Teachers will be able to:

• describe the impact of reading problems on the social and academic behavior of youth.
• identify strategies to overcome resistance and improve reading in the upper grades to reading improvement.

Agenda	Materials	Time
Welcome Objectives Expectations for Session 2	Agenda	05
PresentationFailure to Read—General Coping Behaviors	PowerPoint Presentation   HTML Format PowerPoint PDF Format Lecture Notes   HTML Format   PDF Format   Word Document Format	20
Small Group Activity Barriers and guide to teacher activities—brief written summary.	Activity 1   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format Handout: Introduction Guide on reducing barriers and discussion   HTML Format PDF Format Word Document Format	35