New Horizons in Education - Jo Gusman & Associates
Jo Gusman's Workshops

ACCELERATING YOUR ESL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND READING FLUENCY

Designed for Educators Serving Grades K-12 Classroom Teachers, ESL Resource Teachers, Reading Specialists, Instructional Assistants, Student Teachers, Teacher Trainers, and Administrators

Jo Gusman, internationally recognized author, ESL teacher, and outstanding consultant to teachers who work with ESL students, will share with you dozens of practical research-based ideas for strengthening comprehension, increasing vocabulary development, improving fluency, and content area reading skills. You will experience specific, classroom-proven activities to help you better support the wide range of ESL students in your classroom.

You will learn how to:

  • Understand Implications of the Most Current Reading Research As It Applies to ESL Students’ Literacy Instruction
  • Explore Skills Development Techniques Based on Reading First Research and Legislation to Increase Comprehension, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development
  • Expand Your Collection of Instructional Strategies for Processing Narrative and Expository Text
  • Integrate Comprehension Instruction Into Your Directed Instruction Time
  • Implement Effective Teaching Strategies that Promote Content Area Literacy for Your ESL Students
  • Teach New Vocabulary and Strengthen Word Study Skills

An extensive resource handbook is required for each participant.

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