Setting Up a Positive Classroom Culture Using Oral Language Routines | Dr. Margie Gillis
October 2 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Session Description: Learn how to create a positive classroom culture through oral language routines to promote literacy and language development. Discover effective strategies and tips for building a supportive learning environment.
Presented by: Dr. Margie Gillis
Dr. Margie B. Gillis, Ed.D., CALT, is the founder and president of Literacy How, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides professional learning opportunities and coaching for educators on how best to implement evidence-based practices in the classroom. She has worked at the policy level through the Connecticut State Department of Education and has partnered with educators in other states to bring the research on reading and Structured Literacy into districts, schools and importantly, classrooms across all tiers of instruction. She is an advisor for ReadWorks, Understood, and the International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction and is on the Editorial Board of the International Dyslexia Association,
Perspectives and The Reading League Journal. Margie has studied the research on how children learn to read and has applied that research with children and adults from 3 to 43. An important takeaway is that one size doesn’t fit all. Teachers need to know how to apply the vast body of research to meet every students’ instructional needs and differences. She believes that learning to read is a civil right and that all children can learn to read and benefit from evidence-based instruction.
