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Virginia School Consortium for Learning

From Read Alouds to Rich Math Tasks: Using Children's Literature to Problem Solve and Develop Reading Comprehension

Teachers: Preschool-Grade 2, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, & Administrators

Friday, November 13, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Presented by:
    Kateri Thunder
  • Registration Fee (Members):
    $175
  • Registration Fee (Non-Member):
    $200
  • Type of Workshop:
    On-Site Workshop - In Person Only
  • Location:
    Albemarle County Public Schools Professional Development Spaces
    1180 Seminole Trail, Suite 385
    Charlottesville, VA 22901

Workshop Details

Read alouds are a staple of early childhood education and often a space of confidence and ease for teachers and their young learners. When we intentionally reread books, we develop the components of reading comprehension, including verbal reasoning, literacy knowledge, language structure, and phonological awareness. Rereading also creates a familiar context for young learners to notice and wonder about mathematical ideas. Read alouds can harness children’s mathematical curiosities and serve as a springboard into rich math and STEM tasks. Thus, rereading allows us to intentionally develop young children’s positive identities as learners, readers, and mathematicians from the very start.

Join us to examine the intersection of math and read alouds, including classics like There Was an Old Lady, new favorites like Jabari Jumps!, folktales like Gingerbread Girl, math literature like Count the Monkeys, children’s literature like Thank You, Omu!, and more. We will unpack what makes an effective, interactive read aloud, examine the goals of multiple reads of the same text, and experience literature-based, rich math and STEM Tasks.

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the role of rereading to develop reading comprehension AND the confidence and excitement to leverage read alouds for deep mathematical problem solving with our youngest learners.

Audience

Teachers: Preschool-Grade 2, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, & Administrators

Recertification Certificate

Recertification Certificates (6 points) will be given at the end of the PD workshop series after completion of an electronic exit survey.

Presenter

Kateri Thunder

Dr. Kateri Thunder is an educator, researcher, author, and coach who collaborates with learners and educators around the world to translate research into practice. Kateri has had the pleasure of being a classroom teacher in early childhood through high school math, a math specialist, an assistant professor of math education at James Madison University, and Site Director for the Central Virginia Writing Project. Kateri researches, writes, and presents on equity and access in education and the intersection of literacy and mathematics for teaching and learning. She has partnered with thousands of educators to catalyze change in their classrooms and schools. Kateri serves on the boards for the Virginia Council of Mathematics Specialists, Barrett Early Learning Center, and Learning Care. She has played a pivotal role in the creation of Sadlier PreK with Wiley Blevins as well as Sadlier’s Progress in Mathematics series. Kateri is a best-selling author for Corwin’s Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom Series, The Success Criteria Playbook, Visible Learning in Early Childhood, The Early Childhood Education Playbook, and The Mathematics Playbook.

Workshop Series Cost

The workshop fee is $175 for each participant who is a member of a school division that is a member of VaSCL. You can check here for member divisions.

The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $200.

If you would like to pay now by credit card or through a PayPal/credit account, you will be given an opportunity to do so below.

If payment is not made by credit card/PayPal account at registration, the person whom you identified as the Billing Contact will be sent an invoice for payment of your registration fee.

Refund Policy

VaSCL has a no refund policy for workshop registrations.

If a participant is unable to attend the workshop please let Alison Dwier-Selden (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) know as soon as possible.

We are happy to allow a substitute to attend in your place. Allison will need to know the person’s name and email address for confirmation.

Registration Information

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Registration Deadline


Friday, November 06, 2026

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Contact VaSCL

If you have questions or concerns, or would like to receive more information about this workshop, please contact our Professional Learning Coordinator, Alison Dwier-Selden (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

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From Read Alouds to Rich Math Tasks: Using Children's Literature to Problem Solve and Develop Reading Comprehension
November 13, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
On-Site Workshop - In Person Only
Albemarle County Public Schools Professional Development Spaces
1180 Seminole Trail, Suite 385
Charlottesville, VA 22901
175.00
200.00