1. Teaching Literacy in the 21 st. Century Session 7 Ian Hauser

2. What is working? How do you know it is working?  (What assessment have you done?)

3. Assessment-driven Instruction 1. What I have learned about my students 2. How I learned this 3. How will this inform my teaching 4. What am I going to do next

4. Vocabulary, Fluency & Decoding

5. A Way With Words 1.Divide into 3 groups. 2.Group 1 – read pages i, ii, iii, iv, v, up to the beginning of ‘3’ (half way on page v) Group 2 – read pages i, v (from ‘3 Targeted Teaching of Word-Learning Strategies’), vi, vii to the beginning of ‘4’. Group 3 – read pages i, vii (From ‘4 Using Word Parts to arrive …..’), viii, ix and x 3.Report back to large group 4.Discuss: What implications does this have for teaching Spelling and Vocabulary in my class?

6. Teaching Word Work 1.“Bulk” Reading 2.Targeted Teaching of Individual Words 3.Targeted Teaching of Word- Learning Strategies 4.Developing a Spelling Conscience

7. Teaching Word Work 1) Bulk Reading “Children learn to read by reading” Frank Smith Independent Reading is the most powerful tool we have to improve student performance across the board.

8. Teaching Word Work 2) Targeted Teaching of Individual Words Selection of Vocabulary To Teach –Find out what the students know –Find out what the students don’t know Different types of words (and the challenges they present to the students) require different teaching approaches.

9. Teaching Word Work Targeted Teaching of Individual Words Word Sorts is a remarkably successful strategy –Closed Sorts –Open Sorts

10. Teaching Word Work 3) Targeted Teaching of Word-Learning Strategies –Use Context to infer word meanings Think Aloud Displaying prompts –Use Word Parts to arrive at word meanings Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words Latin and Greek Roots –Use the Dictionary to learn to verify word meanings

11. Teaching Word Work 4) Developing a Spelling Conscience –Proofreading –Word Play Jack and the Twoderful Beans

12. Twice upon a time there lived a boy named Jack, in the twoderful world of Califivenia. Two day Jack, a double minded lad, decided three go fifth three seek his fivetune. After making sure that Jack nine a sandwich and drank some 8-Up, his mother elevenderly said, “Threedeloo, threedeloo. Try three be back by next Threesday.” Jack went fifth and soon met a man wearing a four-piece suit and a threepee. Fifthrightly, Jack said to the man, “I’m a Califivenian. Are you two three?” “Cerelevenly”, replied the man, offiving him a high six, “Anyone for elevenniss?”

13. Teaching Word Work 4) Developing a Spelling Conscience –Proofreading –Word Play Jack and the Twoderful Beans Clichés and Puns

14. A Sign of the Times Look at these examples of puns and clichés used in advertising……. On a diaper service van: Rock a Dry Baby On a peanut stand: If our peanuts were any fresher, they’d be insulting In a Butcher Shop: Never a bum steer Try completing these signs for ……….. A Planetarium: Cast of Thousands – Every one _ ____ A Garden Shop: Lighten up your garden, plant _____ Try some of your own

15. Teaching Word Work 4) Developing a Spelling Conscience –Proofreading –Word Play Jack and the Twoderful Beans Clichés and Puns Crazy Collectives Word Search What’s the Word?

16. Teaching Word Work Word Walls Teaching Vocabulary through Immersion Word Walls aren’t only for Literacy – Math or Science Word Walls work too! Grouping important –Alphabetical –Thematic

17. Teaching Word Work Word Walls A hard word to spell is one you don’t see very often

18. Let’s have some fun with learning vocabulary (why not?)

19. Homework!!!!! Select a text that interests you Prepare a short (a few minutes) presentation for the next session outlining your learnings.