SCIENCE OF READING: Increase the Success of Your Struggling Readers (Grades 6-12)

Presented by Glynis Shulters
Outstanding Secondary Educator and National Presenter

Specifically Designed for Grades 6-12 Educators: English/Language Arts Teachers, Reading Teachers, Special Education Staff, ELL Teachers, Title I Staff, and Administrators

Practical classroom strategies grounded in the Science of Reading to enhance the reading skills of secondary students
Timesaving tools to more accurately assess and determine the strengths and specific learning needs of your struggling readers
Engaging activities to support and build student motivation to improve reading skills
Extensive Science of Reading digital resource handbook with dozens of practical strategies to support your struggling readers

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Do you find that much of the information on literacy development is focused on elementary school students? Are you looking for the best ways to implement the Science of Reading (SOR) to help your struggling middle and high school readers? This NEW seminar by Glynis Shulters will remove all the guesswork. Gain assessment tools to help you pinpoint the specific reading strengths and needs of your students so you can stop playing whack-a-mole with strategies and get right to the heart of what each student needs.

Learn not just what the SOR is, but HOW to practically put the research into daily practice with students in grades 6-12. Explore highly intentional activities to meet the unique needs of your struggling readers. Discover Glynis' favorite technology tools that help students access grade-level text in core subjects while they improve their reading skills.

Join Glynis for a day filled with practical SOR strategies. Leave with innovative tools and techniques you can implement immediately to support the success of your struggling adolescent readers.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Apply the Components of the Science of Reading
Understand how to implement these elements immediately in your classroom to support the success of your struggling readers … Utilize research-based practices to enhance the effectiveness of your reading instruction
Pinpoint Specific Strengths and Needs
Use assessment tools to identify areas of focus … Develop targeted strategies based on precise student data
Improve Comprehension With Mental Models
Show your struggling readers how to create effective mental models … Teach comprehension as an ongoing process rather than merely a final product
Plan Differentiated Experiences
Learn how to use practical technology tools, including Artificial Intelligence, to quickly and easily plan lessons for struggling readers … Address unique learning needs with differentiated instruction
Boost Motivation and Self-Esteem
Engage struggling adolescent readers with age-appropriate activities … Implement strategies to strengthen student motivation and self-confidence
Utilize Accessible Technology Tools
Provide students with tools to support reading independence … Reduce frustration by using easily accessible technology and Artificial Intelligence tools
Incorporate Multisensory Reading Instruction
Use multisensory techniques to meet diverse student needs … Engage multiple senses to enhance reading success
Choose Just-Right Vocabulary Words
Identify key vocabulary that appears across various contexts … Explicitly teach students to quickly build their vocabulary knowledge
Inspire a Love for Reading
Make reading a joyful and engaging experience for your struggling readers … Foster a positive attitude toward the learning-to-read process
Receive a Comprehensive Science of Reading Digital Resource Handbook
Return to your school with the latest research from the field of reading … This digital resource handbook is full of ready-to-use, easy-to-implement activities, strategies, and ideas you can use tomorrow with your struggling grades 6-12 readers

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

Practical implications of the Science for Reading for your instruction to better support your struggling adolescent readers
How to better address struggling readers' needs given the role of adolescent brain development on their reading skill development
Strategies to teach foundational reading skills using authentic classroom texts
Methods for choosing just-right vocabulary words to explicitly teach so students quickly build vocabulary knowledge
Practical lesson ideas that improve comprehension by showing students how to create effective mental models
Age-appropriate activities to boost the motivation and self-confidence of your most struggling readers
Practical technology tools you can use to quickly, easily plan differentiated experiences for the unique needs of your struggling readers
Assessment tools that guide your instruction by pinpointing the specific strengths and needs of your struggling readers
Research-based techniques for teaching sight words so students build automaticity with common words
Engaging activities and games to explicitly teach and practice using newly acquired vocabulary to make vocabulary instruction stick
Differentiated small group instructional routines to meet the diverse needs of your students
Quick ways to embed word study elements (ie: syllabication, morphology etc.) into any text you are reading at any level
How to address the comprehension processes that most frequently break down in struggling readers

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

Teaching struggling middle and high school readers comes with unique challenges and obstacles. Struggling adolescent readers often have self-esteem and motivation challenges that need to be addressed. They need foundational reading skill instruction – but delivered in age-appropriate ways – along with authentic opportunities to learn and practice key skills. Appropriate scaffolds, accommodations, and tech tools can also greatly support their access to grade-level reading content. The good news is I can help!

In our day together, we'll explore how to use the Science of Reading as our foundation, paired with age-appropriate, highly practical strategies to best support the unique needs of our struggling adolescent readers. Discover authentic word study, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension development tools. Gain activities for building student motivation, and resources and ideas for supporting greater access to grade-level reading content. Leave with the knowledge and tools needed to transform your struggling students' reading experiences, starting TOMORROW.

Please join me for an inspiring day filled with a multitude of practical, easy-to-implement ideas and resources aligned to the Science of Reading. No matter how long you've been teaching, my goal is that you walk away with new ideas you can use right away.

I look forward to meeting you at the seminar!

Sincerely,
Glynis Shulters

P.S. You'll leave with my extensive digital resource handbook, filled with go-to resources and strategies to help you target and significantly increase the achievement of your grades 6-12 struggling readers.

Who Should Attend

Grades 6-12 Educators: English/Language Arts Teachers, Reading Teachers, Special Education Staff, ELL Teachers, Title I Staff, and Administrators

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Science of Reading Digital Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. Included in the handbook are:

Dozens of links and resources for teaching mini lessons on word study elements (syllabication, morphology, etc.) at the secondary level
Easy-to-implement, classroom-ready strategies to support reading development, specifically designed for secondary students
Age-appropriate activities and resources to build struggling readers' motivation
Assessment tool resources to pinpoint specific student reading needs so you can better target your instruction
Adaptable classroom accommodations to support grade-level reading in core content
Technology tools (including assistive technology and AI) for improving access to secondary level reading materials

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in using the Science of Reading to increase struggling readers' success.

Consultation Available
Glynis Shulters will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option
UMASS Logo Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements
Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

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