Teaching Reading Alongside Writing
Dr. Ellen Carillo, May 2023
Friday, May 3, 11 am – 12:15 pm
View a recording of the symposium.
View the slides from the presentation.
Digital Reading Strategies Infographic.
Dr. Ellen Carillo of the University of Connecticut discussed pedagogical connections between reading and writing in composition, literature, and across the curriculum. She discussed how to select readings for a course, design assignments to make reading visible, and movitate students to complete the readings by clearly understanding the “why” behind assignments.
Topics included:
- Course design and text selection
- Strategies to make reading visible
- Considering the “why” of reading
- Motivating students to complete readings
- The connection between reading and writing
Sponsored by the Ellen Lask Teaching Fund and the First-Year Writing Program, Baruch College