PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE LITERACY TEACHING PRINCIPLE 6 EFFECTIVE

PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE LITERACY TEACHING PRINCIPLE 6: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ORGANIZE FOR LITERACY INSTRUCTION Foundations for teaching reading in a diverse society Presenters: Ms. Jackson-Keyton, Ms. C. Witcher and Ms. Tara Bailey-Bruce October 28, 2015

SO JUST WHAT IS A “BALANCE D APPROACH”? • At no point does only one of the following programs/ units best represents a balanced approach to literacy. • With this in mind, a true balance in instruction of literacy has/ creates: a community of learners, incorporating components of balanced approach, and scaffolding is paramount in the learning process. • Basal Reading Programs, rograms literature focus units, literature circles, and reading and writing workshops

SO WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE REALLY?

A BASAL READING PROGRAM - Commercial or For-Profit programs - Historically known as the “textbook” includes TE, instructional material, supplemental text/software… - TE is very “run-of-the-mill” and guided as for instruction delivery - From phonics to spelling instruction these skills are found in basals. - Whole class dynamic - Basals are often treated as a complete literacy program/ or “The be-all to-end all” by publishers…but standardized scores, and so much more has proven that to be untrue.

LITERATURE FOCUS • Students read and respond to grade-level text as a class • • Teachers read books aloud if text is too difficult for students to read independently • • Teachers teach mini-lessons on strategies, vocabulary, and comprehension • • Teachers create projects to extend learning

LITERATURE CIRCLES Are… Are Not… Reader response centered Teacher and text centered Part of a balanced literacy program The entire reading curriculum Groups formed by book choice Teacher-assigned groups formed solely by ability Structured for student independence, responsibility, and ownership Unstructured, uncontrolled "talk time" without accountability Guided primarily by student insights and questions Guided primarily by teacher- or curriculum-based questions Intended as a context in which to apply reading and writing skills Intended as a place to do skills work Flexible and fluid; never look the same twice Tied to a prescriptive "recipe"

READING AND WRITING WORKSHOP • designed to help students develop skills and strategies that will be used in their future writing projects and in future reading …. and in their future. • There is a gradual build of skills and strategies and then forced implementation. For the students, those skills and strategies eventually become instinctive, innate, and their own.

ESSENTIALS OF READING & WRITING WORKSHOP Reading Workshop Writing Workshop • Teacher Model- Read to • Teacher Model- Write to • Shared Reading • Shared Writing • Minilessons (researched based reading strategies) • Guided Reading and Literature Circles • Time to read independently and time to share • Choice • Reflection and Evaluation • Environment and materials Reading Workshop (60 mins. ) Minilesson/Read To Independent Reading Guided Reading Literature Study/ Book Clubs Sharing • Teacher and peer conferences • Time to write independently and share • Literature based instruction • Choice • Records and self assessment • Environment and materials Writing Workshop (60 mins. ) Minilesson/Write To Status of the Class Independent Writing Conferring Sharing

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM • Display text and activities on an interactive whiteboard • Create classroom website where students post publish writing and access online activities/ assignments • Alternatives to textbooks • Read and respond to entries in students’ blogs • Individualized instruction • Learning supports/ assistive technology

IDEAS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION http: //sigilt. iste. wikispaces. net/Favorite+Web+2. 0+Tools

REFERENCE S • Tompkins, Gail E. Literacy for the 21 st Century: A Balanced Approach. 6 th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education/Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2006. Print. • Fox, Barbara J. Word Identification Strategies: Building Phonics into a Classroom Reading Program. 5 th ed. Upper Saddle River, N. J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2008. Print. • Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Douglas Williams Seven Literacy Strategies That Work: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas Pages 70 -73 November 2002 | Volume 60 | Number 3 • Stephens, Elaine C. ; Brown, Jean E. A Handbook of Content Literacy Strategies: 75 Practical Reading and Writing Ideas. Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. , Norwood, MA. 2000. Print.