Lisa-Dai Venker identify the uses for and structure of TumbleReadables. identify how TumbleReadables can be integrated in and as a classroom resources. explain the importance of TumbleReadables in the Common Core and curricula. CCombine online text with complete narration. 1125 read-alongs and 100 large print. Picture Books Early Readers Chapter Books Middle School Readers YA/Teen Childrens Classics Classics Shakespeare MMatt Christopher, Judy Moody, Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, and Sleepover Squad series HHigh interest/low level CClassic childrens literature (Black Beauty and Call of the Wild) Online (can go anywhere on any internet based system) Early and easily adopted because it is technology Identifiable reading levels Can add highlights Notes Book marks Return to sections Font Colors Background Color Text size Paragraph spacing Read aloud Speed of reading (ELL, Struggling, Emergent, Reluctant Readers) Adobe Flash Player 7 or higher Tumble pad (download once, macromedia) (Read-Along): Online books complete with large print text and complete narration. Choose from 3 text sizes. Sentences are highlighted as they are read and pages turn automatically. (2 in 1): Online classics that include adjustable text and complete unabridged audio. No Brackets: Large print online books with adjustable text. These have no audio. Many will be converted to read-alongs in the next year. Dont highlight Manual/auto turn page Length of time it stays on pages Notes options/Bookmark Summary Pre-reading Idea Connect to the World Connect to the Text (setting, characterization, conflict, theme) Discussion Questions Writers Craft (simile, foreshadowing, figurative language) Authors Bio Handouts/Organizers Assessments Rubrics Interactive Actives (role play, discussion) English Language Arts Curricula, Grades 312 I. Text Selection 1. Text Complexity: The Common Core State Standards require students to read increasingly complex texts with increasing independence . Some students need more work on. instruction on grade level fluency practice vocabulary building additional practice with texts from the previous grade band Used in addition to regular classroom work Common Core .high priority on close, sustained reading of complex text TumbleReadables students have daily opportunities to read texts of their choice on their own during and outside of the school day. .access to a wide range of materials on a variety of topics and genres. . students own reading level as well as texts with complexity levels that will challenge and motivate students. .informational texts and literary nonfiction as well as literature. TumbleReadables Fiction- Poetry, drama Non-fiction- essays; speeches; opinion pieces; biographies; journalism; and historical, scientific, or other documents TumbleReadables Grades 9-12 Founding Documents (all required) American Literature World Literature A Play by Shakespeare American Drama Early Grades Classic Myths Stories Anchor Text Rigorous 80-90% should be text-dependent Students to make valid claims But also have Nontrivial inferences Lesson Plans? Yes and No BBookmarks CCo-planning LLibrary Introduction AAnnouncements PPosters-Signs PProjector/Running Slideshow BBack To School Night NNewsletters E s TTwitter/Facebook EEdline / Wiki Engagement Adaptations Decrease dependence on books How is it relevant to ME? Learning 24/7 Mobile Todays Learner -Self-directed learning / work at own pace -mobile (un-tethered) Tublebooks.com Images from TumbleReadables From Publishers Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 312 David Coleman Susan Pimentel