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Best Practices in GOAL Setting Focusing on Literacy. FLVS Literacy Team. Literacy Constructs Strategies (4 / 6) Vocabulary Expanding (vocabsushi.com) Active Word Learning Word Study / Word Wall Oral Language Discussions Communication Comprehension (1 or 2) Monitoring Visualize
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Best Practices in GOAL SettingFocusing on Literacy FLVS Literacy Team
Literacy Constructs • Strategies • (4 / 6) • Vocabulary • Expanding (vocabsushi.com) • Active Word Learning • Word Study / Word Wall • Oral Language • Discussions • Communication • Comprehension (1 or 2) • Monitoring • Visualize • Synthesize • Compare / Contrast • Cause / Effect • Questioning • Determine Importance • Fluency • Rate (“read this like we talk) • Accuracy (“does it look sound right”) • Prosody (intonation – comprehension) Literacy In Your Course • Instructional Practices / Activity that support Literacy • Organize student’s thinking via Webbing / Mapping /Virtual Library • Small Group / whole group • elluminate • Phone Call • Crossword link • Blog / Forum (written) • Jings = to model a strat. • Listen to students read ; if struggling through text • Dawn: looking at things being done… • Harris : Look further VL
Vocabulary Example • Vocabulary • Expanding (vocabsushi.com) • Active Word Learning • Word Study / Word Wall http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Blogs + Wikis http://flvshope.wikispaces.com Username: flvshopePassword: flvshope
Comprehension: mapping Consumer Fitness example:
What are you already doing… • Type / think / • How are you already doing this?
Literacy Projects to support your Goals & Course • Ways to accomplish your goals by using strategies and practices… Include: Attend BITES on 3DT, Work with a literacy coach, Hold Elluminate sessions with students based on 3DT scores, Implement strategies for targeted students. Literacy Lounge
Sample Literacy Goals Sample B: I will improve my knowledge of literacy in order to motivate students of all levels to improve reading so they will progress more easily through my course. Include: Signing up for RLT, Attend literacy Lounge Learning more about strategies, Hosting staff and student events, Hold student book clubs or literature circles on a topic included in my course.
PD Suggestions Projects to Consider… 3DT M D ! L O E Attending or Presenting- Literacy Bites Observing and Incorporating Literacy Strategies
3-DT • 3 Part Diagnostic Tool • Implemented through VSA and will go out to students on an annual basis. This diagnostic will consist of three parts: • learning styles quiz • interest inventory • reading comprehension diagnostic Teacher Access Scores in VSA - I have a short PPT overview for those interested – Just email, IM, or call
FLVS Virtual Library: A Resource for Teachers and Students To access the Virtual Library, go to the FLVS home page (www.flvs.net) and click the Virtual Library icon… …or go to http://library.flvs.net/
Study student impact… • Asking question… (accomplish goals…) • What am I doing (strat / practice)? • How did it motivate / help or enhance student performance? • How do I observe or measure outcome? • Meet your GOAL
Literacy Support Need help in applying Classroom Cache resources? Writing your Literacy Goal? Anything else literacy? Give your Literacy Coach a call!