Foundations of Foundations of Research-Based Reading Research-Based Reading

EPI 10010EPI 10010

Instructor Shannon Ayrishshannonayrish@yahoo.com or

ayrishs@tcc.fl.eduCourse Times

Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-9:30May 13- June 19

Day 8

Anticipation QuestionsAnticipation Questions• Please answer the questions

• Don’t use your book

• These answers should be what you anticipate now

• We will revisit the questions at the end of class to clarify our understanding

• We will turn these questions in at the end of class

Things to RememberThings to Remember• Please sign-in Please sign-in • Put out your name tentPut out your name tent• Turn in your Anticipation Turn in your Anticipation

Questions/GuidesQuestions/Guides• Article Summary due Article Summary due June 5 June 5

due todaydue today• Discussion board responses Discussion board responses

due due June 10June 10 along with the along with the individual lesson planindividual lesson plan

Website of the DayWebsite of the DayBusy Teacher’s Café

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/

AdLit.org

http://www.adlit.org

Review ComprehensionReview Comprehension• Graphic organizers• Comprehension monitoring and fix-ups• Answer Questions• Generate Questions• Story Structure or text features• Summary• Activating or connecting to prior knowledge

(making connections)• Inferences (predictions)• Visual Imagery• Listening Actively

Video on Content Area Video on Content Area StrategiesStrategies

• As you watch the video make a list of activities that employ the comprehension strategies we have discussed

• Save this list and we will add to it after the video.

Review ComprehensionReview Comprehension• With your partner use sticky notes to

write what you think each of the comprehension strategies would look like (activities to employ the strategy)

• Use your video list• Use the books that I have passed out• Place sticky notes on the poster that

matches the ten main comprehension strategies that the NRP has discussed.

Comprehension ScrapblogsComprehension Scrapblogs

• Go to http://scrapblog.com

• Create a user account

• Make a scrapblog for the poster the group generated.

• You can work with your partner

• We will publish them on the wiki

• Watch and I will show you how to do it

Accessible TextsAccessible Texts

• Refer to Chapter 4 Real Rigor

• Use sticky notes to make Margin Magnets

• Each sticky note should give the main idea of the chapter sub-headings

• We will discuss our ideas as a group when we are done

Accessible TextAccessible Text

• Provide a choice of reading material

• Demonstrate how your content connects to the real world

• Give students the opportunity to read proactive text

• Don’t expect the textbook to do your job

Instruction PurposeInstruction Purpose

• Decide what students should know after reading a text.

• Focus on the essential information only

Anticipate DifficultyAnticipate Difficulty

Ask…• Are students lacking background

knowledge?• Will difficult vocabulary interfere with

meaning?• Will difficult concepts need to be explained

further?• Is the text about challenging subject matter?• Is the text organized in a confusing

manner?

Model How You Would Do ItModel How You Would Do It

• Try think out loud at one place where you think the students will have difficulty

• Give them tips on how to negotiate that part.

• Refer them to fix-up strategies

Now What?Now What?

• What do you want students to do with the information they have read?

• How will they hold their thinking so they can return to it later?

• Will you have them write a paper, have a discussion or create a project?

ModelModel

• Show them how they should hold their thinking and provide tools– Graphic organizers– Sticky Note– Note taking devices

• What are some other ideas for modeling?

Setting Purpose for ReadingSetting Purpose for Reading

• Be selective about what kids read– Only the best parts

• Be specific about your instructional purpose– Give students a lens for reading

• Decide how your students will use what they are reading– Explain how the information will be used

Your TurnYour Turn

• Using your individual lesson plan or one from your group unit…

• Complete the Instructional Focus sheet

• We will discuss them when we are finished

Group ProjectsGroup Projects

• Work for 15 minutes in your final assignment groups

• Make sure you have employed techniques that set instructional focus

• Make revisions as necessary

A Poem for the RoadA Poem for the Road

• Each night we will end with a poem at 9:15

• Our poet tonight is ?

• I will bring a collection of poetry anthologies for you to choose from

• You can bring your own too

Reflection QuestionsReflection Questions• Each night we will stop at 9:20 to

reflect on our anticipation questions• Look back at the anticipation

questions• Reflect on your original answers• Compare your answers with

someone you have not worked with tonight.

• Make additions and changes as needed