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Stop the 8th Grade Slump: Bridging the Gap Between “Learn to Read” and “Read to Learn”

October 18, 2024

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Bridge the gap from learning to read to reading to learn

Use this session to explore why middle school literacy can decline during transition years and how knowledge-building, vocabulary, and cross-content literacy support keep students on track.

Session Takeaways

1 Why does middle school literacy decline during transition years? The session explores why the shift from learning to read to reading to learn can create new comprehension and language demands.
2 How does knowledge-building instruction support comprehension? You’ll hear how background knowledge, vocabulary, and academic language help students access grade-level texts and ideas.
3 How can teams align literacy support across subjects? The webinar highlights cross-content strategies that help students sustain progress across ELA, social studies, science, and other classes.

Meet the Speakers

Speaker Dan Cogan-Drew
Co-founder and Chief Academic Officer, Newsela Speaker Natalie Wexler
Education Writer and Author Speaker Rebecca Montgomery
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Freehold Township School District

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