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Strategies of Effective Readers: Making Connections. Ms. Stahl & Ms. Lynch Professional Development Literary Action Plan December 7, 2011. Pre-Reading Strategies: Teacher Reflections. In what ways did our pre-reading strategies support you in reading/writing in your content area?
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Strategies of Effective Readers:Making Connections Ms. Stahl & Ms. Lynch Professional Development Literary Action Plan December 7, 2011
Pre-Reading Strategies: Teacher Reflections • In what ways did our pre-reading strategies support you in reading/writing in your content area? • In what ways did you revise/modify the strategy for your classroom?
Vocabulary • What are the different types of connections students can make to a text? • Text to Text • Text to Self • Text to World • Text to Essential Question
Text-based Discussion • “Making connections occurs when students think about the text in relation to connections they can make to self, to texts, and to others.” -Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for Grades 3-8, 2002, p. 23 • Whatconnections can you make? • Share your own classroom experiences—how do you get your students to think about their connections to the material?
Making Connections: The Strategies • Text-Self-World Writing: Pre-Reading Activity using political cartoons • Coding Text: During Reading Activity using CNN news articles • Save the Last Word for Me: After Reading Activity using the CNN news articles • Using the CNN news articles, practice these activities within your grade teams
Wrap Up/Reflection How will you use these strategies in your classroom? Volunteers to use these strategies and report back for December 21st PD Observations by Ms. Stahl & Ms. Lynch All materials and PowerPoint will be posted on the new AoIT Literacy Wiki