level for 10 years using balanced literacy strategies. She has also worked as both a literacy coach and reading coordinator. Ilene is currently a national literacy consultant for public schools, specializing in the areas of reading and writing. |
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| MICHELLE WOLF |
| Michelle is a lead writer and developer of the Writing Fundamentals Units of Study. She has worked on Long Island and in New York City as a teacher, staff developer, and literacy consultant. While with the New York City public schools, she served as a district mentor providing workshops for teachers and principals. Michelle has a vast knowledge of children's literature and has been instrumental in the development of the Schoolwide, Inc. catalog. |
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| ROBIN COHEN |
| Robin is presently a literacy consultant in several school districts in the Northeast. She was formerly a reading specialist and staff developer in District 11 in the Bronx and at Liberty Elementary School (Nyack School district in Rockland County, NY). Robin was the 2005-2006 winner of the International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Award for New York State. She was the NY State Reading Teacher of the Year in 2002, and honored as an NCTE Educator of Excellence in 2001. Robin is also the originator of the Student-Run Bookstore project published in the American Educator and Parade magazines. |
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If you have any questions, please call us at 1.800.261.9964 |
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