Strategic Teaching for Improved Performance of Students
(TIPS) in Reading
Information
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Strategic TIPS in Reading is a joint project between Auburn University's Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts, the Auburn University at Montgomery School of Education and the Alabama Reading Initiative. The project is funded by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The goal of the project is to improve reading instruction and achieve 100 percent literacy among public high school students. Currently, this project is serving Chambers County educators and students. The project will continue through the 2009-2010 school year.
For more information, please view the press release:
TIPS Press Release
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Powerpoints
Professional development workshops are being held with the teachers and administrators to help build knowledge of using literacy as inquiry in education across all the content areas. During these workshops, teachers and administrators are engaged in hands on activities and experiences that have proven effective in improving student reading comprehension.
Powerpoints from the workshops:
May 26, 2009 Workshop with TIPS Leadership Team Members from LaFayette and Valley High Schools
August 6, 2009 Workshop on Strategic Teaching in Reading with Full Faculties and Administrators from LaFayette and Valley High Schools
Videos
Here are some online videos that highlight reading strategies for comprehension:
Online Resources
Here are some websites that have useful reading strategies and tips:
Contact Information
For more information about the Strategic TIPS in Reading Grant Project, please contact:
Edna Brabham
Associate Professor, Reading Education
Department of Curriculum & Teaching
College of Education
Auburn University
Office: 5074 Haley Center
Mailing Address: 5040 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36849-5212
E-Mail: brabhed@auburn.edu
Telephone: 334-844-6793
FAX: 334-844-6789 |
Connie Buskist
Assistant Professor, Early Childhood, Elementary and Reading Education
Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Reading Education
College of Education
Auburn University Montgomery
Office: 103A Education
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 244023
Montgomery, AL 36124
Email: cbuskist@aum.edu
Telephone: 334-244-3134
FAX: 334-244-3835 |
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