SUPPORTING BALANCED LITERACY THROUGH THE TEACHERS COLLEGE MODEL

November 13, 2013

TODAY’S GOALSRevisit framework / components

of Teachers College Model for Units of Study

Revisit Interactive Read AloudsBegin work with Mini-Lessons

REVISITING THE 90 MINUTE READING BLOCK

Interactive Read Aloud

Word Work / Word Study

Readers Workshop

•Model a variety of strategies •Teach students how to talk about books (accountable conversations)•Develop reading partnerships•Vary texts and lessons to support unit of study•Provide exposure to vocabulary, concepts and text structures

•Teach phonics, spelling and vocabulary•Base instruction on spelling inventory (see Words Their Way)•Provide mini-lesson followed by skill based, small group work and/or independent practice

•Mini lesson•Student Reading time with Conferring and Small Group Work•Mid-Workshop Teaching Point•Teaching Share/Partner/Book Clubs

HOW WILL WE GET WHERE WE NEED TO GO?

August / September Interactive Read AloudsOctober Interactive Read AloudsNovember / December Mini lessonsJanuary Mini lessonsFebruary ConferringMarch ConferringApril Word Work?May/June Assessments?

Professional Development will support elements of Teachers College Model

Book Studie

s Planning

PD session

s

INTERACTIVE READ ALOUDSASSESS YOURSELF. ARE YOU…

Reading aloud for 20-30 minutes at least 3Xweek?

Using quality informational and narrative texts? Integrating subject areas to promote

intertextual connections? Deliberately planning which skills and

strategies you will focus on with each text? Incorporating think-alouds into your instruction?

Goal: engage students in actively using specific reading strategies while teacher guides and coaches.

POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FOR AN INTERACTIVE READ ALOUD

- Book Intro- Think Alouds (at least 2)- Turn and Talk- Think Alouds- Turn and Talk - (Grand conversation – 1 time per week?)

INTERACTIVE READ ALOUDS

What has Katie done to prepare for a successful Interactive Read

Aloud?

INTERACTIVE READ ALOUDSResist the Temptation to… make your read aloud a Q/A session or an

oral comprehension quiz

call on individual students

read aloud without preparing What does the text have to offer? What CCSS and/or strategies do I want to model? Are my post it notes ready?

let students control the conversation / focus

What Components of Workshop do

we see at Dilworth?

WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING DURING WORKSHOP?

READING for

Extended Periods of

Time

WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING DURING WORKSHOP ?

Partner reading

WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING DURING WORKSHOP ?

Reading and

Leading Book Club Discussion

s

WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING DURING WORKSHOP ?

Responding to Literature in Authentic Ways

WHAT ARE STUDENTS DOING IN WORKSHOP?

Using opportunities for written response

to reading

WHAT ARE TEACHERS DOING WHILE STUDENTS ARE READING

INDEPENDENTLY?

Conferring• Listening in and

researching• Finding a Compliment &

teaching point• Leaving student with a

next step• Taking anecdotal notes

WHAT ARE TEACHERS DOING WHILE STUDENTS ARE READING INDEPENDENTLY?

Guided Reading Groups

• Students reading the same level of text• Text choice =

instructional level•Teacher gives book intro, overviews the text/vocab• Teacher observes and coaches students while

they read• Book discussion

• Leaves students with a teaching point

WHAT ARE TEACHERS DOING DURING WORKSHOP ? Strategy

Lessons

• Heterogeneously grouped based on observed need of a

specific strategy• Single or multiple texts

in use• Teacher demonstrates

use of pre-determined strategy

• Teacher coaches student use of strategy

•Strategy lessons build on one another and layer

complexity

NEXT STEP…MINI LESSONSWhat should a mini lesson look like?

Connection Teach

Watch me as I… Demonstrate Debrief (I hope you noticed

how I…) Active Engagement

Let’s try this! Listen in and coach.

Link

10 minutes

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ANCHOR CHARTS: HOW DO THEY FIT INTO A MINI LESSON?

Skill = the what Strategy = the how Why = reasons readers use it

LET’S WATCH A MINI-LESSON IN ACTION VIDEO

What elements of the mini-lesson do you see? Make notes as you watch.

NOW YOU TRY! Look through your grade level’s non-fiction

unit of study. Choose one teaching point and prepare a

mini-lesson with your teammates, using the Time for Kids article on endangered animals.

Be ready to share out the structure of your mini-lesson.

NEXT STEPS… Ready…

Read more Curricular Plan for The Reading Workshop Units of Study The Art of Teaching Reading

Preview additional videos Ask for a demo lesson

Set… Collaborative planning with grade level Text choices

Go!