tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78038332494909252392024-03-12T22:11:08.941-07:00The Reading DogThis is a blog for everyone -it is for anyone who wants to help a child learn to read. jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-8672518298728898292012-11-28T20:01:00.002-08:002012-11-28T21:45:52.501-08:00Literacy Volunteers Bringing the Community Into Schools<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Literacy Volunteers is a program that we cultivated as a means to bring community members into our classrooms. Participants are thoroughly trained and matched with students who would benefit from one to one coaching. Tutors are scheduled to come one time per week for 30 to 40 minutes each session. The following is a description of each facet of a tutoring session. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Read
Old Favorites</span></u></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(5
minutes)</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you need: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Two – three familiar, easy to read books (these
are books that the student has read before).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you do:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Let the student make a choice.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place the
books in front of the student so a selection can be made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Student reads aloud.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> Ask the student to read the story to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Sometimes children confuse or forget words. When
this happens simply begin reading with them to help them regain the flow of the
story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Other times, offer support for a forgotten word by
saying:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Does that make sense?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What’s the story about?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">“Can the picture help
you get the word?”</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Read
Together</span></u></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(10
minutes)</span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you need:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Three – four unfamiliar texts or
passages should be available. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Predictable books that
have rhyme, rhythm, and repetition are very helpful for K-2 grade
students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you do:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Let the student make a choice</span></b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">place the books
in front of the student <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Review</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">the
title and leaf through the book looking at pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about what might happen in the
book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ways to build interest are to talk
about the book:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">“Let’s look at the title and cover and try to
predict what this story will be about”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">You read the book</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> aloud to the child using appropriate expression
& fluent rhythm. While reading, stop and ask: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What do you think will happen next?”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">“If you were in this story, what would you do?”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 18.6pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -13.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Ask open ended questions</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> after you’re done reading:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">“Which part of the story did you like best?”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">“Which part of the story didn’t you like?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> and/or </span></span></i><i style="text-indent: -13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">"</span></i><i style="text-indent: -13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">What information did you already know?</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: 18.18181800842285px;"><i>5. </i></span><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Read
together</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> read the story a
second time and invite the child to join in the reading, say: </span><em style="font-size: x-large;">“I
know you can help me read this.”<b> </b></em><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">As you
read, encourage the child to chime in when the words and language patterns
are predictable.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Books often use
rhyme or repetition and children can naturally fill in the words.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Pause for the child to fill in the
predictable words</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. </span><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 115%;">Discuss
the story again</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. After the second reading, briefly
discuss the story by leafing through the pages. Read aloud any troublesome phrases
pointing out the features of individual words such as beginning letters or
rhymes.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iW-OKOghik0P1958zBJCqa9Fa7Hy69D-6YCEvb_qhS5mGiiMMQvh0acDUmXk2AV7adlVVlezwzgNoLCP5PjZLZzHS-tNAUiMRJpViMAlDRZ3fCdKJEpp0NpwEBTLU6SR_5_80SaMsUaO/s1600/photo+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iW-OKOghik0P1958zBJCqa9Fa7Hy69D-6YCEvb_qhS5mGiiMMQvh0acDUmXk2AV7adlVVlezwzgNoLCP5PjZLZzHS-tNAUiMRJpViMAlDRZ3fCdKJEpp0NpwEBTLU6SR_5_80SaMsUaO/s400/photo+(2).JPG" width="400" /></a><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">7.Student
reads alone</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">. One the third
reading of the story, ask the child to read independently. You can read along with the child or use
prompting strategies as needed</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></u></i></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></u></i></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></u></i></b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></u></i></b>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Write
Together<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(5-10
minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you
need:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> two writing journals one </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">for your student and one for you, </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">pencils </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and crayons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What you
do:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Focus on the meaning.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> You do this when you ask: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“What are you trying to say in your writing?”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Accept the child’s attempts</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> even though spelling may not always be accurate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0.3in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ü<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Select a special piece of writing.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> This can be something that the child likes in
particular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work on editing for spelling
and punctuation</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt;">Activities for writing …<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt;">(Choose one of the following)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-reflection-align: bottomleft; mso-effects-reflection-angdirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-angfadedirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-reflection-angleky: 0; mso-effects-reflection-dpidistance: .079pt; mso-effects-reflection-dpiradius: 1.0pt; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphaend: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphastart: 28.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctendpos: 45.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctstartpos: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsy: -100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "0 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000,43000 #7B34D2 7 100000 satm=255000,48000 #7230C3 7 100000 shade=85000 satm=255000,100000 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #5C437A; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=50000 satm=120000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .354pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid; mso-themecolor: text2; text-transform: uppercase;">Writing side by side: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">you
both </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">write your own ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are each <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">writing “side by side”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do this for <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">three to four minutes and then share your </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">writing.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What you
do:</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Tell each other what you want to write</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
will each have your own notebook called a journal.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 17.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -13.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Brainstorm</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> ideas to write about in your journals as you sit
side by side.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 17.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -13.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">If the child says he/she can’t write</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">, tell student to pretend to write, write a letter
to represent an entire word, or draw a picture& label it.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 17.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -13.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">After 3-4 minutes share </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">what you have written with each other.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 17.1pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -13.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Review your writing</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> take the time to point out and discuss patterns
in writing, such as all the words that have letter “b” in them, or words that
end with letter patterns such as “an" or “at”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-reflection-align: bottomleft; mso-effects-reflection-angdirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-angfadedirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-reflection-angleky: 0; mso-effects-reflection-dpidistance: .079pt; mso-effects-reflection-dpiradius: 1.0pt; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphaend: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphastart: 28.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctendpos: 45.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctstartpos: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsy: -100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "0 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000,43000 #7B34D2 7 100000 satm=255000,48000 #7230C3 7 100000 shade=85000 satm=255000,100000 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #5C437A; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=50000 satm=120000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .354pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid; mso-themecolor: text2; text-transform: uppercase;">I write, you write:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">This
is a shared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">writing
experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This type of writing </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">could
take the form of a story or report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">You
and your student write something </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">together,
deciding on a topic and </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">alternatively
writing sentences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">writing </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">after a specified time each alternately </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">continues the development of the writing.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What you
do:</span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Together select a topic </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">of interest</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Brainstorm </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">ideas</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Begin to write in the child’s journal.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You begin
by writing for one minute. Use words the child can read.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Read what you wrote</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> and then talk about what might come next.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Pass the journal to the child</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> who then writes for one minute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the child can’t spell a word, encourage
him/her to write just one letter for a word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the child is finished ask him/her to read back what has been
written.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Together read</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
what has been written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You write again
for a minute.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Continue exchanging </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">the notebook for a few more minutes or until
completed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Use your judgment</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
as to how long and how many times the book can be passed according to the
ability and attention of the child.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Read the story</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
when the story is completely written.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 24.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -22.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Revise</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> any parts as necessary.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-reflection-align: bottomleft; mso-effects-reflection-angdirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-angfadedirection: 5400000; mso-effects-reflection-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-reflection-angleky: 0; mso-effects-reflection-dpidistance: .079pt; mso-effects-reflection-dpiradius: 1.0pt; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphaend: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctalphastart: 28.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctendpos: 45.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctstartpos: 0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-reflection-pctsy: -100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "0 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000,43000 #7B34D2 7 100000 satm=255000,48000 #7230C3 7 100000 shade=85000 satm=255000,100000 #381563 7 100000 shade=20000 satm=245000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #5C437A; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=50000 satm=120000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .354pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid; mso-themecolor: text2; text-transform: uppercase;">Written Dialogue:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Have
a </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">conversation through writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">activity, you use one journal and write to </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">the
student.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This can be a comment or a </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">short question.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The child writes a </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">response
to you.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This written </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">conversation continues for several </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">minutes.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Then you discuss your </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">“conversation.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What
you do:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-indent: -31.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Write</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> a
comment or question (use familiar words)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">The child reads</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
what you wrote and writes an answer or response.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">You read the child’s response</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> then write a comment about what the child wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">The journal is passed</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> to the child who then writes a response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the child can’t spell a word encourage
him/her to write one letter for a word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When the child is finished ask him/her to read back what was written.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Use your judgment</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
as to how many times the book is passed based on the child’s ability/attention
span.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Read
for Enjoyment<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(5-10
minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> What you need:</span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> A variety of texts and </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">some time to read them. The more </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">students read the more fluent they</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">become.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Often times reading for pleasure is put </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">aside in school.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">At all sessions
it is</span></div>
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important to set aside some time to read </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -22.5pt;">for enjoyment.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> What you do:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Select a book for yourself</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> and ask the child to make a book selection. Go to the reading area in the room; find a
nice spot to sit comfortably. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Show each other the books </span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">you will be reading. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Take turns talking about the book</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> (predictions). Read silently for three – four
minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Take turns talking</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> about what you read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Talk
About Words<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(5
minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What you
need:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> Think about… What’s in a </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">word?</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">You will use reading
materials to </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">select interesting words encountered </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">during reading.</span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">You may use: your
journal, </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">chart paper, markers, white boards, dry </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">erase markers, magnetic letters.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <b>What you do:<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Select a word</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
each of you will select one word either from the reading, or a word the
classroom teacher is emphasizing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Each of you will write</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> your words in journals, white boards, so on. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Talk about why</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">
you chose that word. The child follows your lead and talks about the word
he/she has chosen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Talk about the features</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> of a word, such as the letters that make up the
word, patterns found in the word, and other words that rhyme with it. The child follows your lead and describes the
features of hi/her own word. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Explain</span></b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">the meaning of the word and use it in a sentence,
then the child follows the same procedure.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a positive outlook that helps young readers to think about all they were able
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during the session. Together fill out the</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span><b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">“Look What I Did!”</span></b><span style="color: #17365d; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-effects-glow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-glow-color: #267DE6; mso-effects-glow-colortransforms: satm=175000; mso-effects-glow-rad: 8.0pt; mso-effects-glow-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">questionnaire.
