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 |  | Dona is a Secondary Language Arts Coordinator and an Advanced Placement English Teacher. She is a site leader for NCTE's Reading Initiative and fellow of the Pennsylvania Writing Project. She designs and manages curriculum in language arts for grades 6-12 and provides in-service training in literacy learning for teachers 6 - 12 grades to advance district curricular goals and initiatives. She has presented at the National Council of Teachers of English on "When Teachers Work Together." In this presentation, Dona described how she led the grassroots effort to improve the direct instruction of reading in the content areas in grades 6 - 12. She describes her approach to professional development and implementing innovations and initiatives as to first capitalize on what is at hand. Dona believes that people are the most valuable resource and that the collective knowledge and will of those who feel valued is the only truly transformation tool we have in education. |
Dona Italiano's Selected Presentations
Struggling Readers in the Content Classroom Presentation
| Dona address the needs and profiles of struggling readers in this sample PowerPoint presentation.
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Presentation Topics
| Dona is available to present on best practices in English language arts, program organization, and more. Click here for the full listing of topics.
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Prior Professional Development Experiences
| Dona's numerous experiences related to professional development are listed here.
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Published Works by Dona Italiano
Site Leader for NCTE Reading Initiative
|  Dona gained invaluable knowledge when she served as a site leader of a NCTE Reading Initiative site. She has successful experiences in changing and developing teachers through a process of inquiry and reflection. Dona can assist your school in building study groups and growing the literacy knowledge of teachers through the use of this NCTE publication.
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Related Resources
Education and Professional Experiences
| Dona Italiano's experience as a consultant comes from leading her own district and helpings teams of people gain knowledge through the NCTE Reading Initiative.
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Solving the Reading Problem in Middle and High School Classrooms
| Several NCTE Reading Initiative Site Leaders, including Dona, provided handouts during the NCTE 2004 Annual Meeting session entitled, "When Teachers Work Together: Solving the Reading Problem in Middle and High School Classrooms." Learn more about why they sought out the NCTE Reading Initiative and read the handouts from that inspiring session.
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