School of Education Class 4: Feb 14th

2 School of Education Agenda  Attendance  Reading Quiz-turn in  Read Aloud Facilitation  Controversy in CYAL  Break  Responding to CYAL  For Next Time

3 School of Education Read Aloud Facilitation  Culture, Heritage and Bilingualism

4 School of Education Reflecting on Who We Are  Who are you? Where are you from? What makes you, YOU?  Consider the following: What does it mean to be “from some place”? How can the place we are from influence our identities (who we are)? Is it possible to be from more than one place? How might our identity change depending on where we are? Can people be from a place that is not an actual location, but represents a community or an idea such as being from a family, a religious tradition or a strong interest?  Where I am From Poems

5 School of Education Controversy and CYAL  What makes a book controversial?  What are some books that have been challenged and/or banned?  What are your thoughts about what is and is not appropriate for children and young adults to read?  What resources are available for thinking about the issue of censorship?

6 School of Education Some Banned or Challenged Books  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  Diary of a Young Girl  In the Night Kitchen  A Light in the Attic  Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.  Harry Potter  The Chocolate War  And Tango Makes Three  The Color Purple  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

School of Education BREAK

8 School of Education Responding to Literature  Why respond to literature? Supports readers in constructing deeper more personal meanings of texts Encourages readers to make connections between texts and their own life experiences Prompts readers to consider how a text impacts their own lives Response activities help readers reflect on and express their thinking about what they read  Ways readers respond to literature? Personal, Critical, Analytical Responses Writing, Discussion, Multimedia, Arts & Crafts, Drama

9 School of Education Children’s Literature and Reading Comprehension  Comprehension is the goal of reading instruction.  What is reading comprehension? A creative, multifaceted process in which readers engage with text over time. A process of using prior knowledge and the author’s text to construct meaning that is useful to the reader for a specific purpose. Readers construct a mental picture or representation of the text and its interpretation through the comprehension process.  Comprehension depends on reader and text factors.

10 School of Education Comprehension: Reader Factors and Text Factors Reader Factors  Background knowledge  Purpose  Fluency  Strategies  Inferences  Motivation Text Factors  Structure  Genres  Content and Vocabulary

11 School of Education The Reading Process  Prereading Activate background knowledge, set a purpose for reading  Reading Independent, buddy, guided, shared, read aloud  Responding Response logs, small/large group discussions, other  Exploring Rereading, Author’s Craft, Word and Sentence  Applying Oral and written projects

12 School of Education Examples of Responses to Literature  Writing Beyond Book Reports--Alternative Formats Genre-to-Genre: Transform one genre into another  Discussion/Oral Presentation Literature Circles or Book Club Book Talk, Retelling, Reader’s Theatre  Multimedia PPT, Webpage, Video Short  Arts and Crafts Drawing, sculpture, mobiles, maps  Drama Puppet shows, reenactments, Hot Seat

13 School of Education Sharing Books Book Talks on Reading RainbowReading Rainbow The Titanic The Three Bears dzN0&feature=related dzN0&feature=related The Baby Sitters Club ature=related ature=related Spooky Stories

14 School of Education Responding to the Texts  Write a brief personal response to your assigned book.  Discuss the text in your small group.  Respond to your assigned texts in the following ways:  The Great Kapok Tree--Readers’ Theater (mask and speaking part Just a Dream-Compose a script for a book talk designed to entice others to read the book. The Lorax--Draw a political cartoon in response to the theme of the book.  Discuss the three books in a grand conversation.

15 School of Education For Next Time  Chapter 6 Reading Quiz  Spark Readings  Bring Alphabet and Counting Book