Its Not Enough to Read the Words HPS

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It’s Not Enough to Read the Words HPS Summer Conference June 2009

It’s Not Enough to Read the Words HPS Summer Conference June 2009

Anna Gilbert Melissa Park 2 nd Grade Teachers Southwest Elementary

Anna Gilbert Melissa Park 2 nd Grade Teachers Southwest Elementary

Reading with Meaning n Book written by Debbie Miller, first grade teacher n Offers

Reading with Meaning n Book written by Debbie Miller, first grade teacher n Offers mini-lessons, classroom scenarios, book lists for teaching comprehension in the primary grades

Why Did We Start? n Not enough just to retell n Supports strategies used

Why Did We Start? n Not enough just to retell n Supports strategies used in upper grades n More interactive read-aloud n Deeper levels of comprehension

Gradual Release of Responsibility n Teacher models, calling on students to assist n Small

Gradual Release of Responsibility n Teacher models, calling on students to assist n Small Groups or Partner Work n Independent Work

Strategies in Reading with Meaning n Making Connections n Creating Mental Images n Digging

Strategies in Reading with Meaning n Making Connections n Creating Mental Images n Digging Deeper n Inferring n Asking Questions n Determining Importance in Non-Fiction n Synthesizing Information

Making Connections n When you make connections between a text and your schema n

Making Connections n When you make connections between a text and your schema n “When I read ____, it reminded me___. ”

Types of Connections n Text to Self n Text to Text n Text to

Types of Connections n Text to Self n Text to Text n Text to World

Creating Mental Images n Making pictures or a movie in your mind of what

Creating Mental Images n Making pictures or a movie in your mind of what is happening in the text n “I can picture in my mind…. ”

Digging Deeper n Discovered need for conversation skills

Digging Deeper n Discovered need for conversation skills

Asking Questions n Asking questions before, during, and after reading n “I wonder…”

Asking Questions n Asking questions before, during, and after reading n “I wonder…”

Inferring n How to use what the author says in the text and your

Inferring n How to use what the author says in the text and your schema to figure out answers to questions n “It was not right there in the book. I figured it out because…”

Determining Importance in Non. Fiction n How to use text features to understand locate

Determining Importance in Non. Fiction n How to use text features to understand locate information

Synthesizing Information n Pulling it all together n Like throwing a rock in the

Synthesizing Information n Pulling it all together n Like throwing a rock in the pond n “I’m thinking…. Now I’m thinking…

Resources http: //fun 2 teachandlearn. googlepages. com/literacy&language scroll down page—has mini-lessons outlined with book

Resources http: //fun 2 teachandlearn. googlepages. com/literacy&language scroll down page—has mini-lessons outlined with book lists, parent letters n http: //www. busyteacherscafe. com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages /comprehension_strategies. htm entire site has more information on the strategies, related worksheets, rubrics, charts, book lists n http: //www. readinglady. com/mosaic/tools. htm Tons and tons of related mini-lessons, worksheets, rubrics, year-long plans n http: //www. literacy. uconn. edu/compre. htm Many resources and web site links offered by University of Connecticut n

Thank You! n Anna Gilbert gilbertan@hickoryschools. net n Melissa Park parkme@hickoryschools. net

Thank You! n Anna Gilbert gilbertan@hickoryschools. net n Melissa Park parkme@hickoryschools. net