TumbleReadables Lisa-Dai Venker

Purpose today is to… identify the uses for and structure of TumbleReadables. identify how TumbleReadables can be integrated in and as a classroom resources. explain the importance of TumbleReadables in the Common Core and curricula.

What are they? Combine online text with complete narration. 125 read-alongs and 100 large print. Picture Books Early Readers Chapter Books Middle School Readers YA/Teen Children’s Classics Classics Shakespeare Matt Christopher, Judy Moody , Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, and Sleepover Squad series High interest/low level Classic children’s literature (Black Beauty and Call of the Wild)

Differentiate Student Learning Online (can go anywhere on any internet based system) Early and easily adopted because it is technology Identifiable reading levels Can add highlights Notes Book marks Return to sections Font Colors Background Color Text size Paragraph spacing Read aloud Speed of reading (ELL, Struggling, Emergent, Reluctant Readers)

Computer Needs … Adobe Flash Player 7 or higher Tumble pad (download once, macromedia)

Read-Along vs. 2-1 vs. Nothing Online books complete with large print text and complete narration. Choose from 3 text sizes. Sentences are highlighted as they are read and pages turn automatically. (2 in 1): Online classics that include adjustable text and complete unabridged audio. No Brackets: Large print online books with adjustable text. These have no audio. Many will be converted to read-alongs in the next year.

Choices The List

Opt ions

Advanced Readers Don’t highlight Manual/auto turn page Length of time it stays on pages Notes options/Bookmark

Lesson Plans Include… Summary Pre-reading Idea Connect to the World Connect to the Text (setting, characterization, conflict, theme) Discussion Questions Writers Craft (simile, foreshadowing, figurative language) Author’s Bio Handouts/Organizers Assessments Rubrics Interactive Actives (role play, discussion)

Dog Walker

Shakespeare Macbeth

Value in Education and Common Core Value in Education and Common Core? From Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 3–12 David Coleman • Susan Pimentel English Language Arts Curricula, Grades 3–12 Text Selection Text Complexity: The Common Core State Standards require students to read increasingly complex texts with increasing independence ….”

Still more … Some students need more work on…. instruction on grade level fluency practice vocabulary building additional practice with texts from the previous grade band Used in addition to “regular” classroom work Common Core “….high priority on close, sustained reading of complex text…” TumbleReadables

How Does the Library Play a Role? “…students have daily opportunities to read texts of their choice on their own during and outside of the school day.” “….access to a wide range of materials on a variety of topics and genres.” “…. students’ own reading level as well as texts with complexity levels that will challenge and motivate students.” “….informational texts and literary nonfiction as well as literature.” TumbleReadables

Types of Literature Fiction- Poetry, drama Non-fiction- essays; speeches; opinion pieces; biographies; journalism; and historical, scientific, or other documents TumbleReadables

Specific Texts American Literature World Literature Grades 9-12 Founding Documents (all required) American Literature World Literature A Play by Shakespeare American Drama Early Grades Classic Myths Stories Anchor Text

Questioning Rigorous 80-90% should be text-dependent Students to make valid claims But also have… Nontrivial inferences Lesson Plans?

So do TumbleReadables do this? Yes and No

How do we market that? Bookmarks Co-planning Library Introduction Announcements Posters-Signs Projector/Running Slideshow Back To School Night Newsletters Emails Twitter/Facebook Edline / Wiki

Today’s Speaker Engagement Adaptations Decrease dependence on books How is it relevant to ME? Learning 24/7 Mobile Today’s Learner -Self-directed learning / work at own pace -mobile (un-tethered)

Resources Tublebooks.com Images from TumbleReadables From Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 3–12 David Coleman • Susan Pimentel