1. Digital Literacies: Engaging Readers Who Struggle Dr. Hiller A. Spires, Shea Kerkhoff, Marie Himes, & Chang Yuan North Carolina State University March 13, 2016

2. Getting to Know You Introduce yourself Share a specific challenge you have with a reader who struggles

3. Reading for Understanding (Rand Report, 2002)

4. Who Are the Readers Who Struggle? What Does it Mean to Struggle with Reading?

5. NAEP 8th Grade Mean Reading Scores Year National Average State Average African American LatinoWhite 2015264261243252271 2013266265251258273 Year National Average State Average Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch Not EligibleGap 201526426124927728 201326626525327825

6. NAEP 4th Grade Mean Reading Scores Year National Average State Average African American LatinoWhite 2015226 229235236 2013221222210 232 Year National Average State Average Eligible for Free/Reduce d Lunch Not Eligible Gap 2015226 21524227 201322122221123726

7. In order for struggling readers to become more proficient, they must READ! Studies show 1 to 30 minutes of reading per day for struggling readers. Instead of reading, struggling readers are waiting for a round robin turn, or doing worksheets, doing test prep or doing decoding drills. Successful interventions have struggling readers engaged in reading 2/3 of intervention period.

8. Readers Who Struggle “There is now considerable evidence, from recent intervention studies, that reading difficulties in most beginning readers may not be caused by biologically based cognitive deficits intrinsic to the child, but may in fact be related to the opportunities provided for children learning to read.” p. 378 Accessing Students’ Funds of Knowledge Vellutino, F. R., & Fletcher, J. M. (2005). Developmental dyslexia. In M. S. C. Hulme (Ed.), The science of reading: A handbook (pp 362-378). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

9. Readers Who Struggle Need Books (Print or Digital) to Read! “Unfortunately, putting good books in front of our students has not been the focus in many of our nation’s schools.” Kelly Gallagher (2009). Readicide: How schools are killing reading and what you can do about it. Stenhouse Publishers.

10. Richard Allington: What Really Matters Matching Reader and Text Level Building Background Knowledge Dramatically Expanding Reading Activity Using Very Small Groups or Tutoring Coordinating Intervention with Core Classroom Delivering Intervention by Expert Teacher Focusing Instruction on Metacognition & Meaning Using Texts That Are Interesting to Students Bridging Home and School Allington, R. (2009). What Really Matters in Response to Intervention. Allyn Bacon.

11. Shea N. Kerkhoff NCSU snkerkho@ncsu.edu

12. The Myth of the Digital Native

13. 4 Digital Divides Access Class Time Teacher Knowledge Achievement Gap

14. 1. Access Digital Divide in NC

15. 2. Classroom Time Less time on computers with students from low incomes 3. Teacher Knowledge High-stakes test scores correlation with income Low scores may mean more time in PD on testing (Leu et al. 2015)

16. 4. Achievement Gap Separate achievement gap by income beyond traditional reading achievement gap Separate component to online research and comprehension (a.k.a. online inquiry reading) Not in State Standards and therefore not in high- stakes tests Supporting students acquisition of online research and comprehension skills is matter of equal opportunity (Leu et al. 2015)

17. What Can We Do? Work in Pairs Teach Last First Bridge Home and School Literacies Tap into Motivation Research

18. Teach Last First I do We do You do

19. Bridging Home and School Literacy Inquiry Reading

20. Motivation to Read Growth Mindset –Mastery not Performance is motivating –Belief that one can succeed Utilitarian –Learn a procedure –Meet goal of one’s job or future job –Improve vocabulary Curiosity Social –Parents or peers value reading –Allows one to talk with peers Source: Schiefele et al., 2012

21. Why use inquiry-based learning models with students labeled as struggling readers?

22. Inquiry-based Learning and Struggling Readers -Motivation and Engagement Choice Purposeful/Authentic Learning -Building Background Knowledge and Skills -Teacher Scaffolds/Guidance -Knowledge Creation -Iterative Design -Differentiation -Collaboration Literacy as Social Practice

24. What is Project-Based Inquiry?

25. Building Background Knowledge and Skills Example from CCMMS and BRS Spring 2015 Four Short Stories ●"Thank You Ma'm" (Langston Hughes) ●"The White Umbrella" (Gish Jen) ●"Everyday Use" (Alice Walker) ●“Kong Yi Ji” (Lu Xun) Student Interactions with Texts ●Discussed prior knowledge of American and Chinese cultures through. ●Conducted close readings of American short stories with reflection and discussion taking place on. ●Posted character analyses of Kong Yi Ji on and discussed via. What do students need to know and be able to do before engaging in PBI? How will you teach this?

26. Step 1: Ask a Compelling a Question Step 2: Gather and Analyze Sources Step 3: Creatively Synthesize Claims and Evidence Step 4: Critically Evaluate and Revise Step 5: Share, Publish, and Act The PBI Process

27. References Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing: A revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives. Complete edition, New York : Longman. Fang, Z. (1995). Chinese short stories of the twentieth century: An anthology in English. New York, NY: Garland Publishing, Inc. Spires, H., Hervey, L., Morris, G., & Stelpflug, C. (2012). Energizing project-based inquiry: Middle grade students read, write, and create videos. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(6), 483-493. Spires, H., Kerkhoff, S., Graham, A., & Lee, J. (2014). Model for Inquiry-Based Disciplinary Literacy. Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning MOOC-Ed. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Raleigh, NC: NC State University. Spires, H., Wiebe, E., Young, C., Hollebrands, K., & Lee, J. (2009). Toward a new learning ecology: Teaching and learning in 1:1 learning environments. Friday Institute White Paper Series. NC State University: Raleigh, NC.