Use the following questions to record the child’s answer in your journal:</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">or book chapter that your child read for
enjoyment.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-51177362905678733662012-04-27T15:47:00.001-07:002012-09-22T20:05:54.803-07:00Finding Solutions - Getting Things Done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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educational philosopher Maxine Greene wrote about a walls to learning. Some
walls are real or perceived. A good teacher will dedicate hours of attention
and care to helping her students deconstruct those perceived walls; while
building stamina and character to overcome or cope with any real walls to
learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are so many walls. The system can be like a maze that threatens to thwart our
intentions and goals, and not the least of which is money. Money is the problem
but working together it can also be the solution. Let me tell you about
something great. Donor’s Choose. This is a website created by teachers for
teachers. Any teacher can write a kind of grant appealing to the general public
to see if they would donate towards much needed supplies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exciting moment in my district; we are in the process of making an instructional
shift to Readers/Writers Workshop. Which is wonderful, but here comes a wall -
materials. So here I am a public school teacher in need of books, I set up an
account and am now receiving donations. Through the generosity of others that
very real wall is in the process of collapse. Amazing! If you are a teacher and
you need some help set up an account today. Take a look you’ll see for yourself
how simple yet elegant solution. Check it out for yourself:</span></div>
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jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-21265083226660628692012-02-16T22:12:00.000-08:002015-06-27T18:51:14.942-07:00Scaling Skyscrapers A View to the Common Core<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Imagine yourself standing at the top
of the Empire State Building - what do you see? Everything! In order to see the
“big picture” there is one undeniable truth access is key. How do you get to
the top? Well it takes time and effort. <o:p></o:p></span>
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of higher order cognition, or critical thinking can be somewhat elusive.
Difficult to teach in a meaningful way, difficult to understand and apply with
purpose. Skyscraper is a means to an end. It is an anchor chart that contextualizes
what would be abstract to the minds of young readers. Different levels of
thinking require different actions on the part of the reader. Skyscraper is a
mediator that gives students a framework in which to work, so they can envision
and articulate more nuanced thinking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Children often ask why can't I take
the elevator to the top floor? Sorry, there are no short cuts when it comes to
thinking. Over time, children learn that questions tasks grow more complex as
they climb the floors to their thinking process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Skyscraper is what you get when
overlapping Bloom's taxonomy and the Question Answer Relationship (QAR). Bloom
provides a levels approach for guided questions and or task, while the QAR
provides for easy to understand language that describes their actions in order
to answer questions or complete assigned tasks. For example, an "On Your
Own" task may be to evaluate a passage by writing an opinion. They
validate their evaluation as they learn how to extrapolate ideas from the text
to create something new - their written opinion. Thinking in terms of Common
Core State Standards (CCSS), text dependent answers is one of the six major
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So is the Staircase of Complexity. Think of the anchor standard as the pole
that runs to the ceiling and each step of a spiral staircase as representing
each grade level. The CCSS is designed to match developmental expectations that grow with the student. In order to grow our capacity for intellectual curosity - children need to envision how concepts expand - going from part to whole. It is that kind of thinking that inspired the conceptual design of Skyscraper. Thinking runs from basic
"Right There" gathering knowledge where I can point to with my finger to the answer - to
abstract comparisons of my thinking juxtaposed to that of the author. </span></div>
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jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-7295305958949911782010-08-10T22:01:00.000-07:002010-08-13T15:35:28.500-07:00Learning to Fly<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>W</strong></span>hen we read we are followers being drawn in by the author's craft. With skill and precision worlds are revealed to us. We work to make meaning and strive to connect this <em>other experience</em> to our lived experience. When we write we lead by the <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ea9999;"><strong>push</strong></span></em> </span>of our own <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>c</strong><em>reation</em></span>. Drawing the reader in, with an invitation to take our words and make a human connection. One that we hope, will result in something meaningful. <br />
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An author's words come together like tiny cells interlocking to give birth to a new idea. Our first words emerge in an empty space looking small and insignificant. Exposed and fragile -hollow, like the bones of a small bird. <em>If I were a bird, then my nest would be feathered with the written word. </em>Gathered and interwoven by countless authors of stories, poems, myths, legends, and science. <br />
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To give children words with wings, is to let their voices soar through the tap of keys or the steady mark of a freshly sharpened pencil. How do we give them this gift? We show them the way. Professional authors take them under their wing and show them how to fly. We teachers are like the cheerful tour guides who coordinate the trip and point out the important sights along the way. But, we need a flight plan.<br />
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If you are a teacher or a parent who wants children to know the joy of writing then I suggest - Writers' Workshop. If this is new learning for you (like me) don't worry because the words of Lucy Calkins and many others will show us the way. This is a great website: <a href="http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/index.html">Writer's Workshop</a> It can never be too risky to try a better way for the good of your students. So this is what I know so far:<br />
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<ul><li>Establish a Writing Philosophy - I take this to mean that intention is key why do I want to teach writing? What is my role in this process? I think the preceding statement pretty well defines my views... What are yours? Be sure you can answer that question for yourself before you click here: <a href="http://teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/writer-refs.html">Tools to Build Your Philosophy</a></li>
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<li>Picture Books as Mentor Texts - Going from what is known to the unknown. Children understand what a good story is but they may not be aware of how to write one of their own. We as teachers must pull the best books that demonstrate the writers craft. Then we put on the "show" they have fun listening to it because we know that emotion engages long term memory. To me, that's the moment when you can ask: "How did the author do that? This book made us feel something how did that happen?" Then we unpack what it is we plan to teach. More ideas: <a href="http://www.teacher2teacherhelp.com/mentor-texts/">Teaching With Mentor Texts</a></li>
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<ul><li>Teaching the Author's Craft - This means craft elements for writing. These are techniques authors use to engage readers like circular endings like the story ends where it began ( a great mentor text for that is Metzger's <u>When A Leaf Blew In</u> ) Perfect for back to school. Make it meaningful draw a circle and use pictures from the story to show the sequence. Better yet you can pass a leaf around and do a shared reading each student getting to hold the leaf while sitting in a circle. You can say something like some stories are built like a circle they go around and around. A higher order question might be: "Could this story begin where it ended? What makes you say that? ELL students could gain support with this concept using illustrations to support their words. What a nice way to kick off a writing project. For better advice than I can offer click here to <a href="http://www.lesterlaminack.com/cracking_open_the_author_s_craft__teaching_the_art_of_writing_55924.htm">Ask Lester </a></li>
