HOW I USED LEVEL CHINESE IN

MY 2ND GRADE CHINESE

IMMERSION CLASS

Leilei Song

Verona Area International School 4/29/2016

NCLC 2016

Verona Area International School

• Opened Fall 2010 in small town of Verona, WI. as a public charter school.

• K-5 50/50 One way Chinese immersion

• K-2nd Grade Chinese LA, Math and Science taught in Chinese

• 3nd-5th Grade Chinese LA, Science and Social Science taught in Chinese

Background Knowledge

• ACTFL Language Proficiency Level

• AAPPL Test

• 5C Standards

• Balanced Literacy

• Daily 5

• Guided Reading

Guided Reading

• For the student, the guided reading lesson means reading and talking (and sometimes writing) about an interesting and engaging variety of fiction and nonfiction texts.

• For the teacher, guided reading means taking the opportunity for careful text selection and intentional and intensive teaching of systems of strategic activity for proficient reading (Fountas & Pinnell, 1996).

Two Parts of Level Chinese Assessment Instructional

Resources: Books and Lesson Plans

Purpose of the Level Chinese assessment• To determine student’s instructional levels

• To determine student’s placement levels for guided reading groups

• To show student growth over time

• To select appropriate reading material for students

• To provide data for teachers when making critical decisions about student instruction and intervention

• To provide valuable information to parents and students

Teach Level Chinese What to teach? Why do we teach LC

Objectives? How to teach them?

What to teach?(Objectives): 5Cs

(1C)communicationReading

LC Objectives=Language Objectives + Comprehension+ Fluency+ Accuracy + more

Based on our students' assessments, we take the skills and strategies all of our students need and map them out on what we call a curriculum calendar . These strategies become what we teach during our whole-group lessons.

(The CAFÉ book by Gail Boushey, Joan Moser)

Curriculum Calendar

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Language Objectives

ComprehensionObjectives

Accuracy

Fluency

Textbook Lessons

Why do we teach Reading Strategies?

• What Research Tells Us About Reading, Comprehension, and Comprehension Instruction By: Texas Education Agency

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-research-tells-us-about-reading-comprehension-and-comprehension-instruction

• Daily Class Structure1

• How to Use the Level Chinese books2

• How to Use the Mini-lesson plans3

How to teach them?

Daily Class Structure (Literacy Block 90 minutes Daily)

Time Period Activities

15 Minutes Daily Routine (calendar, weather, schedule), Morning Meeting

15 Minutes Big group mini-lesson (Read aloud, shared reading) to teach Level Chinese objectives including reading strategies and language objectives.

20 Minutes x 3 Rotations

Teacher teaches Guided Reading to small groups using LC books while other students are doing Daily 5 independently (read to self, read to partner, work on writing, word work, listen to reading)

Gradually release responsibility

Big group

Independent Daily 5

Working Toward Mastery

Guided

Reading Small group

How to Use Level Chinese books

• To teach comprehension strategies mini-lessons in big group.

• To teach guided reading in small group.

• Student independent reading

How to Use Level Chinese Mini-Lesson Plans

• To teach comprehension strategies mini-lessons in big group.

• Could be used to teach small strategy group.

Sample Guided Reading Lessons

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/next-step-guided-reading-assessment/pdfs/NSGRA_Sample_K-2_Lesson_Plan.pdf

My Guided Reading Lesson Plans

K-2 Small Group-Leveled Readers

Before Reading:1. Review Words.2. Introduce New Book, picture walk.During Reading1.Text reading with prompting2. Strategy Check “listening in”, anecdotal notes

My Guided Reading Lesson Plans

K-2 Small Group-Leveled Readers

After Reading

1. Quickly review a strategy taught in big group

2. Return to text “check for understanding”

3. Teach one or two new words.

4. Extensive practice.

Resources

• <Daily 5 and CAFE><https://www.thedailycafe.com/daily-5>

• <The Next Step in Guided Reading >

• <http://www.amazon.com/The-Next-Step-Guided-Reading/dp/0545133610>

CONTACT:SONGL@VERONA.K12.WI.US