Designed for all secondary teachers, this course addresses the needs of students who are reading more challenging texts—and presents effective techniques and strategies for teaching comprehension across high school content areas.

• Teach students to read and think critically about fiction, nonfiction, and informational texts.
• Incorporate classroom writing techniques to help students interact with text and increase comprehension.
• Interpret and analyze texts through small-group and whole-class discussion.

Course Objectives Course Components Research Base (PDF)

• Francie Alexander
• Dr. Marilyn Whirry
• Dr. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
• Carol Jago
• Sharon Draper