Dr. Karen Loerke has been an educator for over 30 years. She received her PhD in 2012 from the University of Alberta with a focus in Literacy and Language Acquisition. Prior to joining Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium, she worked as a consultant with Edmonton Public Schools. Karen has taught in diverse classrooms from K-12, including special education settings and inclusive classrooms. Currently Karen teaches English Language Arts in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta alongside her work as the ERLC Implementation Support Consultant focusing on literacy.
Learning Opportunities
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Developing Strategic Readers: Thinking Processes Grades 4-6
Presented By
Karen LoerkeSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| May 13, 2015 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
4-6What is the difference between thinking processes and strategies? We interchange these terms when talking about comprehension. It is important to understand the difference between these two terms in relation to the reading process.
How can we provide opportunities that enable our learners to describe their thinking and consciously select, monitor, and employ strategies to construct meaning from many sources?
This workshop will model how to explicitly teach and use the thinking processes. As well you will review a variety of strategies that will empower our developing readers, and foster lifelong learners.
The research strategies explored in this session are derived from Pearson, Keene & Zimmermann Goodvis and Harvey, Fountas and Pinnell, Brailsford & Stead, Jan Richardson, Sue Jackson
Connections to Competencies:
- Foster meta-cognition -know how to learn, set goals and regulate own learning environment
- Highlight literacy, with communication and collaboration playing a major role.
- Engage in Critical Thinking –analyze, synthesize, and evaluate literature to construct knowledge.
- Literacy Benchmarks (draft)
Target Audience
Grades 4-6 Teachers