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Katrin-Kaja Roomann is a New Jersey State Certified Reading Specialist. As
an adjunct Assistant Professor, Ms. Roomann has taught undergraduate and
graduate courses in reading and language arts at a NJ university. She has
served as a Content Instruction Specialist for Princeton University's
Program in Teacher Preparation, where she worked with Princeton students to
prepare them for a career in elementary education. She is currently
consulting with The Educational Testing Service as a lead scorer for the
PRAXIS exams given to new teachers. In addition, she has written a handbook
on literacy strategies, developed original ETS assessments, and structured
literacy training programs for teachers new to the profession. Ms. Roomann
has worked in a NJ School District for 16 years in various capacities. She
was a Social Studies Supervisor for the K-5 curriculum, a third grade and
fourth grade classroom teacher. She is currently providing staff development
workshops on all aspects of balanced literacy that give teachers practical
and transferable strategies that can be easily implemented.
Topics:
- Reading/Language Arts:
Early literacy development; language acquisition and development
Effective instruction in reading skills/strategies
Reading Workshop
Strategies for encouraging reluctant readers (and writers)
Portfolios and alternative assessments
Word Study: Spelling and Vocabulary Instruction
Integrating literacy with Content Area instruction
Book clubs; literature circles
- Writing:
Writing Workshop
Writing across the curriculum (integrating writing with content area
instruction)
Frameworks for reluctant writers
Strategies for teaching poetry in the elementary grades
- Social Studies:
Integrating literacy with elementary social studies instruction
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