In the online course “Close Reading & Text Dependent Questioning,” educators will gain valuable insights and strategies to help struggling readers improve their reading comprehension and build important reading habits. Research has shown that the complexity of texts students read is the greatest predictor of success in both college and the workplace. Unfortunately, many students struggle with texts written at their grade level, resulting in lower reading comprehension levels.
Through this course, teachers will learn the practice of Close Reading and how to implement it effectively to increase reading achievement. Close Reading involves a careful and analytical examination of texts, focusing on understanding the deeper meaning and employing text-dependent questioning. By developing these skills, teachers will empower their students to better comprehend complex texts and become more college and career-ready.
This course provides bite-sized and relevant learning modules, ensuring that educators can easily incorporate these practices into their teaching routines. Additionally, the course offers ready-to-use lesson plans, activities, and visuals, enabling teachers to start implementing these strategies immediately in their classrooms.
Dr. Emma Gibbs is a professional development trainer as well as a classroom teacher and travels the country sharing her wealth of knowledge and resources with educators about Close Reading instruction.
As a close reading specialist, she trains teachers on how to incorporate structured reading instruction to support academic success and increase reading outcomes.
As a current classroom teacher, Dr. Gibbs integrates her academic background with relevant experience in the classroom, providing engagement strategies and activities that transfer seamlessly from professional development to real-life learning environments.
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course at your own pace.
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Receive everything you need to execute and implement effectively.
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Online workshops are pre-recorded and ready when you are. Take your time or take it in all at once, you choose!
You will receive live, pre-recorded professional development training that is high-impact and interactive.
Additionally, you get access to the Digital Resource Bundle, which includes everything you need to launch this topic with your students and in your schools. Think mini-lessons, activities, videos, collaboration articles, and all necessary resources. Lastly, you will get a downloadable handout to guide you through the training.
Most of our online course participants gain access through a school site license. Schools utilize this training in a variety of ways. Some allow self-paced PD while others utilize them during whole-staff meetings or PLCs. Schools like the bite-sized chunks to create understanding and a shared vision.
Individual educators may register online with a credit card or submit a downloadable registration form with a purchase order.
Groups of two or more should email the downloadable registration form to support@strobeleducation.com.
We accept purchase orders; however, the order must be emailed to support@strobeleducation.com.
We have several course structures and pricing options for our online courses. The price is dependent on the number of participants. Click here for pricing options.
We can assist you in creating a blended professional learning experience facilitated by a Strobel Education consultant (additional fees may apply). For more information, contact us by phone at 812-719-4998 or by email at support@strobeleducation.com.
Site licenses are available for schools and districts at a significantly discounted rate—Email support@strobeleducation.com with questions.
You will receive emails, including an order confirmation, followed by a product activation email.
This second email will walk you through creating your Online Course account. If you do not receive the emails, please check your SPAM/junk folder.
For additional help with order confirmations, contact us by phone at 812-719-998 or by email at support@strobeleducation.com.
When paying with a credit card, you can access any online course immediately. If you pay with a purchase order, your access can begin in one business day.
After completing each course and the relevant feedback forms are submitted, a certificate of completion will be sent to you. You will need to check with your local authority to ensure the certificate is allowed.
Sharing your log-in credentials or the on-demand course is not allowed. However, schools may purchase a site license to allow every teacher to have their own personal registration.
No. All online courses can be accessed on any Internet-enabled device. However, we recommend that you use the most recent version of your preferred browser.
Every online course comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. If you aren’t satisfied, contact us within the first fifteen days of your purchase. After that, your money will be refunded immediately. Just email support@strobeleducation.com.
Schools love these because we can virtually coach teacher teams as they go through the on-demand course so we can support their teachers in their new learning, answer questions, and work towards full implementation.
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