Strategies to ImproveStrategies to Improve Literacy Skills Across Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum K-12the Curriculum K-12

CamdenNovember 25, 2008

Cathy Masse

Welcome

• Find a seat.

• Make yourself comfortable.

• Fill out the charts on the wall.

• Touch each page of your handout.

Introductions

• Name, grade level, hope to learn.

• Look at agenda, make adjustments.

• Working conditions.

“Did You Know”

The Paraprofessional’s Role

• All staff need to work cooperatively

• How do you feel about working with other staff members?

• How do professional staff feel about working with support staff?

• Communication starter.

Literacy and Sound Learning Strategies for

Thoughtful Learning

• Read Article (Doug Buehl)• Each person shares• Table comes up with one key

leaning point• Tables share with group

Snow White

One TwoTable

Keys to Learning Phonics

26 letters in the alphabet but 44 sounds

Paring of sound to lettersStrategies to sound out and

decode wordsConcentrate on specific sounds

Ed Helper (create practice sheets)

Good readers spell better if they know phonics

Keys to Learning Phonics

Phonemic Awareness- Hear and manipulate sounds in words

Slide show can be found on the web and you can actually see the presentation

Slide showVideo Presentation (click on video course)

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Phonetic Spelling

Lexicon of Learning Terms (ASCD)

Does This Make Sense to You?

“Break”

Meet back

here at

10:15

Importance of Vocabulary

Vocabulary is the key to accessing the meanings of words

Expressive Vocabulary – speaker or writer must produce label or meaning

Receptive Vocabulary – reader must associate meaning with a label

Importance of Vocabulary

Stat ComparisonWelfare/Working Class/ Professional

Grades 3-12 students learn an average of 3000 vocabulary words a year

Lunch

See you back here at 12:30

Making Meaning Out of Reading

Comprehension – complex process that conveys meaning between a reader and text.

Literacy Guide (readthewords.com)Prior KnowledgeGood DecodersPracticeAppropriate textGreece, NY Reading Strategies

Comprehension Activity

• Watch video

• Line up

• Wrap line

• Share Learning Chip

Prim Activity

• Read through your assigned sheet

• Share with a neighbor• Share with your table• Choose the three most useful

strategies and share out

Cube Activity

• Grab your stress reliever cube

• Design an activity you could use with your students.

• Share with table.

• Share with folks with the same cube.

Exploring Free Resources

• Sheet posted on the Maine Support Network site

• Take a guided tour

Complete EvaluationsPrize Giveaway

• Turn in Evaluation

• Draw Winners

• Whip to sum up the day

10 Best Vocabulary Tips• Practice – Read, Read, Read (Bookmarks)• Find how words are used• Practice – notecard word on one side,

definition and sentence on other side• Think of some words you know to describe

the word• Memory tricks (minister)• Use on line dictionaries to look things up• Play with words, (puzzlemaker)• SAT word of the day• On line games – Text Twist and Bookworm• Vocabulary Maps