Greetings everyone,
 
I'd like to bring your attention to an upcoming online course offered by
Equipped for the Future and the Center for Literacy Studies.   For more
information, you can contact me at abogle at utk.edu.
 
Best,
Anna
 
Anna Bogle
Equipped for the Future
Center for Literacy Studies
600 Henley Street, Suite 312
Knoxville, TN 37996
ph: 865-974-8426
fax: 865-974-3857
www.eff.cls.utk.edu <http://www.eff.cls.utk.edu> 
 
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Join us for the EFF Online Reading Mini-course:
Matching Purposes and Strategies (Skimming, Scanning, and Careful
Reading)
This focused, practical course contains immediately applicable
techniques and resources to improve your students' reading comprehension
and fluency!  
 
Course Dates:  November 16th  -  December 4th  - take the Thanksgiving
holiday off OR use it to complete course assignments!
Course length/style: 6 hours independent and self-paced work, with
facilitator support.
Cost:  only $149/person
 
Register online now! http://www.cls.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp
(choose EFF Online Courses 2009-2010)
Register by November 9th - class limited to 20 participants! Registrants
will be invoiced at time of e-mail confirmation.
 
Course Facilitator: Mary Siedow - an expert in the field of reading and
adult education.  Course communication is via e-mail - Participants must
register with a valid e-mail address!
 
Course Content:  This course overviews effective reading processes of
skilled readers with a focus on techniques to improve students' skills
in: a) determining reading purpose, and b) reading strategy selection to
match that purpose. Course offers techniques for teaching students how
to effectively and quickly skim and scan texts for information, as well
as how to determine when more careful reading is necessary. Focusing on
the nation's need for workforce development, the course uses work-based
text examples;  principles of the course, however, do apply to any type
of text. Course contains handouts on methods for scaffolding
instruction,  determining reading purpose, and using a reading diary
with adult education students.
 
Course Technological Requirements/Recommendations:
To be successful in this course, your computer should have:
*         Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.5 or better
*         Unfrustrating Internet Access: broadband access - DSL or
better
*         Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or better, Safari 4.0 or better,
Firefox 
*         Access to a printer is strongly recommended.
 
Participants will complete a Computer "Tech Check" the week of November
9th - November 13th, with online technical support available to assist
with any participant technical issues.
 
Don't let this opportunity pass you by!
Register online now! http://www.cls.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp 
Register by November 9th - class limited to 20 participants! Registrants
will be invoiced at time of e-mail confirmation.
 
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