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Reading: Best Practices

What Can I Do With an Author Study? Or Two? Or Three? (K-8)


Author studies come in many shapes and forms and so does their writing! Take this seminar to discover the wonders of doing an author study with your students. It will improve reading, writing, and listening skills. A multitude of ideas and strategies will be shared as you ÒtasteÓ the tempting morsels of wonderful authors for children and yourself. Many authors will be discussed and extensive bibliographies shared.


Presented by: Yvonne Aarden (also available as 3-day seminar)



Additional Best Practices Topics
Best Practices In Literacy: Using Current Research To Craft Classrooms That Accelerate Literacy Development
Using Best Practice in Strategies to Support Comprehension Instruction
The Essentials of Reading; Research Proven Instructional Practices for K-3 Classrooms
Creating Passionate Readers and Writers
Reader's Workshop From Start to Finish
Making Sure They Are Really Reading: Strategies For Success
A Tale of Two Genres: Fiction & Expository Texts, Structures & Features
What Can I Do to Make Reading "Come Alive" in My Classroom? (K-8)
What Can I Do With an Author Study? Or Two? Or Three? (K-8)
Shared Reading (K-6)
Reaching Higher in Grades 3-8: Reading to Learn while Learning to Read
Guided Reading Basics: Organizing, Implementing and Managing your Guided Reading Program K-2
What a Question! How QAR, Question Cubes and I Wonders Support Reading for Meaning Grades 1-3
The Reading Pyramid: Balancing Whole Class, Small Group and Individual Reading Instruction Grades 2-8
Creating an Exemplary Literacy Program K-6