</ul>So here are some books that I think are useful and perhaps you will too...<br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;">This is very friendly it's laid out very well because </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;">it's easy to understand. There are lots of nice resources </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;">here to get started. It's the teaching that takes practice :P</div>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-9481984728008245732010-08-08T04:58:00.000-07:002010-08-11T15:02:34.328-07:00Go Ahead Be a Goose - Listen to Your Mother! Silly Is Serious Business What Mother Goose Had to Say<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>If </em></span>father knows best then you need to know that your mother knows more. <em>Well at least Mother Goose knew more about what preschoolers need to hear</em>. Word play as in MOTHER GOOSE nursery rhymes are as important to developing children as multivitamins and sunscreen. They need to hear those familiar short nursery rhymes:</span></span></span> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;"><em>BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">Baa, baa, black sheep,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">Have you any wool?</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">Yes, marry, have I,</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">Three bags full;</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">One for my master,</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">One for my dame,</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">But none for the little boy</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: large;">Who cries in the lane.</span></em></div><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The reason why? Probably to numerous to mention here. But the short answer is three fold:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Phonemic Awareness: This can be taught implicitly like when you read or recite these rhymes to children; or explicitly, when you make children aware that spoken language is comprised of sentences, words, or individual sounds. Children who are unable to hear rhymes in words are likely to have difficulty learning to read later on. Supporting research: <a href="http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=bk477-5-Strickland.pdf&mode=retrieve&D=10.1598/9780872074774.5&F=bk477-5-Strickland.pdf&key=6D32EE74-5EA2-4346-B399-24318077ACDA">Phonemic Awareness</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Book Talk: The kinds of word choices and syntax used in nursery rhymes is more sophisticated (the formal register of language) than in everyday language (the casual register of language). This exposes children to academic language and builds stamina for memory Supporting research: Memory's role in reading <a href="http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Journals/RRQ/SupplementalContent/RRQ_RRQ-40-2-PARIS_SUPP-6.aspx">Reading Skills IRA Handout</a> check out this Power Point by Beth Phillips from Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) on Emergent Literacy <a href="http://www.fcrr.org/science/pdf/Phillips/powerpoint/EmergentLiteracy.ppt#256,1,Emergent Literacy: What It Is & Why It Matters">Emergent Literacy </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Core Knowledge: Children need to have shared experiences in literacy. They build on what they know. This thinking is inspired by Hirsch who created the idea of cultural literacy. He </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">also believes that a child should acquire a broad vocabulary because it is "an index to broad knowledge, and broad knowledge, extended over time, is the key to depth of knowledge and to a general ability to learn new things" Supporting r</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">search - <a href="http://projec12.fatcow.com/Background/culliter.pdf">Cultural Literacy</a> </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So have some fun with your little one!</span><br />
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Some of you may recall my mentioning this, but it's worth saying again. Your brain houses something remarkable - the phonological processor. The typical person who uses a word twelve times renders a "<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">phon</span><span style="color: #990000;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">log</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ic</span><span style="color: #741b47;">al</span> <span style="color: #351c75;">im</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">print</span></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span></span> on this phonological processor. So that means they will be more likely to make meaning of the word in text. Moreover, are able to be flexible when making text connections to words. This does amazing things for children because the more explicit instruction they receive for word meanings the greater a child's capacity for "word consciousness". You know you are successful when a child asks "What does that mean?" They are now active learners who are engaging words to make meaning on their own.<br />
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Here is a how to teach vocabulary in a more meaningful way. This work is all based on two books by researcher, <span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Isabel Beck</span>: <em>Bringing Words to Life</em>, and <em>Creating Robust Vocabulary</em>, I also have to send out my thanks to<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><strong>Dr. Maureen Ruby</strong></span></span> from the University of Connecticut. I attended one of her fabulous workshops and <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">if you ever have an opportunity to see her - you must go!</span> I</span> was fortunate enough to work directly with Dr. Ruby and presented many of these same methods that I am sharing today.<br />
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When doing a robust vocabulary lesson there is a a suggested sequence to follow.<br />
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<ul><li>Introduce the word by saying it aloud and it's even more meaningful when you post the written word with a picture to go with it. This is especially important for your English Language Learners - it is an anchor for the word</li>
<li>Contextualize the word in the story - go to the page read the sentence show the picture</li>
<li>Give a student friendly definition</li>
<li>Restate the word in a sentence using a different context </li>
<li>Provide experiences with word use - in other words Act Out grimace (application level on Bloom) Turn & Talk with a partner about something that made you grimace. Give examples and non-examples of the word grimace - a favorite toy; cleaning a messy room - children say that's a grimace face or that's not a grimace face. This allows all children to participate without any down time - all are engaged learners all can be active. With everyone participating it also makes it safer for those reluctant students who aren't risk takers</li>
<li>Summing it Up - Using the Words All Together is where you make a up a short vignette using the words and I like to have the children insert the word into the story. I have the words posted on word wall strips and point to each one. Take a look...</li>
</ul>This is a great book to do a read aloud vocabulary lesson: <em>The Pout Pout Fish</em><br />
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If you want to try out a lesson - here is a planner I created with my wonderful fellow Literacy Coaches at the South Country Central School District. I actually did this lesson recently and it went great!<br />
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<blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Response to Intervention: One District’s Journey to Effectively Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners K-4 This presentation will share the challenging journey undertaken by administration, faculty and educational consultants to develop a cohesive and effective K-4 RTI Model in a culturally and economically diverse districtwhich includes three K-3 elementary schools and one 4-5 intermediate school. The first part of the presentation will focus on structuring an RTI Model based on Dr. Stanley Deno’s Five Step, Data Based Problem Solving Model. The second part of this presentation will focus on assessments, progress monitoring and effective, studentcentered interventions that are currently utilized to meet the diverse needs of students who struggle to meet current state standards Presenter: Maggie Blair has been actively involved in the area of special education since 1974 as a teacher, staff developer, and district administrator. Currently she is an instructor in the Graduate Education Program at Molloy College and has continued to share her expertise in the field of special education as a consultant to school districts. Presenting with Maggie are several literacy coaches from the South Country UFSD Mrs. Danielle .Flaumenhaft Frank P. Long Intermediate School and Mrs. Jennifer Hayhurst Verne W. Crtiz Primary School. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-iSkEL6lgMEkIU6OdSOhkhAtWzKjZsfbBpgtSlSnzqaw3hGQhhaky5ZHY8mn0pKOImsyWWZTnnpsL9u0gOMQnodKRv6NptIMsnfBJOZvwD-FCQypKppgIDRrA9lsE5bF1NGvhOAMhyEf/s1600/Dad+%40+Uncle+Richard%27s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-iSkEL6lgMEkIU6OdSOhkhAtWzKjZsfbBpgtSlSnzqaw3hGQhhaky5ZHY8mn0pKOImsyWWZTnnpsL9u0gOMQnodKRv6NptIMsnfBJOZvwD-FCQypKppgIDRrA9lsE5bF1NGvhOAMhyEf/s200/Dad+%40+Uncle+Richard%27s.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>We teachers want to be like those we admired. For me it was my own dad – forever the litmus test that I use to measure my own successes and failures. I am the one looking down with the curly hair. But here’s the rub, education will never be static. I can never be like him because the world is different. There is no linear path; I can only strive to be a model to others as he was to me. Indeed, our profession has been endowed by the collective consciousness of those who went before us. This understanding is drawn from their talents, discoveries, innovations, and precious mistakes. Their mistakes are of great consequence to us because this where real learning comes to fruition. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
Growing pains that force us stretch ourselves to the next level. There would never be growth if there was not opportunity to reflect. If we are to be real innovators as our forefathers, we must continue to reexamine our practice. Sometimes we have to break away from what we know and venture out to make new tools for learning. But we do this with the understanding that educational reforms are inextricably bound to our nation’s history. And that is what draws me back to RttT. I feel I must look back before I can look forward (<a href="http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html">http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html</a>).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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In a nutshell, Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion reform that necessitates the following:<br />
•<span style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Adopting standards and assessment</span> that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy<br />
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• <span style="color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Building data systems</span> that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction <br />
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• <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining</span> effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most<br />
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• <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Turning around our lowest-achieving schools</span><br />
