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“Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?”

“Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?”. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." (William Butler Yeats). Game Plan. Incorporate real life stories and quotes Relate techniques to all concentrations Apply to current events Engage with questions.

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“Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?”

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  1. “Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?” "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." (William Butler Yeats)

  2. Game Plan • Incorporate real life stories and quotes • Relate techniques to all concentrations • Apply to current events • Engage with questions

  3. Why am I doing this? Is this activity authentic? Consider what strategies we use in reading. Design curriculum. Use students ideas to spark lessons. Ignite interest and kindle activities with text sets. Clear goals. Model learning. What Works?

  4. So What?: Double-entry diary Aids students in connecting with the text. Comprehension Constructors Helps students zone-in on concepts to explore. Reading Log Respond to personal reading selections. Charts Activate group work by posting ideas. Marking the Text Write questions or thoughts on text. Conversation calendars Develop dialogue with Q & A between teacher and student. http://professionallearning.typepad.com/files/dms-tovani-handouts.pdf Strategize

  5. Review what they have covered. Share an opinion supported by text. Discuss something interesting. Assign to evaluate. Offers brief conferences. Provides individual instruction. Illustrates possible grading system. Groups & Assessments

  6. Across Content Areas • Advocate disciplinary literacy instructional programs • Understand how to apply comprehension to specialized texts • Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL)

  7. Three Part Method of Analyzing Language 1) Experientially: Who, What, Where, When, Why? Look at the content of the text to see what is happening. 2) Interpersonally: Relationships among people and attitudes. Style or voice of text. Opinion. 3) Textually: The way info. is organized. Theme/rheme and cohesion.

  8. "Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty."    (Albert Einstein)

  9. “So What?”:Double-entry Diary • http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=mattiestepanek • http://www.pandora.com/music/song/billy+gilman/about+things+that+matter After we read the article we will fill-out the “So What?”: Double-entry Diary.

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