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Literacy Connections

Literacy Connections. Kelly Clark KDE October 23 2013. Old definition of science literacy. Read something Do comprehension questions Maybe do an activity Write something Say something. New Literacy. Ask a compelling question

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Literacy Connections

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  1. Literacy Connections Kelly Clark KDE October 23 2013

  2. Old definition of science literacy • Read something • Do comprehension questions • Maybe do an activity • Write something • Say something

  3. New Literacy • Ask a compelling question • Students explore the limits of their prior knowledge in active discussion • Students develop questions for further inquiry • Students read and research the texts and sources that answer their questions with support • Students make models, create experiments and studies to confirm or deny their ideas • Students present their findings in ways that are visually and intellectually stimulating to authentic audiences beyond the school

  4. The Difference? Engagement Choice Seeking answers Multi-media Contributing

  5. Kentucky Core Academic Standards • English Language Arts Common Core • Mathematics State Standards • Science Next Generation Science Standards • In process … Social Studies

  6. In a nutshell – ELA Literacy • The standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. • The grades 6–12 standards are divided into two sections, one for ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.

  7. Shifts in thinking about literacy with KCAS Science Standards Focus more attention on disciplinary practices

  8. But let’s take a deeper look at the identified practices, even the ones that don’t explicitly mention argument, reasoning, or talk. 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations In order to learn HOW to model, or analyze data, or use appropriate tools, students have to participate in these practices, with others.

  9. Remember these? Engagement Choice Seeking answers Multi-media Contributing

  10. To meet the standards, students will need to: • Externalize their thinking; • Listen carefully to one another and take one another seriously; • Dig deeper into the data and evidence for their positions; • Work with the reasoning of others.

  11. How can you help students? • Have plenty of highly engaging text in all grades K-12 • Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks • Help students and parents understand Lexile • Understand the three levels of text complexity used in the ELA standards (Appendix A)

  12. Text Complexity (1:30-2:20) A Three-Part Model for Measuring Text Complexity Qualitative dimensions of text complexity (2) Quantitative dimensions of text complexity (3) Reader and task considerations

  13. Possible activities for Summer Reading • Explore a science topic in your local community • Have a guest scientist come in lay the ground work • Read alouds in texts • Field trip to local site • Have students use a science notebook • Start with compelling questions • Have students research topic • Record observations, data, notes and results of research.

  14. Guidance • Appendix J NGSS Science, technology, society and the environment • Emphasizes home, community and school connections

  15. ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS • Question, Problem, Purpose • Prediction • Developing a Plan • Observations, Data, Charts, Graphs, Drawings and Illustrations • Claims and Evidence • Drawing Conclusions • Reflection –next steps and new questions

  16. Key points to stress in any activity

  17. RESOURCES • http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/docs/pages/kentucky-core-academic-standards---new.aspx • http://www.corestandards.org • http://www.nextgenscience.org • http://www.nsta.org

  18. Kelly Clark Kelly.clark@education.ky.gov Department of Education

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