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<div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMWaWU6kaRlKAgyrn9kG5z0q39HURYjPswhgrO5nOTP7FYXOg4BXTdKk4YE7hrOfupr3FKY2Fpdqm42RMocHKuOWUIjcMa47dUTtSvyI135SXYSJgJJx4QHvSmbk5CBda9bZQ3JqwHlXK/s1600/Race+to+the+Top+Map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMWaWU6kaRlKAgyrn9kG5z0q39HURYjPswhgrO5nOTP7FYXOg4BXTdKk4YE7hrOfupr3FKY2Fpdqm42RMocHKuOWUIjcMa47dUTtSvyI135SXYSJgJJx4QHvSmbk5CBda9bZQ3JqwHlXK/s200/Race+to+the+Top+Map.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><blockquote>There were two winning states for Phase One funding. The winners were Delaware (score 454.6) and Tennessee (score 444.2). Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan said, <em>“Both states have statewide buy-in for comprehensive plans to reform their schools</em>” </blockquote><blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our own state of New York was a finalist and is now reapplying for grant monies during Phase Two. However, there is one caveat to the initial application process. States must comply with the established regional funding parameters. </div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamHecZm-aOEikkFi9p6nF3JE8d-ccjs4lr-Nqsl8jZOGcPgNIbUX3D_rhiQ2rqsV3a8st2RFAv57FlmgB7Z4atTeTF_Sot3Lx_Sx9nu8L7sxkfZmM3ZqvGJghiDejpH4vyk_Lw7I1jvBL/s1600/Arne_Duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamHecZm-aOEikkFi9p6nF3JE8d-ccjs4lr-Nqsl8jZOGcPgNIbUX3D_rhiQ2rqsV3a8st2RFAv57FlmgB7Z4atTeTF_Sot3Lx_Sx9nu8L7sxkfZmM3ZqvGJghiDejpH4vyk_Lw7I1jvBL/s200/Arne_Duncan.jpg" width="152" /></a>While funding is paramount because nothing can be accomplished without the almighty dollar; <strong><em><span style="color: black;">“buy-in”</span></em></strong> is perhaps more essential. Nothing will work unless the stakeholders (LEAs) believe in the reform itself. So for now this is how I look to the future, I want to participate because I want my voice to be imbued with my colleagues. I want to ask my questions, the most pressing has to do with alternative routes to teaching certifications, and charter schools. I question whether others would be as worthy to work in my profession if they don’t follow a standardized path for teacher certification. Insofar as charter schools, the best school system in the nation is Massachusetts. Their success lies in a comprehensive state curriculum. This is not the first time that Massachusetts set a high standard for curriculum goals. </div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1642 - The Massachusetts Bay School Law is passed. It requires that parents assure their children know the principles of religion and the capital laws of the commonwealth. </div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">More to come on that one next time readers; but if you want to check out an incredible article get a copy of American Educator and read Diane Ravitch’s In Need of a Renaissance <a href="http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/summer2010/ae_summer10.pdf">http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/summer2010/ae_summer10.pdf</a> . In the meantime, I say thank you to all members of my profession. We are are joined by our mission – to observe, to learn, to question, to create, to teach.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=87f4a8dc-4720-458d-9848-9cb981a3492c" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-5939584581051132552010-07-03T08:30:00.000-07:002010-07-04T07:02:52.758-07:00Go Outside & Play...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazoreLNQGXQfOr1NlEDWhIoiBKB9jEsfUZbl1wHVxDbBtqeRzl1cvSVHXjqmWLxKHfcgCleaXkGuIM59dJnkWqRS0QxGpXIesOzuvKOwrj4vLiumPIsKChqJNEEYHQ-66CHZYAK4dYBRC/s1600/slurpee-tongue-cat-150x150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazoreLNQGXQfOr1NlEDWhIoiBKB9jEsfUZbl1wHVxDbBtqeRzl1cvSVHXjqmWLxKHfcgCleaXkGuIM59dJnkWqRS0QxGpXIesOzuvKOwrj4vLiumPIsKChqJNEEYHQ-66CHZYAK4dYBRC/s200/slurpee-tongue-cat-150x150.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Now that it's summer children are everywhere. They are <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>digging out tide</strong></span> pools at the beach; <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>riding their bikes</em></span>; frequenting 7-11 to buy those carefully planned Slurpee drinks - a layer of <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cherry</span>, <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">coconut</span>,</strong></span> <span style="color: orange; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>mango</strong></span>-<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>lime</strong></span>. Oh freedom! Beautiful unencumbered freedom that comes in with a warm breeze, the gentle sway of green leaves, and the surge of white foamy surf. It's an essential time; it's a right of passage these long and winding days of summer devoted to discovery and good old fashioned fun.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKDtMoEUMT9BidwbqsjlZYmlXeBSeC2sT_ZY3D96XUE9E3T6VnMwplMmpnrk69VcH9yyKR_57YovNGzgqa1WjcSQ43UUG58pPobIXl04zpBzPHL8F3i53ST3KM36_tGMzq9HiZdFEIbm/s1600/Marble+Note+Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYKDtMoEUMT9BidwbqsjlZYmlXeBSeC2sT_ZY3D96XUE9E3T6VnMwplMmpnrk69VcH9yyKR_57YovNGzgqa1WjcSQ43UUG58pPobIXl04zpBzPHL8F3i53ST3KM36_tGMzq9HiZdFEIbm/s320/Marble+Note+Book.jpg" /></a>People may say, don't you worry about their skills regressing over the summer? Well in a word <em><span style="font-size: large;">yes...</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">but summer vacation offers a myriad of opportunities to think critically for the beneift of a good time. Digging that tide pool, finding a quicker route by bike, creating the perfect sip of fosty goodness then pretending that it's the last bit of food you'll ever have because your stranded on a tropical island. As a teacher summer offers me that time for reflection and going through my materials to make changes for Septmeber. To read and create and renew. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I grew up in a household where everyone read - it wasn't a chore, it was just the way it was.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9miMov5y2yV9ptT2WmRVnr9tWLj5YzLp5taOKBXuzlWZQXPiaq-Ms0zy4InXlK9MRTWk2xx7bG8gHyIzu57-QEJnQOP5a7frmFQhiGGb5OJ1azFLN4O5sfUIHhbeDFZ9W-mI7Jza4zLBe/s1600/hobbit-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9miMov5y2yV9ptT2WmRVnr9tWLj5YzLp5taOKBXuzlWZQXPiaq-Ms0zy4InXlK9MRTWk2xx7bG8gHyIzu57-QEJnQOP5a7frmFQhiGGb5OJ1azFLN4O5sfUIHhbeDFZ9W-mI7Jza4zLBe/s200/hobbit-1.jpg" width="200" /></a>Now I see my own children - the<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">new children of summer</span></span></span>. They are doing many of the same things I did. My son is keeping a small journal - a tiny marble note book. A secret stash - so he can write down a few sentences to capture his daily adventures. He is reading about hobbits and wizards - a book some would say is too difficult for a seven year old... but it peaked his interest and he is reading it with his dad. I see it as more of a towline ushering in that next level that we teachers are so focused on (it's nice to know Richard Allington agrees with me on this one). Be a kid, write your video </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">game cheat sheets to share with your friends, read about magic, and play Dodge Ball. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ikCi3s4W7W8XSYdByTMCRACZbPB9xHOLX-_OJ94_fewXum0SheLsxWgX7CGpzOTam4e6w8H0l-t05RWmIJtnd8pl7wfh1YALr8DExq4BAt0hE7dfBcKMZ0FrJ51_6bp-SiM9xty665To/s1600/2_amygdala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ikCi3s4W7W8XSYdByTMCRACZbPB9xHOLX-_OJ94_fewXum0SheLsxWgX7CGpzOTam4e6w8H0l-t05RWmIJtnd8pl7wfh1YALr8DExq4BAt0hE7dfBcKMZ0FrJ51_6bp-SiM9xty665To/s200/2_amygdala.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Think back to an event that is like a watermark for all others there was a lesson there. Don't we learn the most when we are having some emotional response? Research tells us that memory is greatly enhanced when lived experiences have an emotional tag. The amygdala plays a critical role in learning so what does that mean? It's up to us to create sacred spaces for learning to occur. If we try to plan everything is smacks of insincerity. Sometimes there has to be learning that is germane to the beach, park, or backyard. What makes it count is the time we spend talking with our children rather than talking at them. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirEhLr98n1ktOXcQJ_kLsMvTM9PfdsHMmfkcaUjQEHp7ZTQeaq7lTMSLpTl6ZHycVl4uOVJN5LecNQckviW_U3Mbh3u06Q585xx26wR0J0X-s7aJyeC9ev1CQPo3rNFuIo2lXzsZNK7CU/s1600/Balanced+Literacy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="603" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirEhLr98n1ktOXcQJ_kLsMvTM9PfdsHMmfkcaUjQEHp7ZTQeaq7lTMSLpTl6ZHycVl4uOVJN5LecNQckviW_U3Mbh3u06Q585xx26wR0J0X-s7aJyeC9ev1CQPo3rNFuIo2lXzsZNK7CU/s640/Balanced+Literacy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif" /></div>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-54265819060363575552009-11-01T16:30:00.000-08:002009-11-06T19:03:23.189-08:00<a href="http://www.uiwp.uiuc.edu/porfolio_2008/erin_ludwick/BOOK.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 571px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px" alt="" src="http://www.uiwp.uiuc.edu/porfolio_2008/erin_ludwick/BOOK.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"><strong>Do you remember when you learned how to read?</strong></span></span> </div><div></div><div><div>Pronunciation Key:<br />When you see q d pronounce a t; z pronounce as m; p pronounce as b; b pronounce as p; ys pronounce as er; a, as in bat e, as in pet; and e, as in pet a, as in bat<br /></div><div>Passage:<br /></div><div>We pegin our qrib eq a faziliar blace, a poqy like yours enq zine.Iq conqains a hunqraq qrillion calls qheq work qogaqhys py qasign.Enq wiqhin each one of qhese zany calls, each one qheq hes QNA,Qhe QNA coqe is axecqly qhe saze, a zess-broquceq rasuze.So qhe coqe in each call is iqanqical, a razarkaple puq veliq claiz.Qhis zeans qheq qhe calls are nearly alike, puq noq axecqly qhe saze.Qake, for insqence, qhe calls of qhe inqasqines; qheq qhey're viqal is cysqainly blain. Now qhink apouq qhe way you woulq qhink if qhose calls wyse qhe calls in your prain.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#333399;"><strong>Did you find it difficult?</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong><br />Here is the translation:<br />We begin our trip at a familiar place, a body like yours and mine. It contains a hundred trillion cells that work together by design. And within each one of these many cells, each one that has DNA, The DNA code is exactly the same, a mass-produced resume. So the code in each cell is identical, a remarkable but valid claim. This means that the cells are nearly alike, but not exactly the same. Take, for instance, the cells of the intestines; that they're vital is certainly plain. Now think about the way you would think if those cells were the cells in your brain.