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Family Literacy

Family Literacy. Hewlett Elementary October 4, 2011. The Conditions of Learning. Charting a New Mission.

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Family Literacy

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  1. Family Literacy • Hewlett Elementary • October 4, 2011

  2. The Conditions of Learning

  3. Charting a New Mission • Today’s information age requires that young people develop literacy skills that are significantly higher than those that have ever been required of them. It is urgent for schools to chart a new mission. • The world has changed, however; whereas twenty years ago 95% of jobs were low-skilled, today those jobs constitute only 10% of our entire economy (Darling-Hammond et. al., 2008). • During the four years between 1997-2002, the amount of new information produced in the world was equal to the amount produced over the entire previous history of the world (Darling-Hammond et. al., 2008). • The amount of technical information is being produced at such a high rate that it is predicted soon to double every seventy-two hours (Jukes and McCain, 2002).

  4. What’s New in Literacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BK_2VULCU • Intergenerational Struggle Over Literacy Norms • New Technology and New Ethos • Multi-modal Texts Everywhere • Blogs, Digital Storytelling, Wikis, Voice Thread • http://www.pbs.org/programs/digital-media/ • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/

  5. Common Core StandardsSix Shifts in ELA/Literacy • Balancing Informational and Literary Text • Building Knowledge in the Disciplines • Staircase of Complexity • Text-Based Answers • Writing From Sources • Academic Vocabulary

  6. What the Research Says • “We have forty years of research showing that packaged reading reforms simply do not seem reliable to improve student achievement” (Allington). • The single biggest influence on student academic growth is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. • Long stretches of time to read high-interest books of their own choosing. • Match between reader and text level. • Explicit instruction in skills and strategies. • Opportunities to talk in response to texts.

  7. Essential Comprehension Skills • Monitoring for Meaning • Inferring • Asking questions (and searching for answers) • Making connections • Envisioning • Predicting • Determining importance • Synthesizing

  8. Supporting Reading at HomeLet’s teach our children that learning to read is a lifelong process and something that all of us can be engaged in alongside each other. • Make reading and writing a habit. • Read-aloud to your child (any and every age). • Encourage your children to story tell stories they have read. • Ask your child, “What do you think about...?” “What makes you think that?” • Take regular trips to the library or book store. Give books as gifts just because... • Make everyday activities literacy activities.

  9. Authors Families Love • Eric Carle • Mem Fox • Mo Willems • Kevin Henkes • Judith Viorst • Patricia Polacco • Cynthia Rylant • Roald Dahl • Jan Brett • Robert Munsch • TomieDePaola • Gail Gibbons • Jon Scieszka • Shel Silverstein

  10. Magazines • Ordering magazine subscriptions are a great way to increase the volume of non-fiction and informational text children are reading. Some recommendations: • Sports Illustrated for Kids www.sikids.com • National Geographic Kids www.nationalgeographic.com/magazines • Scholastic Magazines www.scholastic.com/news

  11. Books for Parents • How to Talk So Kids Can Learn at Home and In School: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlich • Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent’s Guide, by Lucy Calkins, with Lydia Bellino • 7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help your Kids Read it and Get it!, by Susan Zimmerman and Chryse Hutchins • The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease • Read to me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read, by Bernice E. Cullinan • Games for Learning, by Peggy Kaye • Even Hockey Players Read, by David Booth • The Knowledge Deficit, by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

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