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Proficient reader research

Proficient reader research. Reading workshop. Proficient readers. “ To read is to fly; it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experiences, and the fruits of many inquiries.” A.C. Grayling.

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Proficient reader research

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  1. Proficient reader research Reading workshop

  2. Proficient readers “ To read is to fly; it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experiences, and the fruits of many inquiries.” A.C. Grayling

  3. What do “good” readers do?

  4. Seven characteristics of a proficient reader Plan and Monitor Activate Prior Knowledge Generate Questions Visualize Draw Inferences Determine Importance Synthesize

  5. Proficient readers… Plan and monitor their reading • Preview the text • Set a purpose for reading • Make predictions • Use metacognitive strategies

  6. Proficient readers… activate prior knowledge • Match schema with the new information presented in the text • Evaluate how the text enhances previous understandings

  7. Proficient readers… Generate questions • Ask questions of themselves • Ask questions of the authors • Ask questions about the text • Check for understanding

  8. Proficient readers… Visualize “As soon as you entered the gates, the bright lights from the rides lit up the night sky.”

  9. Proficient readers… Draw inferences from the story • Read between the lines

  10. Proficient readers… Determine importance • Identify main ideas • Connect important ideas to understand the story

  11. Proficient readers… Synthesize • Make evaluations • Construct generalizations • Draw conclusions

  12. And how should I teach all of this? The gradual release model

  13. Courtesy of http://www.hcschools.org/literacy/site/gradrelease.html

  14. Strategies of proficient readers INFERRING • Help find out what’s missing or what’s implied • Learn how to interpret ideas QUESTIONING • Introduce them to types of questions • Teach persistence and investigative reading

  15. Strategies of proficient readers VISUALIZING • Teach students on visualizing images SYNTHESIZING • Teach students to reflect • Practice with creating generalizations and conclusions

  16. summary 7 Characteristics of a Proficient Reader • Plan and monitor • Activate prior knowledge • Generate questions • Visualize • Draw inferences • Determine importance • Synthesize Teaching Strategies for Creating Proficient Readers • Use the gradual release model • Teach strategies

  17. references Buehl, D. (2011, Sept.). Developing readers in academic subjects. Paper presented at OSRHE literacy conference, Madison, WI. Gangi, J. M. (2008). The unbearable whiteness of literacy instruction: Realizing the implications of the proficient reader research. Multicultural Review, 30-35. doi: MCR-Spring08.indd Harvey, S. (2004). Beating the tests with powerful questioning, good intelligence, and right thinking. Retrieved from http://questioning.org/tests/beating.html Miller, D. (2002). Reading with meaning, teaching comprehension in the primary grades. Markham, Ontario: StenhousePub. Moore, D. W. (2009). Reading comprehension strategies. Best Practices in Secondary Education, doi: SLL13-O459A.

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