<br />(Excerpt from "Journey into DNA" on the "Cracking the Code" Web site,<br />NOVA Online.)<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#003300;"><br /><strong>That is how children feel too…</strong></span><br /><a href="http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-resources/reader-txtbk-unhappy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-resources/reader-txtbk-unhappy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />"I always tell people that from the moment a kid gets up in the morning until he goes to sleep at night, the central mission of the day is to avoid humiliation at all costs." <a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/UNN/UNN642/u23201282.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 172px" alt="" src="http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/UNN/UNN642/u23201282.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />- Dr. Mel Levine</span></em> <strong><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">What Can <span style="font-size:180%;">We</span> Do?</span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">•We can create <span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;">productive</span> </span>learning environments .<br />•We can stress that reading is a <span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;">social</span> </span>activity.<br />•We can build children’s <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ffcc33;">self-esteem</span> so they have positive experiences with text.</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><em>When Reading Aloud Kids Need…</em></span><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.middlesex.library.on.ca/images/kidsreading.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 501px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="http://www.middlesex.library.on.ca/images/kidsreading.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#993399;"><br />• To have a chance to practice reading prior to doing a read aloud<br />• To understand their purpose for reading aloud<br />• To be motivated to read aloud to others.</span></div><div><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br />Revised <span style="font-size:180%;">Radio</span> Reading </div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.davebytes.com/Bits_and_Bytes_Site/old_fashion_radio_microphone_hg_wht.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://www.davebytes.com/Bits_and_Bytes_Site/old_fashion_radio_microphone_hg_wht.gif" border="0" /></a><br />• Children read like they are the stars of a radio show.<br />• Motivational & purposeful work to perform for others. They can audiotape reading to bring home to parents.<br />• Necessitates oral rereading while building fluency.<br /></div></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#333399;"><strong>Shared Book Experience</strong></span><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/kingscourt/litgrfx/bigbooks/big-book-teaching-sm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/kingscourt/litgrfx/bigbooks/big-book-teaching-sm.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#330099;">• Introduce the book talking about the title author’s name, allow students to predict</span><span style="color:#333399;"><br />• Read the story aloud to the students, point to the words as they are read.<br />• Reread the story several times over days, invite students to read along, turning the reading over to the students<br />• Encourage conversation about the book as this deepens comprehension.<br />• Move on to smaller versions of the book so students can read the text on their own or take it home to share with others.<br />• After this book is finished occasionally bring it out again, a good book is meant to be read again.</span></div><div><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><em>So what should we avoid? </em></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#006600;"><em>Oral Reading Lessons Should Not...</em></span><br /></div><div><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc66cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>Surprise</strong></span> </span></span></em>the reader:<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ffcc66;"><strong>“POPCORN!”</strong></span><br /><a href="http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/mpb/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/istockphoto_2709999_popcorn_series.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 380px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px" alt="" src="http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/mpb/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/istockphoto_2709999_popcorn_series.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(or)<br /></div><div>Treat all readers the <span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;"><strong>s a m e:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330099;">“Round Robin!”<br /><a href="http://images.clipartof.com/small/31258-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Blue-And-Red-Robin-Flying-Towards-Two-Others-Perched-On-A-Branch.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 354px" alt="" src="http://images.clipartof.com/small/31258-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Blue-And-Red-Robin-Flying-Towards-Two-Others-Perched-On-A-Branch.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330099;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330099;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">So take care of the young readers in your life. Make sure they feel valued, respected, and give them every chance to know success.</span> </em></span></div></div>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-59139949758090116342009-09-13T19:12:00.000-07:002009-09-17T19:09:34.175-07:00The Reading Brain - It's No Hocus Pocus<span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The written word is like a <span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>magic charm</strong></span> as powerful as any wizardry that Harry Potter could summon. With a wave of his wand he draws children in totally. In truth, we know it's really the clacking keyboard that casts the spell. These children who disappear into the pages of a book, are really taken in by the power of reading. It is literacy that grants them access to mystical worlds in faraway lands.</span> </span><div></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Little do they know that <span style="color:#000000;">it is this act of reading, that</span> is the most impressive sorcery of all time. Humankind was not born to read! It took <strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#330099;">2000</span></strong> years to make this intellectual leap. Just as a prism unlocks the colors in a beam of light; the brain's synaptic pathways unlocks the sound/symbol relationship. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">How? The brain wired older structures to house vision and language together. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">The evolution of the reading brain looks something like this: </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">The </span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Token Reading Brain</span></strong>:</span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Our early ancestors used area 37 (object recognition) as the earliest form of reading. This enabled us to link an object with a concept, making connections to associated areas of the brain.</span><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDCdbhA02j4vwVvb5C-N1G9_P58o29WMpf3aZGyzaYeb2Hq_fydojloxfRK-p3Q18T4rt2Ol-EV39QnSdGRlDfa6PfCgRt0DRnO4erRI1lZHH5xTOC8tiNOm248nUyYeUqczTz9u4GwOA/s1600-h/BA37[1].png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261256585099890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDCdbhA02j4vwVvb5C-N1G9_P58o29WMpf3aZGyzaYeb2Hq_fydojloxfRK-p3Q18T4rt2Ol-EV39QnSdGRlDfa6PfCgRt0DRnO4erRI1lZHH5xTOC8tiNOm248nUyYeUqczTz9u4GwOA/s200/BA37%5B1%5D.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The <strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#663366;">Logosyllablary Reading Brain</span></strong>: </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Chinese readers offer a view of the ancient Sumerians </span>who created the first written language Cuneiform. This is a form of hieroglyphic writing that resembles bird tracks, or fingernail impression in clay tablets. Check out: <a href="http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/CUNEI.HTM">http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/CUNEI.HTM</a> if you want to learn more...<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UeHwBPXppcwPJSfuEimEsUuXwDDK2KsTQlL0TkEXbsAjeVvqUqRaOTziGKDyFGRGSTZPsa3nM3XYPi_W6xiltdJBEFf0hbrAGnj5AyKMfV34rMeiA5OM29HV9xxbt2diHHw64UCHWv52/s1600-h/chinese_brain_characters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382253890401376626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UeHwBPXppcwPJSfuEimEsUuXwDDK2KsTQlL0TkEXbsAjeVvqUqRaOTziGKDyFGRGSTZPsa3nM3XYPi_W6xiltdJBEFf0hbrAGnj5AyKMfV34rMeiA5OM29HV9xxbt2diHHw64UCHWv52/s200/chinese_brain_characters.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p><div>The <strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">English Reading Brain:</span></strong><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1fiw9HuhxMAAlSmWj2FS7GXPHWGmfhXbptiK9zLg0bPEHqDpISBdMOVQGbZNuiBf3duh5YAtwl8SLd_YeoznaghgBNXi5VSVfLbdawTeN6NmFLxk6Mz5v3qEe18TbRFl2zvX6z-rvbyU/s1600-h/281_1[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382386575371057666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1fiw9HuhxMAAlSmWj2FS7GXPHWGmfhXbptiK9zLg0bPEHqDpISBdMOVQGbZNuiBf3duh5YAtwl8SLd_YeoznaghgBNXi5VSVfLbdawTeN6NmFLxk6Mz5v3qEe18TbRFl2zvX6z-rvbyU/s200/281_1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you want to learn more about the evolution of reading, there is a must have book, <span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>Proust and the Squid</strong></span> by Maryanne Wolf. Check her out: <a href="http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/wolf.htm">http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/wolf.htm</a><br /></p><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">Although it seems as if literacy were </span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">conjured up - as though some secret scroll was unfurled in the brain. In a way it was - but the scroll is really a network of nuero transmitters setting the brain alight with the author's craft. Reading allows us to see what cannot be seen, shape shift to a <em>different self</em>- a transient identity. The process that allows this is amazing. If you want to see the reading brain in action click on the video link next to this post. </span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Until next time readers...