Allowing All Students to Access Information Empowering Readers Allowing All Students to Access Information

Welcome! While we get ready, please go to ed1stop.com and log in as my student Username: TheresaNierlich_stu Password: nierlich Check out the links under Literacy Through Technology, especially CTAP Region 4 Information Literacy page

Plan for the Session Learn about ways to make the text accessible to all readers Technology-based Interactive

Review Begin with a big question Break it into smaller, researchable questions Identify key words to guide online search Conduct a safe & effective search for information related to the topic And now, read it!

What are our students good at reading? Fiction, fiction, fiction Very simplistic text with lots of pictures BUT… they run into trouble when they encounter expository, non-fiction text.

Why is non-fiction so tough? Lack of background knowledge Frequently the materials provided for a grade level are written above the students’ actual ability Students do not monitor their comprehension as they read Unfamiliar with the structure Unfamiliar with content area vocabulary

What does a struggling reader look like? Reads too fast Reads word by word, without fluency Does not recognize single syllable words Does not visualize text Does not reread Does not use predicting, questioning, summarizing, and other strategies

What does a proficient reader do? Remind students using “When I Read I Will…” poster Predict Question Reread Visualize Make Connections Hear the Text Summarize

What can we do about it? Provide background knowledge- BrainPop and United Streaming Find materials at each student’s reading level- Word, Lexile analyzer Teach students explicit strategies to monitor their comprehension as they read Explicitly teach the structures of non-fiction text Develop content area vocabulary- PowerPoint, online interactive dictionaries

Determining Reading Levels Word- handout Lexile.com- handout

What can we do about it? Provide background knowledge- BrainPop and United Streaming Find materials at each student’s reading level- Word, Lexile analyzer Teach students explicit strategies to monitor their comprehension as they read Explicitly teach the structures of non-fiction text Develop content area vocabulary- PowerPoint, online interactive dictionaries

Our Good Friend Vygotsky Zone of Proximal Development What strategies are you using as you read the article? Predicting Questioning Rereading

Pre-Reading Strategies Tea Party- handout ER-5 thru ER-7 Choose parts of the article that will pique interest and encourage students to discuss what it might be about Students mingle and talk in small groups to discuss their “clues” and make predictions

During Reading Strategies If a student can’t decode the text, find a way to have text read to the student! Apple Reader- OSX has a text to speech tool- see handout Talking Box Pro- PCs can download a text to speech tool- see handout

During Reading Strategies Mark the Bold/Talk the Bold- ER-5 and ER-20 and 21 Students write highlighted or bolded words on the front (Mark the Bold) On the back, they explain the meaning of the word (Talk the Bold) Tech Tool- highlighting in Word- handout

During Reading Strategies Say Something- ER-5; rules ER-22 thru ER-27 Read a chunk of text, then students are required to “Say Something” Choices: Predict, question, clarify, comment, connect.

During Reading Strategies Re-reading with a purpose- ER-5 Students reread a passage three times: Read and record any questions. Pay attention to the research question (or a focus question) Focus on the solution (or answering question)

After Reading Strategy Text Reformulation- ER-31 Students should modify or restate the text in a way that shows they understood what they read.

After Reading Strategy It Says, I Say- ER-28 and ER-29

What can we do about it? Provide background knowledge- BrainPop and United Streaming Find materials at each student’s reading level- Word, Lexile analyzer Teach students explicit strategies to monitor their comprehension as they read Explicitly teach the structures of non-fiction text Develop content area vocabulary- PowerPoint, online interactive dictionaries

Teach Text Structure Traveling Terrain- show students the structure of non-fiction text, and the similarities between textbooks and websites

What can we do about it? Provide background knowledge- BrainPop and United Streaming Find materials at each student’s reading level- Word, Lexile analyzer Teach students explicit strategies to monitor their comprehension as they read Explicitly teach the structures of non-fiction text Develop content area vocabulary- PowerPoint, online interactive dictionaries

PowerPoint Vocabulary Waterfall A body of water where water drops dramatically from a higher place to a lower place

Inspiration Vocabulary Use Inspiration and clip art or the Internet to create a graphic organizer with pictures with the words.

Interactive Dictionaries Math Dictionary- amathsdictionaryforkids.com