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2. Core Knowledge Language Arts
Meaningful Instruction: High Quality Implementation of the Listening & Learning Strand
November 13, 2013
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3. Agenda Session Time Session 1: The L&L Experience (9:30-10:30)
Session 2: Text Complexity
(10:45-11:30)
Session 3: GLS and Discussion Questions
(11:30-12:15)
Session 4: Supporting All Learners
(1:30-2:30)
Session 5: Questions Around the Room
(2:30-3:15)
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4. Session 1: The Listening & Learning Experience
The Power of a Story
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6. L&L: Teaching through Stories
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7. A High-Quality Read-Aloud
Text 1 2
Teacher
Student 3
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8. Part 1: Teacher to Text
Text 1
Teacher
Student
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9. Examine Your Text: Domain 25
Examine Your Text: Domain 2 2
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10. Teacher-Text Connection
Silently Read
Circle passages you like
Star passages you think are difficult
Read aloud 1 passage to your partner
Have your partner comment on why he or she believes you chose that passage to read
Share your reason
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11. Quick Summary
The more you know a text, the more you can ‘fine-tune’ your instruction
Adding structure and purpose to partner share’s can be supportive, particularly to students who benefit from peer models as well as routines
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12. Part 2: Student to Text
Text 2 2
Teacher
Student
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13. The Student Experience
[You see child look at his belly. Look at his neighbor..] Why isn’t my stomach bumpy?
Yes! I ate protein for breakfast and mom says that gives me energy
Heard that word before 2
Skeletal like a skeleton. Like the bones on Halloween.
COOL I like that system
My head got bumped in soccer practice yesterday and I had a little red spot but now it’s gone.
A circle in our body??
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14. Part 2: Student to Text
Text 2
Teacher
Student
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15. Supporting the Student Experience
[You see child look at his belly. Look at his neighbor.. Why isn’t my stomach bumpy?
Yes! I ate protein for breakfast and mom says that gives me energy
TEACHER: There is skin and muscle- so you don’t see your insides.
TEACHER: Yes- food becomes energy through digestion. Your digestive system.
Heard that word before 2
Skeletal like a skeleton. Like the bones on Halloween.
COOL I like that system
My head got bumped in soccer practice yesterday and I had a little red spot but now it’s gone.
TEACHER: Our bodies are always working and active- to heal and grow. Your body was fixing your bump and you didn’t even know it!
A circle in our body??.
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16. Look at Your Passage Again6
Write in the Think, Feel, Wonder what you hope children are thinking, feeling, wondering throughout the passage you chose.
Consider one thing you may do to help guide all students (or more students) to have the experience you envision. 2
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17. Part 3: Teacher to Student
Text
Teacher
Student 3
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18. Teacher-Student Focus on the moment-by-moment:
How does she validate/respond?
How does she build their thinking?
What evidence is there of an established routine?
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