Foundations of Academic Literacy Heidi Faust, M.Ed. TESOL ESL Technical Assistance Facilitator hfaust@csc.csiu.org

What is academic literacy? THINK PAIR SHARE What is academic literacy?

ACTIVITY: How do we read each of the following? A NOVEL A NEWSPAPER A WORD PROBLEM IN MATH A SCIENCE TEXT BOOK A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT

Enduring Understandings We read differently across the content areas We utilize many “invisible” reading processes when we read Teachers are expert readers of their content area materials Making their thinking visible supports student literacy

Who are our readers? What do you know about your students as readers? What do you know about your students as readers in the content areas?

The “CAUSAL LOOP” Teacher Assigns Reading Teacher Explains it or Reads it to them Students are tested Move on Students Don’t Read or Don’t Understand

WHAT IS READING APPRENTICESHIP? WEST ED initiative A Framework and Philosophy Focus on Content Literacy Research Based Practices Apprenticeship Relationship

GOALS ACCOUNTABILITY for READING BUILD READING STAMINA EMPOWER STUDENTS AS STRATEGIC READERS CLASSROOM COMMUNITY

Your Reading History Describe your experience becoming a reader. Were there times you felt like an insider? Were there times you felt like an outsider?

Reading ability exists on a continuum Rank yourself from 1-10 As a reader of the newspaper As a reader of a text on nuclear peptides As a reader of romance novels As a reader of stereo or car manuals

READING IS SOCIAL What needs to be in place socially in classrooms for students to feel safe and take risks as readers?

READING IS PERSONAL What enables us to make connections when we read? How can reading the same text be different for two different readers?

READING IS COGNITIVE What processes do we use when we read? How do we solve problems? What strategies do we employ?

READING IS KNOWLEDGE BUILDING World Knowledge Text Knowledge Vocabulary Knowledge Discipline Specific Knowledge

METACOGNITIVE CONVERSATION SUPPORTS ALL 4 DIMENSIONS HELPS BUILD A COMMUNITY OF READERS SUPPORTS STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS BUILDS ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT INCREASES INTERACTION & LANGUAGE PRACTICE SUPPORTS ACADEMIC VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION AND USE

Dimensions of Reading Apprenticeship SOURCE: WEST ED, READING APPRENTICESHIP

Academic Literacy Includes Metacognitive Processes Activating Prior Knowledge Building Background Vocabulary Development Predicting/ Anticipating Clarifying/ Summarizing Pre/During/Post Reading Strategies

Strategic Reading Read “Lakota Country Times” article. Do what you need to make sense of the text. Try to notice your thinking as you read. Where are your roadblocks? What did you do about it?

Lakota Country Times common / Past Archives American Horse pounds Pine Ridge for Big Foot A championship MARTIN - After a hard fought semi-final win over Little Wound on Wednesday, American Horse came out struggling a bit in the Big Foot A Girl's championship game in Martin on Thursday against undefeated Pine Ridge, Sharay Brewer had five points in the first quarter on the way to a team high 17 points to lead Pine Ridge to a 12-10 first quarter lead until Francis Around Him knocked down eight points in the second to help the Lady Chiefs to a 22-20 halftime lead on the way to a 54-43 A Championship win. Sharay hit six of eight free throws in the second to keep the game close but Christina Long Wolf came off the bench for American Horse and grabbed three offensive rebounds and turned them into three straight baskets as the Lady Chiefs extended their lead to 34-32 at the end of three. Around Him hit for eight of her game high 22 points to help finish off the Lady Thorpes; Tasina Helper, a seventh grader, broke her wrist on Wednesday but kept playing through the championship game finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds, six steals and two assists. Around Him added eight rebounds to her 22 points, five steals and three assists. Marissa Around Him pulled down 12 rebounds with four points and three assists. The Lady Chiefs finished the season 12-1 winning the A championship; Pine Ridge finished 14-1. Brewer totaled 17 points and 13 rebounds. Little Wound defeated Wolf Creek 63-61 for third place while Red Cloud got by Loneman 41-36 for fifth. All tourney awards went to Morgan Brewer and Arlene Brewer/Wolf Creek, Marissa Brooks and Arlana Brown Bull/Little Wound, Kyleigh Blacksmith and Juliana Her Many Horses/Loneman, Tiarra Little and Shaylene Zimiga/Red Cloud, Brook Pond and Sharay Brewer/Pine Ridge and Marissa Around Him and Tasina Helper/American Horse. Wolf Creek's Morgan Brewer scored 37 points in the third place game and was named Ms. Offense, Arlana Brown Bull of Little Wound was Ms. Defense, Ms. Hustle went to Sharay Brewer, Team Sportsmanship went to Red Cloud and the MVP honors went to Francis Around Him.

Strategic Reading: Reading Strategies Try to remember your thinking as you read. Where were your roadblocks? What did you do about it? Are there any remaining confusions/questions? Discuss in small groups

SHARING GOOD READING STRATEGIES A Classroom Routine

Debriefing “Good Reader Strategies” How did this activity support you as a reader? How did it make thinking visible? How did it foster interaction and language use? Where did you see the four dimensions in this activity?

Reading for a purpose/ Reading Orientation

Selective Attention The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “I never knew your place was so big,” said Pete. “Yeah, but its nicer now than it used to be since Dad had the new stone siding put on and added the fireplace.” There were front and back doors and a side door which led to the garage which was empty except for three parked 10-speed bikes. They went in the side door, Mark explaining that it was always open in case his younger sister got home earlier than their mother. Pete wanted to see the house so Mark started with the living room. It, like the rest of the downstairs, was newly painted. Mark turned on the stereo, the noise of which worried Pete. “Don’t worry, the nearest house is a quarter of a mile away,” Mark shouted. Pete felt more comfortable observing that no houses could be seen in any direction beyond the huge yard.

Gallery Walk Summarizer Academic Literacy: Big Ideas