1. Differentiating Instruction Using Lexile Measures and OSLIS Developing Targets for Student Success Module II

2. Developed by an ESD /OEMA /OSL /ODE Collaborative Developed by an ESD /OEMA /OSL /ODE Collaborative Oregon Education Service Districts Oregon Education Service Districts Oregon Educational Media Association Oregon Educational Media Association Oregon State Library Oregon State Library Oregon Department of Education Oregon Department of Education

3. Workshop Goals/Objectives 1.Understand the basic components of differentiated instruction 2.Use OSLIS to locate resources that support Oregon’s Content Standards and meet the Lexile range of students in their classroom 3.Use content standards’ documents on the ODE website and the “Selecting Materials for a Standards-Based Lesson” template to begin lesson design incorporating differentiated texts

4. Helping Struggling Readers Provide text in the student ’ s Lexile range Provide text in the student ’ s Lexile range  Lexile Book Database  OSLIS Lexiled research databases Use front-loading techniques Use front-loading techniques  Activate relevant prior knowledge  Pre-teach vocabulary  Provide specific information on text structure and facts in the text

5. The Basics of Differentiated Instruction Engage students in instruction through different learning modalities, by appealing to differing interests, and by using varied rates of instruction along with varied degrees of complexity. Engage students in instruction through different learning modalities, by appealing to differing interests, and by using varied rates of instruction along with varied degrees of complexity. ---Carol Ann Tomlinson

6. Differentiated Classrooms Each student consistently experiences the reality that success is likely to follow hard work Each student consistently experiences the reality that success is likely to follow hard work Teachers have a clear and solid sense of what constitutes powerful curriculum and engaging instruction Teachers have a clear and solid sense of what constitutes powerful curriculum and engaging instruction ---Carol Ann Tomlinson ---Carol Ann Tomlinson

7. Teachers Can Differentiate or Modify Five Classroom Elements: 1.Content 2.Process 3.Product 4.Affect 5.Learning Environment (Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum Grades 5-9 by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson)

8. Differentiate in Response to… Three Student Characteristics: 1.Readiness 2.Interest 3.Learning Profile

9. When teachers use Lexiles to match readers to text … Why are they differentiating? How are they differentiating?

10. Using Lexiles in the Classroom Selecting Materials that Target Your Students

11. Selecting Materials for a Standards-Based Lesson Lesson Title ______________ Grade ____ LEXILE RANGE OF CLASS: _________________________ TEACHING MATERIALS/TEXT: LEXILE RESOURCES FROM OSLIS: DATABASELEXILE CONTENT-AREA STANDARDS: READING STANDARDS: WRITING STANDARDS: RESEARCH STANDARDS: SPEAKING STANDARDS: CAREER-RELATED LEARNING STANDARDS:

12. ODE Main Page: www.ode.state.or.us Click Teachers

13. Teacher Page Access Searchable Standards Click here

14. Access Searchable Standards 1. Select a Subject 2. Choose a Strand 3. Select a Grade and click Search

15. Locate the Standard 1. Scroll down to view standards 2. Highlight and copy appropriate standard(s)

16. Filling In the Template 4. Customize the template (title, grade, specific content area) 3. Paste standard(s) into template

17. Teacher Page Access Subjects Click Subjects

18. Go to English Language Arts Click here

19. Select English/Language Arts Grade-Level Standards Click here

20. Select Your Grade-Level Choose Word or RTF only

21. Locate Appropriate Standards 1. Scroll to find standard 2. Highlight and copy standard

22. Paste Standard into Template 3. Paste into template

23. To Remove Shading Go to Format, Borders and Shading, click on the Shading tab Select No Fill and click OK

24. Template The shading has been removed

25. Repeat this Process Continue to paste standards Enter the Lexile range for your class

26. Enter Your Textbook Enter text you currently use

27. Finding Lexiled Articles Now let’s search OSLIS for Lexiled articles

28. Select Database(s) and Conduct Search

29. Search Results

30. Select Resource and Copy Highlight selected resource and copy

31. Insert Resource into Template Paste resource into template and remove extra wording Insert Database(s) and Lexile measure

32. Conduct a New Search Try different key words and Click Search

33. Search Results Highlight selected resource and copy

34. Repeat the Process Paste information into template

38. Did We Meet Our Goals? 1.What are the basic components of differentiated instruction? 2.Are you able to use OSLIS to locate resources that support Oregon ’ s content standards and meet the Lexile range of students in your classroom? 3.Are you able to use content standards ’ documents on the ODE website and the “ Selecting Materials for a Standards-based Lesson ” template to begin lesson design incorporating differentiated texts?