Teaching Strategies to Increase Student Engagement in

1. Teaching Strategies to Increase Student Engagementin READING Midwest Education Economics Conference May 23-24, 2013

2. I must say that I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book. Groucho Marx

3. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison

4. You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here. Spike Lee

5. I took a speed reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia. Woody Allen

6. Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. Edmund Burke

7. I was reading a book… The History of Glue… I couldn't put it down. Tim Vine

8. Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers. Harry S. Truman

9. From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend to read it. Groucho Marx

10. A book is the most effective weapon against intolerance and ignorance. Lyndon B. Johnson

11. I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. Steven Wright

12. Every teacher is a teacher of reading. William S. Gray

13. HELP!!! We have too many levels to reach! Our students aren’t reading their assignments!! This is where we get stuck!

14. Three-fourths of the battle is engaging the students.

15. Hallway Warning Door Through Seat Final Tardy

16. Where do the people of the US live? The first census found most Americans living on farms, with a smaller number living in villages and in a few medium-sized cities. Over the years this changed significantly. The number of people living in rural areas, or regions consisting of a few farms and small towns, has become smaller each year. According to the 1990 census, only 61.7million of the country’s almost 250 million people lived in rural areas.

17. Where? farms villages medium-sized cities now rural areas smaller 1990 census 61.7 million 250 million

18. When to use TEXT CUES??? *Before reading *During reading *After reading *Or for ANYTHING that you are teaching, regardless if it has text or not

19. Vocabulary Strategies Why do we need these? Frontload… Frontload… Frontload!

20. Vocabulary Skills Vocabulary chart Activating prior knowledge.

21. Vocabulary Skills Word Up (My turn, Your turn) exit ticket prior knowledge actively engage word sort look up and copy content-specific admit ticket multiple exposures

22. Vocabulary Skills Taking a peek at vocabulary folders.

23. Vocabulary Skills Quizlet.com It’s cool! It’s free!

24. Vocabulary Skills Vocabulary Note Cards

25. Vocabulary Skills Pick Five 3 4 2 5 1

26. Vocabulary Skills Show Me the Money!! Money Game

27. During-Reading Skills Opinion-Proof Framework Opinion StatementEvidence to Prove My Opinion

28. Opinion-Proof Framework continued... Framed Paragraph: Opinion Statement: One reason I feel this way is because In addition, Also, Finally,

29. During-Reading Skills Frame Sentences Compare/Contrast: If , then . Cause/Effect: Because . Therefore, . Problem/Solution: A reason for was . Question/Answer: Who? When? Why? Where? Sequence: First . Next . Finally, .

30. During-Reading Skills KYLENE BEERS-CONNECTIONS A character realizes or comes to understand something that changes his/her thinking. The character remembers something. The character acts in a way that is contrary to 1.) how he/she has acted before OR 2.) how YOU would act. 4. A character asks him/herself or a friend a tough question.

31. After-Reading Skills About Point Text: Page: Paragraph or Section: This section is about and the point is

32. Before, During, and After-Reading Skills FOLDABLES An alternative to study-guides and Powerpoints!

33. Must-Have Strategy Books Comprehension Strategies for English Language Learners by Margaret Bouchard Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy by Jan Rozzelle and Carol Scearce When Kids Can’t Read by Kylene Beers