June 20, 2008 proved to be a momentous occasion for me in Tampa, FL. I had the honor of sharing Reading Rappin’ & Having Fun with Hillsborough County’s Best.
I immediately prepared for a full day of staff development, but with the enormous amount of enthusiasm in the room, six hours felt like three. In addition to the excitement, I was privy to a plethora of practical activities prepared by each team. A multitude of nonlinguistic strategies were used throughout the seminar to address our learners who struggle linguistically.
Objectives we covered:
· Differentiated Instruction
· Teaching to Student’s Affinity
· Vocabulary Building Strategies
· 5 Proven Nonlinguistic Strategies to Help Your At-risk Students
· 3 Practical Ways to Reach Your Most ‘Challenging’ Students
· Deductive Reasoning to Reach Struggling Readers
· Critical Thinking Strategies that Students Understand
· Using Poetry to Increase Reading Comprehension
As I addressed several reading performance standards that correlated directly with the FCAT, it was refreshing to see each educator as well as the Supervisor of Staff Development engage in every musical and kinesthetic activity I presented.
Again, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing all the research-based information with the scholars of Hillsborough County and look forward to our next meeting.
P.S. – Check out the video from the seminar.
Also, Cornbread said to tell all of you hello.
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