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Welcome!. Reading Across the Contents Professional Development. Quick Quiz. 1. There are ____________ struggling readers between 4th and 12th grade. 2. ______% of students entering 5th and 9th grade read below grade level. 3. ______% of twelfth graders perform below grade level.

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  1. Welcome! Reading Across the Contents Professional Development

  2. Quick Quiz 1. There are ____________ struggling readers between 4th and 12th grade. 2. ______% of students entering 5th and 9th grade read below grade level. 3. ______% of twelfth graders perform below grade level. 4. _________________ students drop out of high school every school day. • One of the most commonly cited reasons for dropping out is _________________ 6. Only ____% of high schoolers graduate on time. 7. Of high school grads that attend college, ____% enroll in remedial post-secondary courses. 8. _________________ is the #1 college course. 9. About _____% of high school graduates lack the literacy skills employers seek. 10. There are ___ million illiterate American adults. • There are ____ million American adults with below basic or basic literacy skills.

  3. Quick Quiz 8 million 70 1. There are ____________ struggling readers between 4th and 12th grade. 2. ______% of students entering 5th and 9th grade read below grade level. 3. ______% of twelfth graders perform below grade level. 4. _________________ students drop out of high school every school day. • One of the most commonly cited reasons for dropping out is _________________ 6. Only ____% of high schoolers graduate on time. 7. Of high school grads that attend college, ____% enroll in remedial post-secondary courses. 8. _________________ is the #1 college course. 9. About _____% of high school graduates lack the literacy skills employers seek. 10. There are ___ million illiterate American adults. • There are ____ million American adults with below basic or basic literacy skills. 60 Almost 7,000 deficient literacy skills 70 53 Remedial reading 40 11 93

  4. Reading the Newspaper Harvey Daniels and Steven Zemelman, two master reading teachers with the Chicago school district, argue, “We need to use textbooks more appropriately (and sparingly), as the reference books that they are, and also infuse the curriculum with authentic, real-world nonfiction—the kind of informational, expository, persuasive texts that adults really read” (47).

  5. The USA TODAY classroom program includes: Inside USA TODAY USA TODAY Newspapers Online resources

  6. The USA TODAY Newspaper

  7. Features of USA TODAY High interest sports stories and stats High-interest entertainment news Newsline, Moneyline, Sportsline & Lifelines Stats and stocks Exclusive features & investigative reports Color Coded Color photos Clear & concise style Graphics, Snapshots, weather map & TV listings

  8. Features of Inside USA TODAY • Encourages sustained reading and higher-order thinking • Weekly cross curricular activity. • Content-specific student graphic organizer

  9. News resources • Lesson Plan archives • Special interest • Lessons by core subject • Career education • Event features • Case Studies • Project-based learning

  10. Experience a reading lesson

  11. Adapt, Adopt, Apply

  12. Reading Next’s components for effectively teaching reading The teacher . . . Explains “why” behind reading strategies; teaches metacognition. Guides pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies Provides high-interest text, guided practice & freedom of choices Allows students to work together to problem solve Provides a wide variety of reading topics, genres and lengths Ensures every lesson always has a writing component • Assess during every lesson

  13. Reading Strategies • Modeling • Pre-reading strategies • During-reading strategies • After-reading strategies

  14. Modeling

  15. Pre-Reading Strategies * From:Billmeyer, Rachel. And Mary Lee Barton. Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who?. 2nd ed. Aurora, Colorado. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, 1998. p. 59.

  16. During-Reading Strategies The Batsmen were merciless against the Bowlers. The Bowlers placed their men in slips and covers. But to no avail. The Batsmen hit one four after another along with an occasional six. Not once did their balls hit their stumps or get caught.” * From: Daniels, Harvey and Steven Zemelman. Subject Matter: Every Teacher’s Guide to Content-Area Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004. p. 21.

  17. Quiz • Who were merciless against the Bowlers? • Where did the Bowlers place their men? • Was this strategy successful? • Who hit an occasional six? • 5. How many times did the Batsmen’s balls hit a stump? The Batsmen In slips and covers No The Batsmen Zero From: Daniels, Harvey and Steven Zemelman. Subject Matter: Every Teacher’s Guide to Content-Area Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004. p. 21.

  18. During-Reading Strategies “I’m sick and tired of you telling the class that it’s our job to know when we know and know when we don’t know. You’re the teacher. Aren’t you the one who is supposed to know when we understand something and when we don’t?”* * From: Tovani, Chris. I Read It But I Don’t Get It. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000. p. 35

  19. After-Reading Strategies * From:Billmeyer, Rachel. And Mary Lee Barton. Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who?. 2nd ed. Aurora, Colorado. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, 1998. p. 43.

  20. From a Brevard County Reading Coach… This past summer I used the USA Today Summer Program for my 11th and 12th grade students who still have not passed the FCAT.  These students are really hard to reach and have negative attitudes about reading in general.  All I can say is WOW!  I have not seen this level of student so engaged and interested in reading in I can't tell you how long!  They would come in, grab a paper, and sit down to start reading before the bell even rang!  And, getting them to do the work was no problem because they were usually given a choice of article to read, within the parameters of the lesson, which made the reading relevant to them.  I specifically asked them on the last day if they would like to use the newspapers like this in their reading classes next year and I received an enthusiastic "Yes!"  The lesson plans were easy to use and the curriculum was aligned to our state standards.  Well worth the money! -Donna Spooner, Reading Coach Space Coast High School, Brevard County, FL

  21. Questions? Julie Parslow National Account Manager jparslow@usatoday.com 407-851-2900, ext. 271

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