Description
When working with students from a low-income community, Dr. Joyce Juntune discovered that some of the students didn’t know the word for "train" or how to describe what it did — even though the train tracks ran through the middle of their neighborhood! This clearly demonstrated the challenges these students faced. No one had described or explained to them a prominent feature of their lives, so they did not possess the language to express it themselves.
In Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty – Building Complex Language, Dr. Juntune equips teachers with activities and simple strategies to help students build complex language skills. Activities such as sketching and 10-minute bulletin boards can be incorporated into many different curriculum areas.
In this 1-hour course, teachers will learn:
- Why having a complex language structure is essential to academic achievement
- Strategies for building complex language
Maria – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the presenter, she was very engaging with her stories.
Shea – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
Very Good
Rita – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great perspective into the minds of children living in poverty.
Denise – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –
Such great information for all students.
Shannon – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great content.
Elizabeth – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great training!
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great training
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well design course
Monica – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
they love this
Samantha – PROGRESO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent and useful information applicable to ALL learners!
Lisa – SPRINGFIELD LOCAL – LUCAS COUNTY (verified owner) –
I like the topic and the speaker was very engaging.
John – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Good info to assist me changing my ways
Ernesto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was appropriate and helpful to teachers.
Maricela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative
Debbie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This presenter presents the information in a very basic and relatable way. She is easy to understand and gives us opportunities to practice and extend the activities.
Hilda – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow, eye opening to different ways to use space in the classroom and make connections.
Karen – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas concerning educating students who live in poverty
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Velma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and eye opening.
Gloria – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great information and verbal illustrations in this session. I am already thinking of how I can apply this information to my classroom.
Diane – DENVER CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and ideas.
Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Barbara – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
It is realistic because I work in a poverty area.
Mark – GRANBURY ISD (verified owner) –
a bit long and boring
Valerya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
awesome!
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting.
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Eye opening information.
Rosie – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course with working ideas that will help you focus on building language.
GRACIELA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Course is prseenting good options on how to reach all students.
Rosa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Wow! Eye opening and makes me think of ways to better serve my students to close the gap.
Selma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the examples she uses for the classroom environment.
Angela – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Elia – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Interesting insight into linear language structure
Jenny – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information; this is a topic that needs to be talked about and addressed more
Letycia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Absolutely helpful
Milissa – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
great
Rosie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Provided thorough explanation of topic content.
Christy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great course
Jason – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
great information
Leslie – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
I would recommend this course to others.
Rachel – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Loved it
Pam – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –
Liked the context, very relatable, clear and concise
krystal – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I always enjoy her workshops