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Through pictures or symbols show what reading means to you. What is Reading? Through pictures or symbols show what reading means to you.

Facts on Literacy From Every Young American a Strong Reader The High School Leadership Summit U.S. Department of Education October 8, 2003 While the reading skills of elementary and middle school students have improved modestly over the past three decades, the reading skills of 17-year-olds have not. The average scores of 9- and 13- year olds on the 1999 NAEP long-term reading assessment were significantly higher than they were in 1971. The average score of 17-year-olds, however, was no higher in 1999 than it was in 1971.

Knowing Your Readers Independent Instructional Frustration The above grade-level reader On or slightly above grade-level material Above grade-level material (One or more levels) Significantly above grade-level material The on grade-level reader Below grade-level material At or slightly above grade-level material Above grade-level material (Two or more levels) The below grade-level reader Material significantly below grade-level Below grade- level material (One or more levels) On grade-level material

Matching Texts with Readers Knowing Your Readers Matching Texts with Readers Word Recognition Comprehension Independent 99% or above 90% or above Instructional At least 95% At least 75% Frustration 90% or less 50% or less

National Reading Panel 5 Topics for Intensive Study Phonemic awareness Phonics instruction Fluency Comprehension Vocabulary instruction

By 9th grade: What can we do? Students should be reading TO LEARN Ensure students are reading content area material Model “how to” read the textbook/other material Use reading strategies to help support readers

What can we do? *Never have students read something out loud that they have not had a chance to read silently* Round Robin Reading 1. Provides students with an inaccurate view of reading: listening vs. reading 2. Causes inattentive behaviors, leading to discipline problems 3. Creates a source of anxiety and embarrassment. 4. Actually hampers comprehension.

What can we do? Alternatives to Round Robin Reading* Partner reading Repeated readings (reader’s theater, re-reading) Silent Reading/ Whisper Reading Jigsaw Intensive Reading (reading with a purpose) ERT (everyone read to… with a purpose, follow with discussion)

Reading Strategies Predicting* Connecting* Questioning* Visualizing* Text to (self, world, text) Questioning* Clarifying Visualizing* Inferring* Evaluating* Summarizing

Before Reading KWL Think-Pair-Share Tea party * Pictures/Teaser Trailers *

During Reading Graphic Organizers Sticky notes* (Codes: P, C, ?, !) Double Entry Journal * Paired re-readings with Say Something * Bookmarks * Drawing Acting

PRACTICE

Content Areas

Make It Work With your content area team, answer the question: How can you make some of these strategies work in your class?

Resources Books Websites Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudis I Read it, but I Don’t Get it by Cris Tovani When Kids Can’t Read What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers Good-Bye Round Robin by Optiz and Rasinski Bringing Words to Life by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen Websites http://www.pde.state.pa.us/reading_writing/cwp/view.asp?a=196&q=97891 http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479 http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/index.htm

Questions? On index cards, write: Any further information you want on reading strategies other questions or problems concerning reading