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Writing With Power & Purpose Grades K–1, 2–3 and 4–5
Persuasive Essay Grades 6–8
This workshop will focus on real-world writing—practical or persuasive in purpose and intended for a
specific audience. This is an excellent genre for students to immerse themselves in as they are already involved with and surrounded by real-world
writing at home, at school, and everywhere they go. This workshop introduces and celebrates many of the different types of functional writing from
our daily lives, such as letters and cards, lists and recipes, maps and signs, schedules and invitations, and condolences and thank-you notes.
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Test-Prep with Real Books Grades 2–5
Readers need to be able to use context clues to unlock the meanings of unknown words and to recognize clues in text that
will direct them to needed information in order to comprehend what they read. This day will be spent looking at lessons and resources that will
help readers to figure out word meanings in context and uncover relevant literal information needed to answer questions and support theories and
opinions about the texts they are reading.
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| SARAH CORDOVA |
| Sarah Cordova is a literacy consultant and director of a professional development institute based on Long Island. She leads
professional development seminars, working with elementary school teachers to develop and implement effective and engaging
reading and writing practices into their classrooms. Sarah worked on Long Island for many years as a classroom teacher and staff
developer, providing workshops for educators throughout her district. Sarah also teaches as an adjunct professor for both
undergraduate and graduate students in the literacy department at Dowling College. |
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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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| 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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| ERICA DENMAN |
| Erica was an instructor at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Summer Institutes.
As a teacher in New York City and Long Island, her classrooms served as lab sites for visiting teachers from across the country. Now a literacy
consultant, she uses her practical classroom experience to work with teachers and administrators in developing and building their reading and
writing workshops and strengthening their teaching of reading and writing across the curriculum. Erica also works with teachers during summer
courses and school-year visitations, workshops, and study groups. |
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If you have any questions, please call us at 1.800.261.9964 |
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