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6-12 READING /
STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL READING ACADEMY The strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Reading
Academy is for professionals who are responsible for the
supervision and/or instruction of students that are struggling
readers in middle and high school. The Word
Identification, Visual Imagery, Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and
Summarizing, and the Self
Questioning strategies from the Learning Strategies
curriculum will be offered to participants. The
Framing Routine and the Vocabulary Lincing
Routine from the Content Enhancement Routines
curriculum will also be offered in this academy. A commitment to
coaching and administrative participation during the fall semester
is required for all educators who attend this academy.
SIM in the Goal of the Content
Teaching Academies In addition, participants of the 6-12
academies will receive professional development in the
Strategic Instruction Model (SIM), a
research-validated instructional model, developed by the University
of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. The Survey
Routine and the Recall Enhancement
Routine will be offered in these academies.
This academy
is limited to 35 participants
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ACADEMY
SCHEDULE
ACADEMY
REQUIREMENTS
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FUNDING
AVAILABLE
to offset
costs
of attending
this Academy
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 Diane
Gillam
Academy Chair
Diane C. Gillam is a
specialist in the Office of Special Education Instructional
Services at the Virginia Department of Education. In her current
position, she offers leadership in the areas of learning
disabilities and attention deficit. In addition to the above
responsibilities, she coordinates the professional development for
the commonwealth for the Strategic Instruction Model from the
University of Kansas Center for Research on
Learning.
Ms.Gillam earned a M.Ed.
in special education from James Madison University and is also a
certified professional developer in the Strategic Instruction
Model. Prior to her current position, she taught for 16 years,
worked as a facilitator in special education, and was an
educational consultant in a university setting.
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