Michele Whaley and Laurie Clarcq Embedded Reading Michele Whaley and Laurie Clarcq www.EmbeddedReading.com lclarcq@yahoo.com Michele Welcome

The purpose of language used in communication is to put a picture in the heart, and/or mind of another person. Laurie

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Any text can be used to create an Embedded Reading: Articles, Books, Stories, Poetry, Editorials, Poems, Conversations, Songs etc…. Michele

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Laurie % of new material

Michele…..this is a base story

Michele….Level 2 …possibilities of highlighted/bold/colored/ etc new info

Laurie…..use of white spaces for mental pauses

Michele: Notice title….question….spacing….”hook”

Laurie……this would be a final reading

1. By creating a base reading and adding details and information to create additional versions. 2. Pulling details and information out of a longer reading to create shorter, simpler versions. Laurie

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Michele…..when using with students we always start with the small or base story (sometimes show long one first…)

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When? today, on Friday, last year, next summer Step 4: Ideas When? today, on Friday, last year, next summer How? very, quickly, easily, on a train, nervously Which (one)? blue, favorite, this/that, the best How often? always, never, six times, every day Common phrases: all of a sudden, next, well… Dialogue: said “…” thought “….” Questions: What happened next? Additional verb: discovered/saw/realized that Michele…possible ideas…(adding details)….ask participants to pick any three from slide

Two Ways to Create an Embedded Reading!! Michele review slide

Whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, Mary had a little lamb, Whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule. It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned him out, But still he lingered near. And he waited patiently, ‘Til Mary did appear.

Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. Mary had a lamb, Who was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school, which was against the rule. It made the children laugh, to see him at school. So the teacher sent him out, But he stayed nearby. And he waited, until Mary appeared.

which was against the rule. The children at school laughed, Mary had a lamb, white as snow. Where Mary went, The lamb always went. Even to school, which was against the rule. The children at school laughed, So the teacher sent him out, But he waited nearby for Mary.

The lamb always went with Mary, even to school, Mary had a snow-white lamb, The lamb always went with Mary, even to school, The children there laughed, So the teacher sent him out, but he waited nearby.

The lamb went with Mary to school. The teacher would not let him stay. Mary had a lamb, The lamb went with Mary to school. The teacher would not let him stay.

Laurie….chose Mending Wall Step 1 chose core/kernel

Laurie….what if I wanted to break it down more?

Laurie….chose Mending Wall Step 1 chose core/kernel

Laurie….chose Mending Wall Step 1 chose core/kernel