Day 1

  IF you need a copy of When Kids Can’t Read by Kylene Beers. Say “I need a copy of When Kids Can’t

 Read the book

 Connecting to background knowledge  Assessing and aligning with existing literacy skills

 What does one need to know in order to understand the content?  Do the students know this?  If not, how can we build up their knowledge?

 What does one need to know in order to understand the content? Read the book with this question in mind.  Do the students know this? Pre-Assessment  If not, how can we build up their knowledge? What resources are available? What activities might help?

 What does one need to know in order to understand the content? Read the book with this question in mind.  Do the students know this? Pre-Assessment  If not, how can we build up their knowledge? What resources are available? What activities might help?  Forum Topic: Building Background Knowledge

 CMS formative assessments  Edge Reading Gains Tests  ACCESS/W-APT Reading Scores and corresponding Can-Do Descriptors  Other tests of fluency, Lexile level, comprehension

 Start the unit with a clear picture of what each student can do  Use the assessment tools to create a snapshot of each student’s current ability and your goals for his or her progress  Identify the skills on which you should focus to help the students better read the book

 Clarifying  Comparing and contrasting  Connecting to prior experiences  Inferencing  Predicting  Questioning the text  Recognizing the author’s purpose  Seeing causal relationships  Summarizing  Visualizing BACK

 Center each lesson around a chapter/book segment and a literacy strategy  Focused background-building mini-lessons  As you progress through the book, try to build a progression from Complete Hand-Holding to Independent Reading

 How will we assess students and make them accountable for their reading for each segment?

 Daybooks  Reading logs  Comprehension questions  Quizzes  Class discussions

 How will we assess students and make them accountable for their reading for each segment?  -- Forum Topic: Assessment Activities

 Start reading When Kids Can’t Read (if possible)  Sign up on Edmodo (  Look back at the literacy strategies and think of an activity or lesson you have done to develop that strategy that you feel has been effective. Be prepared to share with the group.literacy strategies