Making our Kids Better in the Classroom

Reading Specialist Promotes Discussion
The Mount Welcomes National Expert

"Using Peer Discussion of Text to Promote Comprehension, Motivation and Social Skills"

A presentation offering a glimpse into K-5 classrooms in which teachers have learned to increase children’s comprehension as they engage in peer discussions of text. Dr. Almasi will share authentic video examples, excerpts from interviews with teachers, and research-based evidence on the cognitive, social, and motivational benefits of using peer discussion.

Dr. Janice F. Almasi, a former elementary school teacher and reading specialist. She is currently the Carol Lee Robertson Endowed Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Kentucky and an International Reading Association Board Member.

Where:   Mount St. Mary’s University, Knott Auditorium

When:   September 30, 2010 
             5:00 PM – 6:30 PM with a Q & A session

The presentation is sponsored by Mount St. Mary’s University School of Education and Human Services and the Education Club and is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Dr. Carolyn Cook at cook@msmary.edu or Sarah Conrad SAConrad@email.msmary.edu