Katherine McKnight
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Harnessing the Power of the Science of Reading to Transform Student Outcomes
West Virginia's literacy initiative, grounded in the "Science of Reading," is leading the charge in ensuring that every child receives the foundational skills they need to succeed. This keynote will explore how principals play a pivotal role in implementing research-based, data-driven strategies to improve literacy outcomes for all students. Principals, as instructional leaders, set the tone for their schools. This keynote will empower West Virginia's principals with actionable insights, inspirational ideas, and a renewed sense of purpose to guide their schools in the Science of Reading framework.
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Books by Katherine McKnight
“Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge (Grades 6-12)” (2014)
Common Core Literacy For Ela, History/social Studies, And The Humanities: Strategies To Deepen Content Knowledge (grades 6-12) Ebrary
“Literacy & Learning Centers for the Big Kids: Building Literacy Skills and Content Knowledge for Grades 4-12, Second Edition” (2019)
Dr. Katherine McKnight has a 100% success rate in achieving academic gains with her unique, centers-based approach. Elementary schools have long used learning centers (also known as “rotations”) but middle and high school teachers have unique challenges. So Dr. McKnight worked with teachers all over the country to develop collaborative learning centers designed specifically for grade 4-12 learners. In this book readers can explore the research that prompted the creation of the LLC model for big kids, and learn how to start using it in their own classrooms. Read about the four foundational centers that are integral to the model. Find out how to set up additional centers in order to customize the LLC model for any content-area classroom. Learn to create developmentally appropriate tasks that automatically align instruction to standards/skills based assessment, increase student engagement, and allow you to cover more content and skill-development in less time. Avoid discipline problems with self-directed activities that provide the independence students crave with the guidance they need. Resources, teacher tips, and sample book lists are included.“I loved Katie’s Literacy & Learning Centers: Content Area Disciplinary Literacy Tools for Grades 4–12, Volume 1, and I am delighted that she now provides teachers with this updated version of the program. Her model is research-based but, more importantly, it's straightforward and easy to use in classrooms.”-Danny Brassell, Ph.D., internationally-acclaimed speaker, bestselling author of 16 books and co-creator of ReadBETTERin67Steps.com“The activities in this book are as much fun for the teachers as they are for the students, and help break down complex concepts into chunkable, age-appropriate pieces of learning that create a collaborative environment where true learning happens!”-Alex Kajitani, Speaker, Author, and California Teacher of the Year“Katherine McKnight has done a masterful job incorporating the why, the what and the how into her newly updated version of Literacy & Learning Centers for the Big Kids. In particular, McKnight has written this book so any educator can immediately incorporate these practical strategies into their classrooms. As educators continue to struggle with managing their own time, while still doing their best to meet the diverse needs of their learners, this book serves a perfect tool to take their learning and application around literacy and learning centers to the next level.”-Garth Larson, Ed.D.,President and Consultant of FIRST Educational Resources
“Literacy & Learning Centers: Content Area and Disciplinary Literacy Tools for Grades 4-12 (Volume)” (2019)
This book is comprised of teacher-tested activities that have been specifically designed for use with Dr. Katherine McKnight's Literacy & Learning Centers - but they can be used in any classroom. Explore sample reading lists as well as tools for reading centers, vocabulary centers, writing centers, grammar centers, and speaking & listening centers. Regardless of how you use these classroom tools, their focus is to provide students with ample opportunity to practice and develop key literacy skills. And, because content study is the ideal way to develop literacy skills, all the activities in the book are designed to work within all content areas and disciplines. “Dr. McKnight has done it again! With her 18th book, Literacy & Learning Centers: Classroom Tools for Grades 4-12, Volume 1 she has written yet another masterpiece for classroom teachers. In her 2017 book, Literacy and Learning Centers for the Big Kids, Grades 4-12, she made the case that the utilization of learning centers toward literacy development simply works, as evidenced via her 100% success rate in achieving academic gains with her unique, centers-based approach. In this new book, she further expounds on the learning center model for teaching literacy. It’s an essential tool for any teacher of students in grades 4–12.” – Principal Baruti Kafele, Highly regarded author, speaker, urban educator and school transformer“Katie McKnight’s work is always grounded in two things: reality and research. The way she breaks sophisticated theory and research into practical and doable steps for teachers translates into real results for students. Her flexible learning model translates into blended learning models, across grade levels, and into the practices of content area teachers. This book’s chapters are concise enough to read in one brief sitting at a time, and the examples are so concrete, they can be implemented immediately.” – Eileen Murphy, Founder & CEO of ThinkCERCA“Thank goodness for Katie McKnight! She has added another wonderful resource to her extensive collection for teachers of struggling and reluctant adolescent readers. By focusing on building students’ background knowledge and vocabulary, McKnight delivers a practical Literacy & Learning Center model that can be implemented in any classroom.” – Danny Brassell, Ph.D., Internationally acclaimed speaker and bestselling author“Leave it to Dr. Katie McKnight to once again offer up a relevant, easy-to-use, ‘how-to’ book for teachers who want to support and improve student literacy for 4th–12th graders. The book contains specific examples of mini-lessons that including great features such as prep time, clear instructions, and ideas for adjusting the rigor. Two big thumbs up!” – Daniel M. Argentar, Communication Arts Instructor/Literacy Coach“Differentiation in a middle school or secondary setting is difficult. The tools and examples in this book provide the perfect guide to actually differentiate effectively. I wish this book had existed years ago!” – Brenna Sherwood, Middle School Instructional Facilitator“Dr. Katie McKnight has really knocked it out of the park! Students deserve and need this kind of ‘hands-on and minds-on’ learning to become more independent learners. This book is an invaluable tool for time-strapped teachers with limited resources.” – Dr. Kathy Perez, Professor Emerita Saint Mary’s College of California
“The Elementary Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers, K-5: 100+ Ready-to-Use Organizers That Help Kids Learn Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and More” (2013)
100 ready-to-use graphic organizers that help elementary students learn Graphic organizers are a powerful metacognitive teaching and learning tool and this book features 100 graphic organizers for teachers in grades K-5―double the number of any other book on the market. These graphic organizers can be used as before learning, during learning, or after learning activities, and support students' learning in the major content areas: English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Teachers can use each graphic organizer as-is or customize for their own classroom's unique needs. Tips for classroom implementation and information on how the tool supports learning A Difficulty Dial that indicates the complexity of each graphic organizer Two Student Samples demonstrating how the organizer may be used with younger and older students This book gives teachers in grades K-5 a powerful way to help students understand relationships between facts, terms, and ideas.
“The English Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Techniques and Materials for Grades 7-12” (2011)
Problem-solving techniques for all aspects of the English teacher's job This unique time-saving book is packed with tested techniques and materials to assist new and experienced English teachers with virtually every phase of their job from lesson planning to effective discipline techniques. The book includes 175 easy-to-understand strategies, lessons, checklists, and forms for effective classroom management and over 50 reproducible samples teachers can adopt immediately for planning, evaluation, or assignments. It is filled with creative and functional ideas for reading response activities, writing assignments, group and individual projects, and speeches. Offers instructions for creating and implementing an effective classroom-wide behavior management program Shows how to practice the art of teaching English effectively and reduce time on labor intensive tasks Reveals how to work effectively with parents, colleagues, substitute teachers, administrators, and community resources The second edition includes coverage of technology in the classroom, advice for working with reluctant readers, a wealth of sample teaching units and more.
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