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Picture Books and Anchor Lessons

Picture Books and Anchor Lessons. Problem. My students didn’t internalize the reading strategies or use them independently. I wanted to find a way to make the reading strategies memorable.

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Picture Books and Anchor Lessons

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  1. Picture Books and Anchor Lessons

  2. Problem • My students didn’t internalize the reading strategies or use them independently. • I wanted to find a way to make the reading strategies memorable. • Since my students were very visual, I wanted to try connecting memorable reading strategy lessons with a picture book .

  3. Strategies • I created an “anchor” lesson for every reading strategy. • I connected each strategy to a picture book.

  4. Data Collection • Pre and post surveys. • Student questionnaires • Teacher observations of student comments and behavior • Student journals to assess independent use of the strategies

  5. Results

  6. Students Use Strategies Independently • “Hey, connecting. We did that!” • The schema of skateboarding. • ESL student said The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf taught him to predict.

  7. Connections • To Literature • “The Jabberwocky” and A Sound of Thunder • “A Man Called Raven” and Far North • To Your Life • Bullying • You and your attitude • Bullying • Terrorism

  8. Anchor Lessons Parents • Class where throw string around • 6th grade teacher uses it The Wall • Feels like home • Guys can appreciate a good wall • Motivated to bring in items

  9. Aide to Understanding

  10. Student Engagement

  11. Continue to Use

  12. Conclusion • Success • Pairing picture books and anchor lessons = memorable experiences • Classroom community that used texts in common to connect with new texts • They made connections with themselves, other texts, and the world. • It can be used in other content areas.

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