Professional Development Options 2009-10

Please respond to each one of the following questions regarding reading comprehension instructional strategies:

1. Activating Background Knowledge and Tier 2 Vocabulary

1 I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Identifying Similarities and Differences

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Note Taking

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Main Idea and Summarizing

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Visualizing and Nonlinguistic Representation

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Advance Organizers

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Inference and 4 Kinds of Questions

Question-Answer Relationships

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Making Connections

Text-to-text

Text-to-self

Text-to-world

1. I know a lot about this and use this consistently in my classroom

2 I know something about this but need to know more about it in order to implement it consistently

3 I need to know much more about this strategy in order to use this consistently

Please let us know if there are any other areas you would like instructional support in and whether you prefer it delivered via instructional coaches, PLC, small group, article study group, etc. Thanks!