1. School of Education Class 5: Feb 21st

2. 2 School of Education Agenda  Attendance  Reading Quiz-turn in  Read Aloud Facilitation  Beginning Books  Break  Responding to CYAL  For Next Time

3. 3 School of Education Read Aloud Facilitation  Friendships, School, Bullying

4. 4 School of Education Beginning Books  Mother Goose Rhymes Cultural Knowledge; Oral Language Development: Language Play, Phonological Awareness; Social Interaction; Motor Development Which MG rhymes can you recite? Where did you learn them?  Alphabet and Counting Books Consider child’s point of view: typeface, Concepts of Alphabet--letter name, directionality, upper/lowercase, one phoneme Both based on false premises?  Perceptual Concept Books Colors, shapes, sizes, sounds, opposites  Tactile and Movable Books Board books, cloth books, moveable books  Wordless Picture Books Are they literature?  Easy Readers Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat; Little Bear, Frog and Toad Controlled vocabulary, Provide Practice Reading

5. School of Education BREAK

6. 6 School of Education Responding to Literature  Why respond to literature? Supports readers in constructing deeper more personal meanings of texts Encourages readers to make connections between texts and their own life experiences Prompts readers to consider how a text impacts their own lives Response activities help readers reflect on and express their thinking about what they read  Ways readers respond to literature? Personal, Critical, Analytical Responses Writing, Discussion, Multimedia, Arts & Crafts, Drama

7. 7 School of Education Children’s Literature and Reading Comprehension  Comprehension is the goal of reading instruction.  What is reading comprehension? A creative, multifaceted process in which readers engage with text over time. A process of using prior knowledge and the author’s text to construct meaning that is useful to the reader for a specific purpose. Readers construct a mental picture or representation of the text and its interpretation through the comprehension process.  Comprehension depends on reader and text factors.

8. 8 School of Education Comprehension: Reader Factors and Text Factors Reader Factors  Background knowledge  Purpose  Fluency  Strategies  Inferences  Motivation Text Factors  Structure  Genres  Content and Vocabulary

9. 9 School of Education Examples of Responses to Literature  Writing Beyond Book Reports--Alternative Formats Genre-to-Genre: Transform one genre into another  Discussion/Oral Presentation Literature Circles or Book Club Book Talk, Retelling, Reader’s Theatre  Multimedia PPT, Webpage, Video Short  Arts and Crafts Drawing, sculpture, mobiles, maps  Drama Puppet shows, reenactments, Hot Seat

10. 10 School of Education Sharing Books Book Talks on Reading RainbowReading Rainbow The Titanic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAb6TYNX4w The Three Bears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPDxbN- dzN0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPDxbN- dzN0&feature=related The Baby Sitters Club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_lxM3Z3jQ&fe ature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_lxM3Z3jQ&fe ature=related Spooky Stories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2SbnfmXtBM

11. 11 School of Education Responding to the Texts  Write a brief personal response to your assigned book.  Discuss the text in your small group.  Respond to your assigned texts in the following ways:  The Great Kapok Tree--Readers’ Theater (mask and speaking part) Just a Dream-Compose a script for a book talk designed to entice others to read the book. The Lorax--Draw a political cartoon in response to the theme of the book.  Discuss the three books in a grand conversation.

12. 12 School of Education The Great Kapok Tree Responding to Literature through Oral Presentation/Drama  Re-imagine the text as a play. Identify characters. Assign parts to narrator and actors. Isolate each speaking part. Write your speaking part out on the back of your paper plate. Make costumes and props. Turn the front of the plate into a mask. Perform your play.

13. 13 School of Education Just a Dream Responding to Literature through Writing and Multimedia  Make a video of a book talk. Think of a beginning hook. Introduce the book. Include the title, author, genre. Briefly summarize the book, but don’t spoil surprises. End with an invitation to read the book. Practice your book talk. Make a video of your book talk.

14. 14 School of Education The Lorax Responding to Literature through Arts and Crafts  Draw two or more political cartoons. Read the handout on the Political Dr. Seuss. Study the examples of political cartoons. Draw your own political cartoon in response to the Lorax. Draw a second political cartoon responding to a different issue.

15. 15 School of Education For Next Time  Chapter 7 Reading Quiz  Spark Readings (Postmodern Picture Books)  Bring a copy of Black and White  RTL #2 will be completed in class