Professional Learning Solutions
Middle School – High School – College
Reading Apprenticeship Essentials

“Reading Apprenticeship has changed my perspective, and therefore, how I present concepts to my students… Students feel more empowered. They can figure things out on their own… We build on what kids do, turning them into experts.”
— Michigan high school English teacher
These courses are designed to provide educators with a strong understanding of the Reading Apprenticeship framework. Participants will experience best practices and tools for inquiry-driven instruction (online and in person), and come away with evidence-based teaching routines that increase student engagement, collaboration, and reading comprehension. Learning activities include reading, classroom video analyzing, collaborating in online discussions, and more.
What You Learn
- How to recognize and model for students the reading strategies you use as an expert reader in your subject area
- How to engage students in understanding their own thinking processes—the power of metacognition
- How to integrate and accelerate students’ subject area learning and subject area literacy
- How to foster learning dispositions of persistence, stamina, problem solving, and collaboration
- How to turn the sustained work of learning back to students, successfully
- How to plan lessons that incorporate all dimensions of the Reading Apprenticeship framework
- How to translate traditional classroom practices and tools into digital spaces and processes using video conferencing and online annotation tools
Emma Fujii ⋅ efujii@wested.org