Join us for a one-week Seminar in Literacy Intervention. The 2009 Summer Literacy Institute, Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Response to Intervention (RTI) And Other Good Ideas will feature Boston University faculty and other national experts in literacy. The daily schedule will address research and theory related to literacy intervention generally and Response to Intervention (RTI) specifically. Participants will have ample time to question, discuss, and apply the evidence to the instructional settings in which they teach.

Summer 2009:

Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Response to Intervention (RTI) And Other Good Ideas

Course Leader:		Dr. Roselmina Indrisano
Visiting Faculty:		Richard Allington, University of Tennessee
		David Chard, Southern Methodist University
		Marjorie Lipson, University of Vermont
		Karen Wixson, University of Michigan
Dates:		June 25-26; June 29-July 1 (Th, Fr; M, T, W)
Time:		8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.: 4 graduate credits
		9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: 3 graduate credits
		9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: 30 professional development points
Location:		Lexington, MA

Cost:

$500 (includes 30 Professional Development Points; Certificate of completion will be awarded on the last day)

Academic credit is available at an additional charge (3 graduate credits: $888 plus $40 registration fee or 4 graduate credits: $1184 plus $40 registration fee). Those who enroll for 4 credits will complete an additional assignment related to their teaching responsibilities.

Register for Courses:

Download the Course Registration Form (for academic credit) or the Professional Development Registration Form (for PDP's)

For More Information, Contact:

Evelyn Ford-Connors, M. Ed.
Associate Director
econnors@bu.edu
617-358-0910