Investment: $299 | Course content will be released on July 1

Sentences are the building blocks for writing and a key component to unlocking comprehension for reading. In this course we will explore the challenges of syntax in reading and how you can support students in navigating complex sentences to lead to deeper thinking. We will also learn key sentence level activities for writing that help writers craft engaging sentences as well as refine grammar and syntax. We all want our students to engage in deep comprehension while reading and craft powerful pieces of writing. Through this course we will see how supporting at the sentence level is a key to this big and meaningful work! 

In this course we will explore practical strategies and ideas surrounding:

  • What makes a sentence complex?
  • Syntax reading routines including grammar deconstruction and close reading
  • Syntax writing routines including sentence expansion, sentence combining, and collaborative writing.


Course curriculum

    1. Course Information

    1. Padlet

    1. Introduction

    2. What makes a sentence complex?

    3. Reading Syntax Routines: Deconstructing Sentences

    4. Reading Syntax Routines: Studying Grammar

    5. Reading Syntax Routines: Mentor Sentences

    6. Reading Syntax Routine: Reading for Prosody

    7. Writing Syntax Routine: Sentence Stretching & Expansion

    8. Writing Syntax Routine: Sentence Combining

    9. High Leverage Method: Collaborative Writing

    10. High Leverage Method: Close Reading

    11. High Leverage Method: Responding to Reading & Learning

    12. Closing

    1. Reflections

    1. Complete this short survey and get your course completion certificate!

About this course

  • $299.00
  • 16 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

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Course Facilitators

Cailin Minor

Cailin Minor is an internationally experienced educator, literacy coach, and curriculum specialist. She has worked extensively with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Units of Study curriculum as well as teaching reading and writing through the workshop model. Cailin is passionate about instructional coaching, and holds an advanced certificate in Cognitive Coaching. She currently serves as a senior strategist for Erin Kent Consulting where she specializes in supporting schools in creating a"Next Generation" Readers/Writers Workshop model that supports current research and a school’s unique needs. Cailin works with schools to create a tailored literacy vision and model that supports the specific ELL and cultural needs of a student population, the host country's language, and the time and structures of the school. Cailin also works with schools to create a dynamic coaching program and collaborative practices that foster the literacy growth and goals.