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FOR-PD continues in its efforts to advance preK-12 educators' knowledge about reading and reading instruction through effective online professional development. Our spring 2009 courses are near completion and registration for fall 2009 courses is in session. This semester we are servicing 2356 preK-12 educators in our state!

COMMENTARIES ON FOR-PD

• “In my 8th grade math class, students often have a hard time comprehending the text, especially when they are dealing with new information. I will use the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy: Predicting, Questioning, Clarifying, Summarizing, and Instruction for Chapter 6 " Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities" along with the "SQ3R" graphic organizer…which stands for "Survey, Question, Read, Retell, Review to help with comprehending the chapter.”~ Mathematics Teacher, FOR-PD Participant

• “In order to teach this vocabulary to students, I first introduce them to the terms through reading activities in which we read aloud and I could help them with the pronunciation. I break the terms down phonetically to help them sound the words out. To help them become familiar with the definitions, I have them do "Picture Vocabulary,” in which they are to draw a picture of the definition rather than copy the meaning. This will also help me to assess whether they truly understand what the term relates to.” ~Science Teacher, FOR-PD Participant

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Florida Online Reading Professional Development
4000 Central Florida Blvd
UCF Teaching Academy- TA 403
Orlando, FL 32816-1250
866-227-7261
407-823-6146 (Fax)
forpd@mail.ucf.edu

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Last Updated:
December 2008