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Joan Sedita

The Writing Rope: A Framework for Teaching Writing Integrated With Reading Instruction

Presented by Joan Sedita, Author of The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects

Joan Sedita discusses the skills and strategies needed for proficient writing. Discover how writing and reading instruction can be integrated, sharing the same cognitive processes and oral language base.

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Charles Haynes

Strategies for Supporting Writing at the Word, Sentence, and Paragraph Levels: A Theme-Centered Structured Literacy Approach

Presented by Charles Haynes, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Professor Emeritus, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Dr. Charles Haynes illustrates how topical vocabulary and concepts can be tapped to support Structured Literacy techniques for teaching writing. Emphasis is placed on leveraging semantic feature analysis and developing "micro-discourse" skills for cohesion and elaboration of personal sequence narrative (PSN) and expository text forms. Learn cutting-edge tools to help students enhance their oral and written language comprehension.

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Dr. Michael Hebert

Using Writing as a Tool for Improving Reading and Learning

Dr. Michael Herbert, Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine

Dr. Michael Herbert shares strategies for using writing to support reading and learning. Dr. Herbert provides practical strategies applicable across different schooling levels and explains how to support students with or at risk for disabilities within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports framework.

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