Transcript Literacy Presentation

LITERACY FOCUS:
WRITING TO STRENGTHEN
READING COMPREHENSION
October ERPD, NIHS
September review
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ALL curriculum guides (except PE) have writing
standards.
ALL curriculum areas have texts students must know how
to read: primary source documents, word problems, lab
procedures, technical manuals, systems set-up and
processes, novels, game rules and scoring, etc.
Writing strengthens students’ ability to
understand/remember what is read (0.4 average
effect size).
0.4 = the effect of one year’s worth of expected
student growth
September review
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Writing frames assist students in writing about
content-knowledge while helping to prevent them
from getting “stuck” in the process of writing.
Writing Frames are easy to differentiate and
scaffold based on individual needs.
September review
Writing Frame
example for
struggling
students:
“Closed” or
“Fill-in-theblank”
Civics and Economics
Ch. 20, pg. 539
The American ____ __________ ______ gives numerous
______ and ___________ to ___________ such as you, your
teachers, your relatives, and your friends. You have the
_____ __ _____ just about any __________ or ________ in
which you are interested. You have the _____ to ___ the
________ and ______ that you like, and to ______, or pass
on, others. As a ________, or _______ ___ ____ a _______
or _______, you also have _______________.
September review
Civics and Economics
Writing Frame
example for
mediumsupport
students
Ch. 20, pg. 539
The _______________________ system gives ___________
________________________________________________
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________________________________________________
.
First, I have the right to ______________________________
________________________________________________
.
Secondly, it allows me to ____________________________
________________________________________________
.
However, I also have responsibilities as a _______________ ,
or someone ______________________________________ .
September review
Writing Frame
example for
advanced
students
Civics and Economics
I. Rights of the
A.
B.
II. Responsibilities as a
A.
B.
C.
Ch. 20, pg. 539
September review
Hattie’s educational effects sizes
Click here to get to Hattie’s studied effects, their descriptions, and videoed explanations
October Focus: writing continued
Click here to read about
 important points to remember to effectively
utilize writing frames,
 the pros and cons of frames,
 and to see examples of frames for different content
areas
Article from
Burden, Karen. “Literacy Light.” Fuquay-Varina High School. 21 Oct. 2011. 13 Oct. 2014
<fvhs.wcpss.net/Current_forms_documents/Literacy%20Light/Literacy%20Light%207%
20FVHS.pdf>.
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Take-away:
As a PLC, create a writing frame for an upcoming
lesson. Submit a digital copy (this can be a picture,
.pdf, word attachment, screen shot, etc.) to Natalie
Williams by 10/23 (the same day as your literacy
planning period training with Y. Karriker).
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While frames help guide students to produce a
written “end-product,” many teachers also utilize
writing as a way help students remember material
covered in class, via
Note-taking!
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Tried and true
Familiar
Quick
Scientifically proven to have a positive effect on
learning (average of 0.4 or higher)
Graphic Organizers
Handwritten v. typed
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Formal and informal examples of Note-Taking
Formal note-taking requires teaching, modeling,
and giving feedback, but it yields greater student
gains if used intentionally, considering the purpose
of the notes
October Focus: note-taking
Two-column
notes: science
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Two-column
notes: SS
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Two-column
notes: SS
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Two-column
notes: math
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Two-column
notes: English
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Cornell Notes
October Focus: note-taking
Digital
graphic
organizers
teachers can
download =
lots of variety
for notetaking!
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Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
This link leads to a visual variety of graphic organizers, organized around
the purpose of the note-taking and downloaded as .pdfs.
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Thinkport Graphic Organizers
This link leads to graphic organizers that can be downloaded as .pdfs, html,
or Word docs.
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Lesson for explaining two-column notes
This link takes teachers to a lesson created for college professors to explain
and model two-column notes to their own students.
NIHS year-long literacy focus
Don’t forget
this resource!
It also has
graphic
organizers, as
well as
explanations
for their use.
NIHS year-long literacy focus
Next literacy
training:
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Oct. 23
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Your PLC should have committed to one
literacy strategy (can be in Tools for
Teaching Content Literacy or can be
another strategy)
Using it 2-3 times per week, per
teacher
Bring student examples with you at the
next training
Y. Karriker will send out sign up for
individual times of training 10/23