Literacy Strategies By: Ashley Walker

Definition My definition: A literacy strategy is something used to aid students’ comprehension and understanding of the text through more interactive methods (activities) Almost every strategy I’ve ever run across uses a process to achieve these results Examples: My wall posters, SOAPSTone, or Design Cycle

Online Resources www.readwritethink.org/ Examples: Literacy Strategies-QAR , lessons with standards, and Uglies Packet information Best Part: Free lessons, handouts, and standards with step-by-step instructions http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/book-cover-guide-30060.html?tab=3#tabs -literacy strategy link, differentiating instruction information

Online Resources Cont. www.writingfix.com Great resource for online lessons and discussions of how to use literacy strategies in the classroom Examples: Exit tickets, 6-Post-Its, and Journal Prompts Across curriculum resources http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/post_its.htm

Local Resources Claudia Cox The UNC Charlotte Writing Project- summer workshops, upcoming Randolph Middle School workshop during the Language Arts PLC meeting Feb. 28th If interested in the spring conference, please let me know. Cindy Urbanski

Books When Kids Can’t Read: What teachers can do by: Kylene Beers Very practical with mixed in research to support findings Step inside the classroom section that shows how to use the strategy Chart at front of book for easy access Models how a beginning teacher can correctly use these strategies in the classroom by providing transcripts with real-life examples pages 41-60 Not left with a strategy that you don’t know how to implement or what you are doing wrong Page 42 gives 6 steps for teaching a strategy (I would try the strategy multiple times throughout the year