READING FOLDABLES Presented by Jackie Roper Wisconsin State Reading Association Convention February 3, 2005 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill FOLDABLES Presented by Jackie Roper Wisconsin State Reading Association Convention February 3, 2005

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Types of Foldables

Basic Shapes Hamburger Hot Dog Taco Shutter Burrito Valley & Mountain

Making Foldables Teacher directed, modeling Guided practice Alternative assessment Student creates own projects

Making Foldables Students write general information on front tabs such as –titles, vocabulary words, questions, main ideas, etc. Students write specific information under tabs such as –supporting ideas, student thoughts, answers to questions class notes, definitions, visuals, etc.

Storage Classroom materials One gallon freezer bag 3 hole punch to store in binder Name in permanent marker; picture Cut bottom corners of bag Insert cardstock

One-Part Folds Bound Book Folded Book Three-Quarter Book Half-Book

Two-Part Folds Two-Tab Book Pocket Book Matchbook Shutter Fold

Three-Part Folds Trifold Book Three-Tab Book Pyramid Fold Layered-Look Book

Four-Part Folds Four-Tab Book Standing Cube Four-Door Book Top-Tab Book

Any Number of Parts Accordion Book Pop-Up Book Vocabulary Book 16 Word Vocabulary Book

Foldables Projects Sentence Strip Holder Sentence Strips Circle Stand Billboard Project

Who, What, When, Why, How

Who Designed Foldables? Dinah Zike Partnership with Macmillan & Glencoe McGraw-Hill

What are Foldables? 3-D interactive graphic organizers that students create Becomes a self-check study aid Can be used at any level with any subject

When Do We Use Foldables in Reading? Introducing new vocabulary words Introduce a new skill Before, during, after reading Guided instruction or Guided reading Writing process Review On going, everyday

When Do We Use Foldables Across the Curriculum? Introducing a new topic or concept Before a chapter, lesson, story, etc. During the lesson After completing a chapter, lesson, story, etc. On going, everyday

Why Do We Use Foldables? Fun & motivating, hands-on As a study guide Note taking to help organize info Reach all learners Students retain information Alternative assessment

Why Do We Use Foldables Replace worksheets/Daily work Project Integrate Reading and Writing Improve note-taking skills Hold students accountable

Make And Take

Across the Curriculum

Foldables Across the Curriculum Reading Writing Language Arts Math Science Social Studies

Best Practice New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America’s Schools… by Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde Recommendations on Teaching Reading Writing before and after reading Reading aloud to students, time for independent reading, and children choose their own reading materials Primary instructional emphasis on comprehension

Best Practice New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America’s Schools… by Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde Recommendations on Teaching Writing Prewrite, draft, revise, edit Teacher models writing Learning grammar and mechanics in context at the editing stage and as needed

Best Practice New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America’s Schools… by Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde Recommendations on Teaching Math Use of manipulative materials Connecting math to other subjects and to the real world Using multiple assessment techniques, including written, oral, and demonstration formats

Put Reading First The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read Regardless of the label, –graphic organizers can help readers focus on concepts and how they are related to other concepts Graphic organizers are also used with –narrative text, or stories, as story maps

Put Reading First The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read Graphic organizers help students read to learn from informational text in the content areas, such as science and social studies textbooks and trade books

Put Reading First The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read Graphic organizers can: –help students focus on text structure as they read –provide tools used to visually represent relationships in text –and help students write well-organized summaries of text

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THANK YOU! Jackie Roper Educational Consultant with Macmillan/McGraw-Hill