</span></div>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-8246201870288826402009-09-11T17:04:00.000-07:002009-09-11T18:18:00.479-07:00What Works...in the Classroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvx07UOqFXeiEIwQq7p2KOb2zqPRFiNMHToHyuBI4eLInvS03raPHjmcAHwC6CrSTnjzlWNxUhe0bwpbCCrfjlS2JGpsP1wPmz8ByGKPtbOG5AY-__wUKnzMpK7GKFzzCQyVT3ssFEr98/s1600-h/2RT[1].gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380375782514196450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvx07UOqFXeiEIwQq7p2KOb2zqPRFiNMHToHyuBI4eLInvS03raPHjmcAHwC6CrSTnjzlWNxUhe0bwpbCCrfjlS2JGpsP1wPmz8ByGKPtbOG5AY-__wUKnzMpK7GKFzzCQyVT3ssFEr98/s320/2RT%5B1%5D.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong></span></blockquote><p>Re</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">cip</span><span style="color:#009900;">ro</span><span style="color:#000099;">cal</span> <span style="color:#993399;">Teach</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">ing</span></strong></span><br /></p><p>is a research based method of teaching that is predicated on four strategies that good readers use:</p><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong></strong></span><br /><ul><li><span style="color:#33ff33;"><strong>Predict</strong></span> - students <span style="color:#000000;">link text to their prior knowledge</span></li><li><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Question</strong> </span>- students make literal and inferential queries</li><li><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Clarify</strong> </span>- students do word attack <em>or</em> visualize to deepen meaning</li><li><span style="color:#33ccff;"><strong>Summarize</strong></span> - students share the most salient aspects of text<br /></li></ul><p>These strategies are intended to be used interchangeably in a teacher led cooperative group. Using this method 2-3 times per week, over a span of three to six months can yield one or two years comprehension growth.<br /></p><p>If you want to learn more check out Lori Oczkus. I met Lori at a conference and she was amazing. She had so many ideas, and her books are full of easy to use materials. These are two of Lori's books that I have and use regularly: </p><p><img class="preview" style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 128px" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMSeFSCIQkFoDIzfCATkc2kcPWIjXhotbGduYq_0W6kpm8BB-e2RZLQjkdBiJCQRZHvnXpVNOeuplYJnJuRHZ5qNndkF-VFzxbt4eRnU1625WJs1zz_LEtPg03996QIQ6ZTcPATwetnWJ/s200/book+cover+2.jpg" width="156" /> <strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">& </span></strong> <img class="preview" style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 129px" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTihPs_mFFZgr0jSIZusfDcVLp50lPoRyl1_5KibARvcpvJUy0RpiM1ylFRGhWDbK6u02-v6mVsigOManiPTwCodc1PIbZ-5YKyh3ATcVWdjrMC2X2zJPSUI0sIjlLxUK3m1ymcjbcf_ta/s200/book+cover.jpg" width="113" /></p><p>If you want to see her in action check out this link to her Home Page...</p><p><a href="http://lorioczkus.com/teachers-tips-lori-oczkus.php">http://lorioczkus.com/teachers-tips-lori-oczkus.php</a> </p><p> </p>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-79135422916746890742009-09-09T19:19:00.000-07:002009-09-09T22:14:49.307-07:00Shooting Rubber BandsBack to school - all those different little people together in one room. There were those who sat quietly doodling in the margins. All those who were studious and wrote everything down. How about the kids who just couldn't sit still moving around, playing with things in their desk, or shooting rubber bands when the teacher wasn't looking. As children we didn't think about how they taught us to read. Now that we're the adults do you wonder how they did it? There are two schools of thought when it comes to reading and it helps to think of them as if they were the phases of a shooting rubber band - release (developmentalists) and stretch (interventionist). This time it's the teacher who is taking aim.<br /><br />If a rubber band is released, it takes on whatever shape is conducive to it's environment. Those who have a developmental view are proponents of whole language, essentially to immerse a child in rich literature, foster a wealth of language, teach strategies based on reading observations, appreceiving reading growth. This is an environment that encourages literacy growth. <em>Yes it is...</em><br /><br />If a rubber band is stretched it becomes a slick aim line pointing in a clear direction. Those who are interventionists see reading development as being more concrete. The reader has to master a series of sub-skills in order to read fluently. The belief is to intervene with immediate corrective feedback, giving multiple exposures, and allowing for many repetitions until the skill is mastered. This is the way to create proficient readers.<br /><em>Yes it is...</em><br /><em></em><br />In years past this was referred to as the "Reading Wars". I don't know about you, but I could do with some peace. In many ways education is similar to politics. It seems that educational philosophies can become so entrenched to the point where these beliefs become dogma. I like to believe that happens because the work is so important people just want to do what they know is right. Just like politics, there are no simple solutions to complex problems.<br /><br />The good news is, <strong>most</strong> teachers know this. The primary mission is helping children learn to read. That is why there is room for both in the classroom. Some people learn how to read as if it were breathing; others need to learn strategies for the alphabetic principle (phonics); and some thrive with a smattering of both.<br /><br />I do not believe in whole language, I do not believe in phonics, I believe in what works for the reader. A literacy toolbox includes all of this - rich literature, sophisticated language, developmental designs, strategies, and more. It is imperative to understand the context of a reader while being responsive to whatever needs exist. Dedicated educators possess a deep understanding for appropriate interventions. <em>If something isn't working it gets fixed.</em> There are so many good things going on in the classrooms of America - I just wish more people knew. <br /><br />This is not to say there isn't a lot of work to be done. As with a rubber band and the process of stretch and release and stretch and release causes it to break; resulting in some pain in the process. Clinging to ideals over finding solutions is just like that, but it causes a wake of pain - called illiteracy. Teachers know there is a small window of time to intervene before all that can be done is to remediate a problem. I encourage you to get involved with your child's literacy growth this academic year. You make a better advocate if you understand the needs. So roll up your sleeves and partner up with your child's classroom teacher, there is no stronger team.jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-8358297734782238162009-09-03T10:08:00.000-07:002009-09-03T14:03:21.398-07:00Read it Again...please!<em><strong>“</strong>Read it again…<strong>please.”</strong></em> Did your child ever ask to hear the same story over and over? It gets to the point where you no longer need to see the words, and if you dare to change any aspect of the story, well you’re in for it, <em>“It doesn’t go that way. Read it the right way.”</em><br /><br />What may not be so apparent is the reason why young children love these tried and true stories. The truth is the benefits from repeated readings provide opportunities to develop early literacy skills. With each reading, a book reveals something new. It’s all a matter of children’s perspective; for instance, one day they are learning to navigate “book talk” as they expand their understandings for vocabulary or syntax. The next time they may study illustrations and concepts. Think of it like this, a book has many layers each time it is reread a child can go deeper into its design. In a sense, this is how children learn to build a book in their heads.<br /><br />Once children have the intellectual capacity to understand the dynamics of a book; rereading provides ample possibilities for increased fluency and comprehension. Fluency is one of the most researched areas in literacy. It is comprised of three elements: accuracy (reading the words correctly), rate (reading the words in a conversational way), and prosody (expression when reading words or phrases). Yet how to teach fluency is still somewhat ambiguous to both educators and parents. Start with this question, what is happening during reading?<br /><br />If the reader is not accurate when reading, like horse for house. The issue could be there is some missing phonics skill like the sound "ou" makes in the word h<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ou</span></strong>se. It could be that the reader doesn't know enough sight words. Sight words are words children need to know automatically like <strong>"the" </strong><em></em>these words are tricky for children because they cannot sound them out. It might be that the reader does not have the oral vocabulary to match the decoding attempt. So if the child knows a word like timid knows there is a likelihood for accurate decoding.<br /><br />If readers are reading too slowly it might be that they are decoding letter by letter. If it takes too many tries to read the word,this too will impinge on the overall fluency which in turn effects comprehension. Fluency and comprehension are linked, it has a lot to do with working memory. Look at this way, if it takes too long to read a word in a sentence the child may forget what the sentence meant in the first place.<br /><br />If the reader lacks prosody it could be that punctuation goes unnoticed. They do not have a deep understanding for syntax (see how those early experiences all come back). They are expending too much intellectual energy on decoding the words to manage real expression during reading.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Try this website to make repeated reading fun</strong></span>.