Welcome from Institute Directors, Andi Sosin & Miriam Pepper-Sanello

We thank the Nassau Reading Council and all our presenters. Thanks to Robin Brandvein for her wonderful photos.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Wednesday workshop: Sheena Hervey


Teaching Comprehension Effectively: Six Essential Strategies
Sheena Hervey, Courtesy of A.U.S.S.I.E., Professional Development
Sheena Hervey is a past president of the New Zealand Reading Association. She is the coauthor of AUSSIE, PD The Six Comprehension Strategies- Prediction/ Prior Knowledge; Questions and Questioning; Think aloud; Text Structure and Features; Visualizing; and Summarization. Current literacy research has identified these six strategies as proven to raise students’ level of comprehension.

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