Suitable for District & School Admin and Teachers

FEE: $25 + processing fee = $26.25

Total Course Hours: 1.5 hours

Self Paced Webinar

Enrollment:
May 1 – August 28th

Overview

In this session we will explore the models of reading comprehension that guide our knowledge in this field. We will consider research-backed approaches to supporting students in whole-class and intervention contexts. Participants will gain ready-to-implement ideas, as well as a contextualized understanding of the models that guide these practices.

Jodi DeVries
Experienced educator, University of Alberta course instructor and Doctoral student in Special Education

Bio of Jodi DeVries

Jodi DeVries is an experienced educator with over 15 years of classroom teacher, including teaching middle school in Calgary and high school students with language-based learning disabilities in Massachusetts. Jodi completed her Masters of Education, at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her experience expands to creating literacy resources for teachers through Alberta Education and as a sessional instructor at Mount Royal University. Jodi is currently a PhD student in Special Education at the University of Alberta. Jodi is passionate about the need for knowledge and use of evidence-based literacy practices in schools, and works with many Alberta schools to support their capacity to deliver such instruction.