Reba works with classroom teachers, reading coaches, librarians, and administrators pre-K-5 grade who want to delve deeper into developing schools and classrooms that provide children a language-rich learning environment with a focus on supporting children as they develop into readers and writers. She has provided workshops and in-services for teachers on developing and implementing writing workshop, providing a balanced reading program, developing classroom libraries, developmentally appropriate assessments, and selecting read alouds for all ages during the elementary years. Her work is centered on the belief that children must read and write everyday in authentic ways that value the background of knowledge that each child brings to school. She supports her practices with the use of outstanding picture books that can be used in all areas of the classroom from building community to building background knowledge for all content areas.
View Reba Wadsworth Resume/Vita, Publications and Workshops.
Level: K-5
- Reading Workshop
- Writing Workshop
- Read Aloud
- Using Children’s Literature in All Areas of the Elementary School
- Creating a Literacy Rich Learning Environment
Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature: Making the Most of Read-Alouds Across the Day
School Staff Development Days and Workshops
- Hampton Cove Elementary, Huntsville City Schools, 2006 and 2007
- Athens City Schools, 2006–2008
- Sevierville, Tennessee, 2007
- Ozark City Early Childhood Conference, 2007
- Hanceville Elementary School, Alabama 2006
- Brentwood, Tennessee, 2004
Workshop Topics Included:
- Implementing a Balanced Literacy Program
- Reading and Writing Workshops
- Using Read Aloud to Enrich and Extent Learning
- Creating a Literacy Rich Classroom Environment
Summer Literacy Institutes
Trained teachers across Alabama (Decatur, Athens, Birmingham, Shelby County, Tuscaloosa, Mobile) with the Alabama Reading Initiative 1999–2002 with modules:
- Comprehension
- Reading and Writing Connection
- Oral Language
- Informal Assessment (Qualitative Reading Inventory)
- Formal Assessment (Stanford)
- Intervention for Strugglers