Searching for an Answer: Reading Strategies for Locating Internet-Based Information

Presenter: Laurie Henry
Date: March 3, 2010
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm EST
Level: 6-8

Most middle school students do not possess strategic reading skills that are required for searching on the Internet. Too often they rely on natural language keyword strategies and a "click and look" technique, which can be time consuming and unsuccessful. This webinar will present key reading strategies that will help your students successfully navigate the Internet during information searching.

Can't attend? Click here to access the On Demand version of Laurie Henry's Web seminar.

As a former middle school teacher and current university faculty member, Laurie maintains her connection to teachers in the classroom and works hard not to lose site of the realities of teaching and learning in a day-to-day basis. She assists preservice and in-service teachers in understanding the value of teaching reading and writing across the curriculum as an integrated approach and not as a separate subject that occurs in isolation away from other content area classes. Laurie is a member of the NCTE Consulting Network and served as content developer for the 21st Century Literacies professional development course Pathways for 21st Century Literacies.

Grade Level(s): Middle