Reading for understanding is the key to deep learning at all grade levels and in every content area.

But what does it take to read for understanding? Research shows that strong readers use a battery of strategies before, during, and after reading to make sense of texts. They preview and predict in advance. They monitor their comprehension along the way. And they reflect on their thinking after reading.

In this online academy, Dr. Harvey Silver, Joyce Jackson, and Susan Kreisman will show you how to help all students read more actively and build deeper understanding of content. This academy will highlight two key bodies of research that all teachers can use to build students’ deep-reading skills: executive function and proficient-reader behaviors.

Most important, these sessions will be packed with ready-to-use tools that work with all kinds of texts and that improve comprehension by developing executive function and proficient-reading skills.

In this academy, you will . . .

• Learn the critical connections between proficient reading and executive function.
• Use a good-reader strength chart and case studies to focus in on critical reading skills and strategies.
• Reflect on current practice and target areas for strategic improvement.
• Learn a set of comprehension-boosting tools and strategies.
  
• Use a simple planning framework for building literacy skills into your lessons and units. (Framework featured in the upcoming December/January issue of ASCD's Educational Leadership)