Essentials | The what, how and why of teaching reading comprehension
Duration
Four-week online coursePrice
$150 + GST for public courses, or contact us for organisation bookingsExplore effective reading strategies to transform your learners from passive to active readers.
About the course
Course outline
This course includes two online workshops, and an optional, four-week, self-paced online module. The module takes a minimum of 1-2 hours of engagement per week.
Participants will have the opportunity to practise and reflect on the new learning and exchange experiences and ideas with each other and the facilitator.
Topics covered
Explore effective reading strategies to transform your learners from passive to active readers. Comprehension is the essence of reading and a tool for lifelong learning. Most of us need to make meaning from text every single day. In doing so, we use strategies without even being aware of it. Teaching these strategies to learners will greatly enhance their reading comprehension.
About the facilitator
Dr Janet McHardy has extensive experience teaching, mentoring, and advising in adult literacy and numeracy, and vocational education. Her expertise includes reading skills with a focus on research-informed practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- explain how reading develops
- define the importance of teaching reading comprehension
- use assessment results to inform teaching
- identify and explain five research-based reading comprehension strategies
- model and teach these five strategies to your learners
- apply some culturally responsive pedagogy principles to your teaching.
You will have the opportunity to practise teaching the strategies and refine your approach.
Who is this course for?
This course is recommended for teaching and learning support practitioners seeking to expand their understanding and practice.
Ako Aotearoa badges
Participants can earn Ako Aotearoa digital badges as evidence of participation and completion of course requirements.
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Public course dates will be listed below when available. Or, contact us to discuss booking a course privately for your organisation.
Upcoming public workshops on this topic
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