PD+-+SAMS+RICA+Culminating+Activity


 * Culminating Activity**

-Post a response to the following using the discussion tab for this page during by February 23rd. How do students’ literacy skills affect their success in your classroom? (The answer to this question at this point may be similar to your initial one or you may have new insights to share with the group related to literacy in your classroom.) How has this professional development affected your instruction and students’ learning? How do you plan to use the information from this experience in the future? How would you explain the relationship between reading ability and content knowledge to a colleague? The versatility of the RICA strategies makes them easy to use and modify. Discuss the importance of using instructional strategies that can be modified for various content areas. As educators, our ultimate goal is to aid students in developing skills that will benefit them throughout their lives. How do the RICA strategies play into the accomplishment of that goal?
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