Transcript Making Reading Connections

High Interest Reading Kit
Building Student
Success in
Reading
Comprehension
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Preparing for the Training
Objectives
• Understand the rationale of the Kit
• Know the purpose of each of the Kit’s
components
• Apply the Kit’s Pacing Charts and Daily Lesson
Plans
• Utilize the High-Interest Reading Kit effectively in
your classroom
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Overview of Reading Kit
Diagnostic
Pretest
Post Test
Targeted
Instruction
Applied
Practice
High-Interest Reading Kit Levels
• Level A: reading level 1.0–1.9
• Level B: reading level 2.0–2.9
• Level C: reading level 3.0–3.9
• Level D: reading level 4.0–4.9
• Level E: reading level 5.0–5.9
Teacher Resource Guide
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Kit overview
Scope and sequence
Suggestions for instruction
Research
Pacing chart
Daily lesson plans
Individual Tracking Chart
Home letters
Activities
Pacing Charts
• Extended-Day/
After-School, p.8
• Summer School, p.15
• Blank Pacing Charts
provided on for
customization.
Daily Lesson Plans
• Turn to page 14 of
TRG
• Each of the 24 days
features a Daily Lesson
Plan.
• Use these lesson plans
to effectively utilize
each component of the
Kit.
Day 1: Pretest
• Daily Lesson Plans tell
you what materials are
required.
• On Day 1, you will
administer the diagnostic
pretest.
• Before Day 1, print out
Tracking Chart
Diagnostic Pretest
Milestones in Reading
• Pretest and final assessment
• Pinpoint student strengths and
weakness
• Show growth after instruction
Milestones in Reading
• A reading assessment
should feature multiple
reading genres.
• Passages include articles,
biographies, fables, journal
entries, etc.
Milestones in Reading
• Notice that the
reading
strategies are
written above
the questions.
• Students may
answer in book
or on bubble
sheet
Milestones Teacher Guide
• Student SelfAssessments
• Teacher Assessments
• Answer Key
Tracking Chart
• Reproducible Tracking
Charts allows student to
track their own
performance
• Have students record
their results as they
finish each lesson.
Review 1
1. What are the four steps of the High-Interest
Reading Kit?
2. Which feature of the Teacher Resource Guide
provides an outline for using the Kit and is
customizable?
3. On Day 1 of your program, you will use
Milestones in Reading for what purpose?
4. Why is it important for reading assessments to
feature a variety of reading genres?
Day 2: Instruction
• Begin instruction with Making
Reading Connections on Day 2.
• Students will practice with a
lesson from Passageways.
• Assign a writing prompt from
Explorations in Writing (in
Passageways) as homework or
classwork.
Targeted Instruction
Making Reading Connections
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Targeted instruction in key reading skills
Modeled instruction
Guided practice
Shorter passages appropriate for
introductory instruction
• Small group, paired, or independent
practice
Making Reading
Connections: Learn About
• Model the strategy
using the first page of
Learn About.
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Lesson includes
vocabulary and key
concepts related to
strategy
Making Reading
Connections:
Check Your Understanding
• Check Your
Understanding
repeats key
concepts.
• Answer choices
are explained.
Making Reading
Connections:
Teacher Guide
• Know Your Strategies
handout
• Reproducible student
bubble sheet
• Answer Key
Applied Practice
Passageways
• 12 high-interest, nonfiction selections
• Texts progress in difficulty
• Reading comprehension questions
• Three open-ended writing prompts for
each selection
• 3 Anthologies for each reading level
Passageways: Getting Started
• Getting Started is a
way to tap students’
prior knowledge of
the topic.
• K-W-L charts aid in
comprehension (see
Teacher Resource
Guide)
Passageways
Reading Selections
• Reading selections are
written in various
formats and fonts.
• Illustrations include
photos, maps, charts,
graphs, diagrams, etc.
• Preview texts with
students.
Passageways
Comprehension Questions
• After reading,
students answer a
series of
comprehension
questions.
• Students can record
their answers on the
bubble sheet.
Passageways:
Explorations in Writing
• Explorations in Writing
features 3 writing prompts
for each reading selection.
• Assign prompts or have
students choose
Passageways
Teacher Guide
• Research summary
• Vocabulary lists
• Reproducible bubble
sheet
• Answer key
Day 3: Continued Instruction
and Applied Practice
• Continue instruction in
Making Reading
Connections on Day 3.
• Follow whole-class
instruction with the next
reading selection in
Passageways.
Making Reading Connections:
Learn More About
• Additional
information about the
strategy
• Less explicit
instructions as
students gain
experience.
Making Reading Connections:
Prepare for a Test
• Testing language
• Independent practice
opportunities
• Strategy written
above questions
Day 24: Post Test
• On Day 24, you will
administer the Post
Test
• Use the final 5
assessments from
Milestones in Reading
• Record results on
Tracking Chart to show
growth
Summary of
High-Interest Reading Kit
Diagnostic
Assessment
Targeted
Instruction
Applied
Practice
Additional Tools in the
Teacher Resource Guide
• Scope and sequence
• Suggestions for instruction
• Research summary
• Home letters
• Activities
Scope and Sequence
• Turn to page 5 of TRG
• Find the reading strategies
• Note that not all 12 strategies
are taught in the 24-day plan
• Use additional lessons from
Making Reading Connections
if there is time
Suggestions for Teaching English
Language Learners
• Page 6 of TRG
• Activating prior knowledge
• Previewing vocabulary
• Cognates
• Think-Pair-Share
• Graphic Organizers
• Getting the Gist
Research Notes
• Turn to page 7 of TRG
• The instructional strategies
included in the Kit
• What research says about
those strategies
• Proven instruction to improve
comprehension
• Find full research summaries
at CA web site
Home Letter
• Page 42 of TRG
• Reproducible letter
introduces families
to program
• Provide suggestions
for homework
completion
Activities
• Pages 44 and 45 of
Teacher Resource
Guide
• Optional practice
activities
Review 2
1. Beginning on Day 2 of your program, you will use
Making Reading Connections for what purpose?
2. Which section of the Making Reading Connections
lessons provide modeling opportunities as well as
vocabulary and key concepts for the strategies?
3. What purpose does the Getting Started section of the
reading selections in Passageways serve?
4. Think about how you will use Explorations in Writing
(in Passageways) in your program. Will you assign
the same prompt to all students or assign different
prompts?
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