1. www.engageNY.org Core Knowledge Language Arts Supporting a Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Instruction 1

2. www.engageNY.org Whether I Hear It or Read It, I Know It Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary in all Children with Listening and Learning 2

3. www.engageNY.org © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Networks of words makes it easier to process what you hear or read. The power of vocabulary is not in familiarity with the individual word itself, as it is in the web of connections you build towards that word. Message from Research 3

4. www.engageNY.org Building Knowledge and Language Understanding Shared Interactive Reading in Core Knowledge Language Arts–New York 4

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6. www.engageNY.org © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Domains for Reading KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2 Nursery Rhymes and Fables Different Lands, Similar Stories Fighting for a Cause The Human Body: Five SensesFables and Stories Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Stories The Human Body: Body Systems, Germs, Diseases, and Preventing Illness Cycles in Nature PlantsEarly World Civilizations Insects FarmsEarly American Civilizations Ancient Greek Civilizations Kings and Queens Astronomy Greek Myths Seasons and Weather Animals and Habitats Early Asian Civilizations Colonial Towns and Townspeople Fairy Tales Charlotte’s Web I & II Taking Care of the EarthHistory of the EarthImmigration 6

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12. www.engageNY.org © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Activity: Add to the Web As a table examine the next story in the Anthology, Royal Family: Have one person read it aloud. Write down words you hear that would be added to the web. After reading a paragraph, look at the list and ‘work into’ the web… build connections among words that relate, that are synonyms or antonyms, that are exemplars, or categories, to words in the web. Note words that are repeated or given a new nuance. 12

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14. www.engageNY.org © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ How would the idea of a domain and the approach to vocabulary highlighted in these materials support a child’s discussion in the classroom? What are the critical elements of the materials? Debrief 14

15. www.engageNY.org Overview of a Lesson Listening and Learning in Action 15

16. www.engageNY.org © 2012 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Listening and Learning Lessons The Read-Aloud (35–40 minutes) Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 min) Presenting the Read-Aloud (10–15 min) Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 min) Comprehension Questions (10 min) Word Work (5 min) Extension Activities (15–20 min) These can be conducted later during the same day 16

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