<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Poetry Theater @ Giggle Poetry.com <a href="http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetrytheater.aspx">http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetrytheater.aspx</a></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#330033;">Reader's Theater is a great way to encourage children to reread text. If they have to perform what they are reading it is a sure way to motivate children while having a good time. Let me know what you think.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong></p></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong></strong></span>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-19579661183823113522009-09-01T07:44:00.000-07:002009-09-01T07:50:33.471-07:00Crafting CROWD; Practicing PEERReading with your child is a parental state of bliss. What could be better? There is a secluded spot, a favorite book, and your little one. You gather close, read the words, and explore the story together. You point to colorful pictures and react to emboldened words as you raise your voice accordingly. I wish I could freeze those moments and return to them when I’m in need of sanctuary. These memories are precious because I have a swirl of experiences relating to this one act of sharing a book. My parents, my grandmother, my sister read to me; I read to my brother Jim, and to my nieces and nephews; then at last I read to my own little ones – though not so little anymore. It is a circle unbroken by generations - to love to read. <br /><br /> Everyone entered school either reading already or learning soon there after. Learning to read was not a concern to anyone – it was just a natural progression. Why? Did we have some natural predisposition for reading? Maybe. Was this penchant towards books something we learned? It seems likely. Two years ago, I learned about a method of read aloud, called Dialogic Reading, designed by Dr. Grover (Russ) Whitehurst (<a href="http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whitehurst.htm#PersonalBackground">http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whitehurst.htm#PersonalBackground</a>). As I watched this method’s procedure unfold I was struck by it’s simplicity but more than that, it’s familiarity. It described, to a T, our little reading ritual. How brilliant of Dr. Whitehurst to recognize this power of reading a story and open it up for the rest of the world. Also readers, if you have looked at the Source websites, if you click on What Works Clearinghouse, this is what school districts are using to evaluate programs that merit high marks for rigor for Scientifically Based Reading Research (SBRR), Dialogic Reading brought in some highly coveted statistical ratings No easy task. If you’re the kind of person who needs proof or if you just really dig statistics, here is the website check it out. <a href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/29/e1/30.pdf">http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/29/e1/30.pdf</a> <br /><br />How do you do this? It’s simple. There are two acronyms to remember, the first is CROWD. This describes kinds of prompts adults need to pose to children while reading.<br /><br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">C</span></strong>ompletion: child fills in blank at the end of a sentence.<br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">R</span></strong>ecall: adult asks questions about a book the child has read.<br />· <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>O</strong></span>pen-ended: adult encourages child to tell what is happening in a picture.<br />· <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>W</strong></span><span style="font-size:78%;">h</span>-: adult asks “wh-” questions about the pictures in books.<br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">D</span></strong>istancing: adult relates pictures and words in books to children’s own experiences outside of the book.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The read aloud method for using the prompts in CROWD is the second acronym PEER. <br /><br />· <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>P</strong></span>rompt: adult uses a prompt from CROWD<br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span></strong>valuate: adult evaluates the child’s response.<br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span></strong>xpands: adult expands the child’s response.<br />· <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">R</span></strong>epeats: adult repeats the prompt.<br /><br />Look at the Youtube video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXmwfyxS1f8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXmwfyxS1f8</a> it demonstrates this very nicely. The adult begins the process with a Wh prompt: “What kind of machines do you think we’re going to see in this book?” The child begins listing machines – he is accessing that intellectual category. Think of it as priming a well – first the pump has to be primed by pumping the handle then the water flows. The adult is priming the child’s brain then the thinking flows. The adult Evaluates the child’s response then she Expands and Repeats together by doing this: “I think we’re going to see all those machines in this book. That’s very exciting.” As you watch, notice how she is crafting the CROWD prompts as she practices the PEER method. It is clear that this is a very familiar book to this child – rereading is good for children. I think that will be our topic for next time – rereading. I hope that you are finding these posts useful. I hope you are making time even a beautiful sunny cool day like today to read. You will never have a surer investment than the time you spend together in a book. So read, enjoy, and discover.jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-66909468908867823662009-08-29T18:01:00.000-07:002009-08-29T18:26:20.888-07:00Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Harm Me…It is a gray day here readers, it’s been raining on and off, and the weather has turned cold. I hear the chatter of my daughters putting together school supplies in the dining room. They are getting along and talking about what the start of middle school will bring them. There is a wonderful mix of curiosity, and anticipation, with a sprinkle of anxiety, which resides in the tenor of their voices. The waves of sound drift throughout the house seemingly permeating the walls or any barrier for there is no shortage of conversation. They have always had a bounty of words. They alongside their brother can converse freely choosing the words to pinpoint their ideas or feelings in nanoseconds not apparent to any onlooker or even to themselves. Their words pour out like water from a faucet.<br /><br /><em>Certainly, words have never hamed them.</em> It brings me back to the days of when they would ask questions upon questions about words: “What does obedient mean?” to “What is the difference between exquisite and beautiful?” If there are “foodies” in the world (forgive me, I just saw Julie & Julia) then we live in a house of - “wordies”. My father once wrote that his mother, regarded words as valuable as electricity and were not to be wasted. This view of language has shaped my understanding of words - how choosing the right one was a matter of efficiency and precision. I mused over this when my daughter wanted to use the word trenchant, she had read in a review of Leopold’s Sand County Almanac. We looked it up, trenchant means having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought expression or intellect. She later used the word to describe Georgia O’Keeffe in a report she did for school. By the way, other than speaking directly and purposefully with children as a means to endow them with an expansive vocabulary, wide reading is the next level for learning new words.<br /><br />So it has been that I have always found this a normal state of being, this regular questioning and answering regarding words. But can you imagine there is a scientific/ educational term for this? It is called, word consciousness. When a child asks you what a word means they are operating on the highest levels of critical thinking – they are analyzing words in order to create meaning. Just as my daughter did with word trenchant, she owns that word it is there for her use whenever she needs it. If she sees it text it will hold nuances of meaning that others would miss for not having access to its influence. It is tucked away in her phonological processor (the region of the brain devoted to processing speech sounds) waiting. Since she has had prior experience with this word, she will be more likely to decode this word than the child who does not share this kind of wealth.<br /><br />Yes, this is a kind of wealth - intellectual wealth. <em>Here is the darker side to the statement “…words will never harm me.” </em>Not having rich experiences with language does harm children. Remember that I said this journey to literacy begins before a child ever sees the printed word. It is true children entering Kindergarten can have a 30 million-word gap between socioeconomic groups. To learn more check out the watermark study, Meaningful Differences, by Betty Hart & Todd Risley. The following link is an excerpt from their book in an article published by American Educator: <a href="http://www.aft.org/pubsreports/American_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html">http://www.aft.org/pubsreports/American_educator/spring2003/catastrophe.html</a> Children who have limited exposure to language find themselves in a dire state. They are behind their peers before they even enter school. We educators know this, and this knowledge can change everything, but we must intervene early. We need to create partnerships with parents.<br /><br />Next time dear readers we will talk about how to read with children to increase their capacity for language through a method known as Dialogic Reading. I leave you with this, in the minds of children there is a river, a current of thought. Brilliant and spectacular charged with bolstering energy. If there is a life force then this is its power source. Words flush out ideas, and it is these ideas that will change our nation. Let the river run.jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-91353402609643651322009-08-23T19:35:00.000-07:002009-08-23T21:02:50.541-07:00Learning to Fly<p>One of the primary goals to becoming a literate person is to know real freedom and autonomy. Freedom is to access knowledge and autonomy is to use it – or not. Do you read to entertain and escape? Do you read to learn? Do you read as a form of communication with others? Whatever the reason – the experience of engaging text is truly unique it carries the reader away into its world of language in imagery. <br /><br />Have you ever seen a baby bird take flight? Well no, I haven’t either but I imagine that it is more like graceful falling than flying. Getting to know how to use wings to fly takes time and practice. That’s exactly like what the fledging reader needs. Time and practice. How do you guide your little one to learn how to take flight with words?