Literacy Remediation in MYP Language and Literature

Outcomes of Action Research and Implications for Teaching and Learning

Writing Samples from incoming sixth grade students

What do you notice?

Take a few minutes to read and discuss these samples.

Workbook Pages 1-2

Why do MYP students struggle with literacy?

• Frequent transfers à Learning gaps

• Underenrollment in Language Acquisition • PYP – MYP disconnect

Dealing with Criterion D

• Same descriptor for years 1-5

• Clear expectations à Fair grading

• Multilingual curriculum

Workbook Pages 3-4

MAP Test: Student Growth

MAP Test: Student Growth

Grammar Game

This morning were going to practice reading

nonfiction texts about biological controversies.

These texts will help us understand the science

fiction story’s we are going to read next week.

It is important to recognize author’s biases, especially

when we read about controversial issues.

For example, the author of the first piece has a religious bias against stem cell research.

Which sentences contains errors? What type of error do they contain?

Workbook Page 5

This morning were going to practice reading

nonfiction texts about biological controversies.

These texts will help us understand the science

fiction story’s we are going to read next week.

It is important to recognize author’s biases, especially

when we read about controversial issues.

For example, the author of the first piece has a religious bias against stem cell research.

The green, blue, and purple sentences contain apostrophe errors.

Writing Skills • “Power Writing” did not help

reluctant writers

• Self-editing was well received

• Need for more structure

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Writing Skills • Practice Criteria B, C, and D

• Bi-Weekly Composition Practice

• Continue self-editing

• Teacher feedback

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Reading Skills • Sustained Independent Reading

• Ineffective overall

• Larger gains only for students with SEN

Reading Skills

Reading Skills

• Reading at home

• Student choice

• Personal connection

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Vocabulary • Roots and affixes

• Roots correspond with units across subjects

• Decode unfamiliar words

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Sharing is caring! • Name and

description of teaching strategy

• Your name and contact information (optional)