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Good Afternoon!!. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey titled, “Tasks of Public Education” The directions are on the bottom of the survey Make sure your small group is prepared to share with the larger group in approximately five minutes
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Good Afternoon!! • Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey titled, “Tasks of Public Education” • The directions are on the bottom of the survey • Make sure your small group is prepared to share with the larger group in approximately five minutes • What did this survey reveal from your small group? • What about your classroom? • How about society? • http://www.tv.com/uservideos/?action=video_player&id=JSFnlDSs5bgMuTXf
Reading for Application and Societal Awareness:There is more to reading than just comprehension Jason Alex Ampel University of Central Florida C&I Doctoral Student
Some goals of reading… • word recognition skills • greater reading fluency • develop their vocabulary • basic comprehension strategies
2006 FCAT Reading http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcinfopg.htm
Percentage of Achievement Levels 3 and Above http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcinfopg.htm
2007 Reading Achievement Levels http://fcat.fldoe.org/xls/2007/F07rdisgr07.xls
Why is this happening? • Increasing Pressure • Lack of Critical Thinking • Avoiding Opinions & Thinking • Cultural Differences • Teacher Training • Curriculum Issues….....
How can we help out with this situation?