<br /><br />Your child’s classroom teacher may discuss reading strategies or fix-up strategies. Here are strategies that a reader can use to help them learn how to deal with mistakes (miscues) as they learn how to decode text. <br /><br /><strong>“Use a picture clue.”</strong> – Many beginning books have a high correlation from picture to text the picture is a clue.<br /><strong>“Skip it then go back reread.”</strong> – Skip the troublesome word and finish the sentence then go back and reread it maybe you’ll have the information you need to solve the word.<br /><strong>“Reread”</strong> – If the reader doesn’t understand what was just read go back to reread, or if the reader took a long time solving a word go back to preserve the meaning of the sentence.<br /><strong>“Get your mouth ready.”</strong> – Sometimes the reader just needs to consider the initial letters of a word e.g. if the word is slip get your mouth ready by saying the /s/ sound.<br /><strong>“Look at word beginnings and endings.”</strong> Often times, middle (medial) parts in word are the more difficult for children to decode. We want to build confidence beginning (initial) parts of words are usually easier to figure, as is the end (finial). <br /><strong>“Find a word chunk.”</strong> This is a phonics cue in programs like Fundations they call these glued or welded sounds e.g. fan, an is the chunk or glued or welded sound.<br /><strong>“Does it look right?”</strong> When a child reads a word like glad and they read it as happy this, is the time to cue child back to the word glad and say does it look right?<br /><strong>“Does make sense? Why?”</strong> Children should always be reading to understand what they read, so if the child has just labored over a few sentences ask them if it made sense and then say why do you say that? See what they tell you.<br /><br />These strategies help young readers learn how to read with autonomy – so that they can be free to learn and create. <br /><br />One last quote from a favorite poet, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (Dickinson 1830-86) Literacy is what gives me hope – teaching children to read is teaching their minds to fly. They will answer all of the unanswered questions of today, but they need our help. </p><p> </p>jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-18350548040821971502009-08-22T10:11:00.000-07:002009-08-22T11:08:41.087-07:00The Power of the PawGood Morning readers, it is a cloudy Saturday morning here. I’m drinking some bitter coffee and the sounds of cartoons are playing joyfully in the background. I was thinking you might be wondering why I named my blog The Reading Dog.<br /><br />Children need to be engaged in sustained reading. That is why we have programs like DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) thanks to the remarkable Jim Trelease, if you don’t know him check out his website: <a href="http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/">http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/</a> . Jim Trelease was not an educator he was a parent and school volunteer, who made significant contributions towards literacy instruction. I use one his quotes on the reading logs I send home to parents: “Students who read the most, read the best…” Trelease goes on to say, “achieve the most, and stay in school the longest. Conversely, those who don’t read much, cannot get better at it.” This seems like common sense but there is another quote I like to use, “Common sense isn’t too common.” Thanks mom, I don’t know the origin of that one I just heard it a lot growing up. And yes, of course, my mom is right.<br /><br />Make reading a daily priority there is always a bit of time that can go towards reading. What if a child does not like to read? Make it fun. A simple way to do this is to make it special – this is the power of the paw let your child read to the family pet. Children will be more forthcoming at times with an animal than they might be with a person. If you don’t have a pet, let your child read to a stuffed animal. The whole point is to create a risk taker when it comes to learning how to read, “Students who read the most, read the best…” Make a special corner in your house, where a child can be in charge - be the reader, and tell the author’s stories. One more important piece to this is that the book the child reads needs to be a “just right” book. A “just right” book follows the three-finger rule. It used to be the five-finger rule, but the latest research from Allington (2006), asserts that if there are three or more words on a page that the child cannot decode the book is too difficult for independent reading, unless it is of extremely high interest to the reader. Tell the child to put down one finger on the page for each word that they cannot read if the child can read a page with less than three errors it is a just right book. Setup a little timer and be sure to reward the reader with your praise and interest when that special time is through. Once you find a “just right book” allow for rereading of the book. Rereading is an excellent way to increase comprehension, fluency, an confidence – it’s not cheating.<br /><br />Teachers can do this in the classrooms as well. Setup a bean chair or tent put a big old stuffed dog in there with a tape recorder. It can be an incentive, who gets to read with Francine the Reading Dog today? Children will be clamoring to get into that spot and be the reader. Later you can listen to the tape to check on fluency. Go on to create a post reading activity setup a mailbox and ask children to write a friendly letter to Francine the Reading Dog. In their letters, they can tell her their favorite part of the book, or describe their wonder page (I wonder why…), really it’s only limited to the imagination. For those reluctant writers a way to differentiate is to draw a picture and label things.<br /><br />The sun is out and now my cup is empty. So you know why this blog is The Reading Dog, because it has to be fun – it has to appeal to the ones who count the most. I want to leave you with ten rules for reading. This came from an article I read from the Reading Teacher (Litt, D 2007 pg 570-581). Besides appealing to children, we need to use language that is easy for them to understand and more importantly put to use. It has been my experience that these rules can really make a difference. Try them let me know what you think.<br /><br />The rules<br />1. You can't make it up. That's pretend reading. Little kids do that sometimes, but in real reading you are only allowed to say the words you see on the page.<br />2. Reading is always supposed to make sense.<br /><br />3. If what you're reading doesn't make sense, it's your job (as the reader) to Figure out what was wrong and fix it.<br /><br />4. The words count more than the picture. If the picture seems to be saying one thing, but the words are saying something else, go by the words.<br /><br />5. If you see a word you know, you have to say that word. You can't say something else just because you think the book should say that. When you read, the letters are the boss.<br /><br />6. If you see a part of a word you know (we sometimes call these bits “chunks”), you have to say that bit when you get to it. For example, if you see un in punch, read un when you get to it. You can't read push, pitch, pinch, or anything else, even if it makes sense, because when you see the un you have to say un.<br /><br />7. You always have to read from left to right; this way [slide finger left to right]. No exceptions. There is no to in got because you always have to read from left to right [sliding]. Reading from right to left, even for just part of a word, is against the rules.<br /><br />8. You can't change the order of the letters. Form is not the same as from and spot is different from stop because you always read from left to right and you can't change the order of the letters.<br /><br />9. You're only allowed to make sounds for letters you see. You're not allowed to make sounds for a letter you don't see.<br /><br />10. You're not allowed to ignore letters in words. All the letters have a job to do. Sometimes a letter's job is to be silent. Sometimes a letter is working together with other letters, but you're not allowed to ignore any of the letters.jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803833249490925239.post-12423267750566303072009-08-21T14:54:00.000-07:002009-08-21T17:19:20.112-07:00It's the Most Wonderful Time of the YearAugust is fast coming to a close and soon the children will be back at school. This is a time of great anticipation for a fresh start. This is also a time of great wondering - for children, what will my teacher be like? Will I know anyone in my class? For parents, I guess the most important question, what will this school year bring? We all want successful happy children. That is why I am beginning this blog. My mission is to help as many people as I can to assist their children become proficient readers - <em>who also love to read</em>.<br /><br />Where to begin? If a child is a reader then they can read in the backseat of your car, they can read in a quiet corner, or in a noisy restaurant. If they are a reader they can read anywhere at anytime. Start by storing books everywhere make opportunities for reading. My advice for reading varies as to the age of the reader. However, there is a global rule for learning to read, talk about what is read before, during, and after. Ask questions, and not just the who, what, where kind; but ask the did you think that was going to happen, or what do you suppose will happen next sort. When these kinds of questions are posed the reader has to think more deeply about is being read and how to respond accordingly. <br /><br />The important thing is to make reading time an intimate time where the child reads to you, or you read to your child. That's the best place to start - do it every day for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Then talk about what you both think - and don't be afraid to use more sophisticated <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">language</span> with your child. The more words children know the more it can help them to decode. Until we speak again dear readers remember you are the torchlight for literacy let your light shine and let them follow, that is how they will eventually lead.jmauehayhurst@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074144896316291020noreply@blogger.com0