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Reading in the Content Areas: It's Just Different
(Grade 5-10)
Theresa Hinkle
Course Description:
Today's classrooms are filled with students who have diverse abilities and needs. In order for all students to become proficient readers and learners, teachers must differentiate their instruction to meet the diversity. This workshop will explore differentiation of process in the various content areas where students struggle to meet the unique demands of reading content-specific text. The instructor will lead teachers through a series of tasks aimed at increasing student interest by building vocabulary and improving comprehension. Participants will develop knowledge about what makes reading in the content areas difficult and some strategies that can support all readers as they read difficult texts.
Theresa Hinkle
Theresa Hinkle holds certifications in English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Gifted Education, and Reading and has been teaching for 28 years at the middle school level. She has also been a Title I Chapter I reading lab teacher and literacy facilitator. She is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the area of Early Adolescent English/Language Arts and is a "highly qualified" teacher according to the standards set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act. Ms. Hinkle currently teaches on a three-teacher interdisciplinary team in Greensboro, North Carolina at Kernodle Middle School, a School of Excellence according to state standards. She also serves as the Teacher Trustee representing the south and east regions on the National Middle School Board of Trustees. Ms. Hinkle has presented in-service workshops across North Carolina and in Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia, New York, and Tennessee. She has also spoken at numerous national, state, and regional conferences.
