Benchmark Education Company

Teaching for Transfer:

Building Real-World Connections Through Constructive Conversations

Built upon Science of Reading research, BEC Decodables support early literacy phonics instruction. 100+ literary and informational texts instill a love of reading through accountable texts. Companion teacher cards support the 5 pillars of early literacy while delivering concise instructional support.

A critical instructional tool during phonics lessons, BEC.

  • Instructive books develop phonics skills in an explicit, systematic, and spiraled way.
  • Comprehensible texts incorporate natural-sounding speech and sentence patterns.
  • Engaging and interesting stories with vivid design ignite students desire to read. BEC Decodables are available for Grades K-1+.

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PD Webinar

Teaching for Transfer: Building Real-World Connections Through Constructive Conversations 

Presented by Barbara Andrews  

Teaching for Transfer

About

Discover effective ways to improve literacy and language skills by guiding students to apply and transfer their learning to new situations, such as independent reading and writing, inquiry projects, and state tests. In this PD Webinar, Barbara Andrews, co-author of Small-Group Reading Instruction and former multilingual teacher and administrator, will guide participants through ways to develop diverse students’ abilities to participate in collaborative academic conversations and use what they have learned in different contexts.

This research-based webinar focuses on pathways and processes that enable K-8 students, including multilingual learners, to build knowledge, meet state standards, and improve their communication and thinking skills. You will learn how to:

  • Adapt or design lessons to increase understanding, and then show students how to apply their knowledge
  • Improve students’ abilities to sustain productive academic conversations by layering ideas and information
  • Teach speaking, listening, and metacognitive skills that enable students to learn successfully during group activities
  • Provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their mastery and transfer of targeted skills and strategies

Duration

1 hour

Barbara Andrews

About the Presenter

Barbara Andrews spent 27 years as a multilingual classroom educator, instructional facilitator, and district administrator. Her wealth of experience now helps her provide effective professional development as a senior national literacy consultant for Benchmark Education Company. In this role, she has worked extensively with teachers across the country, doing presentations, on-site demonstration lessons, and coaching. Barbara has also successfully supported school districts in the implementation of effective literacy instruction and the use of curriculum materials for multilingual learners. She contributes to the development of new instructional programs as an author and contributing editor and has written children’s books in English and in Spanish. Barbara is also the co-author of the PD Essentials professional book, Small-Group Reading Instruction.