1. Welcome

2. Through pictures or symbols show what reading means to you.
What is Reading?
Through pictures or symbols show what reading means to you.

3. Facts on Literacy
From Every Young American a Strong Reader
The High School Leadership Summit
U.S. Department of Education
October 8, 2003
While the reading skills of elementary and middle school students have improved modestly over the past three decades, the reading skills of 17-year-olds have not. The average scores of 9- and 13- year olds on the 1999 NAEP long-term reading assessment were significantly higher than they were in 1971.
The average score of 17-year-olds, however, was no higher in 1999 than it was in 1971.

4. Knowing Your Readers Independent Instructional Frustration
The above grade-level reader
On or slightly above grade-level material
Above grade-level material (One or more levels)
Significantly above grade-level material
The on grade-level reader
Below grade-level material
At or slightly above grade-level material
Above grade-level material (Two or more levels)
The below grade-level reader
Material significantly below grade-level
Below grade- level material (One or more levels)
On grade-level material

5. Matching Texts with Readers
Knowing Your Readers
Matching Texts with Readers
Word Recognition
Comprehension
Independent
99% or above
90% or above
Instructional
At least 95%
At least 75%
Frustration
90% or less
50% or less

6. National Reading Panel
5 Topics for Intensive Study
Phonemic awareness
Phonics instruction
Fluency
Comprehension
Vocabulary instruction

7. By 9th grade: What can we do? Students should be reading TO LEARN
Ensure students are reading content area material
Model “how to” read the textbook/other material
Use reading strategies to help support readers

8. What can we do?
*Never have students read something out loud that they have not had a chance to read silently*
Round Robin Reading
1. Provides students with an inaccurate view of reading: listening vs. reading
2. Causes inattentive behaviors, leading to discipline problems
3. Creates a source of anxiety and embarrassment.
4. Actually hampers comprehension.

9. What can we do? Alternatives to Round Robin Reading* Partner reading
Repeated readings (reader’s theater, re-reading)
Silent Reading/ Whisper Reading
Jigsaw
Intensive Reading (reading with a purpose)
ERT (everyone read to… with a purpose, follow with discussion)

10. Reading Strategies Predicting* Connecting* Questioning* Visualizing*
Text to (self, world, text)
Questioning*
Clarifying
Visualizing*
Inferring*
Evaluating*
Summarizing

11. Before Reading KWL Think-Pair-Share Tea party *
Pictures/Teaser Trailers *

12. During Reading Graphic Organizers Sticky notes* (Codes: P, C, ?, !)
Double Entry Journal *
Paired re-readings with
Say Something *
Bookmarks *
Drawing
Acting

13. PRACTICE

14. Content Areas

15. Make It Work With your content area team, answer the question:
How can you make some of these strategies work in your class?

16. Resources Books Websites
Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudis
I Read it, but I Don’t Get it by Cris Tovani
When Kids Can’t Read What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers
Good-Bye Round Robin by Optiz and Rasinski
Bringing Words to Life by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan
Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen
Websites

17. Questions? On index cards, write:
Any further information you want on reading strategies
other questions or problems concerning reading