Meredith

﻿ **Active Reading in the Content Areas **


 * The “Knowing‐Doing Gap” **: **Finding a way to bridge the gap between what we KNOW about good instruction and what we DO in our classrooms. The degree to which we are able to implement best practices in the classroom in a __thoughtful__, __meaningful__ way determines how well our students perform. **
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 * 5 Components of an Engaging Lesson **
 * 1. One or two daily outcomes (objectives) **
 * 2. Two EVERYDAY instructional strategies **
 * **Chunking **
 * **Student Discussion **
 * 3. Connected Before, During, and After literacy strategies **
 * 4. Four steps to explicit instruction: "I Do", "We Do", "Ya'll Do", "You Do" **
 * 5. Active Literacy: T.W.I.R.L! (Talk, Write, Investigate, Read, Listen) **
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 * Expository Text Structures **
 * "When understood, text structures and signal words help readers make sense of texts. They do so, in part, by freeing working memory so that the reader focuses on comprehension. The goal IS NOT for students to simply name the structure, but rather for the students to learn to USE structures and signals as a memory tool and study guide"** (Fisher, Frey, & Lapp, 2009).


 * Signal Word Posters** for Each Structure
 * [|Signal Words-Cause and Effect]**
 * [|Signal Words-Compare and Contrast]**
 * [|Signal Words-Description/List]**
 * [|Signal Words-Problem and Solution]**
 * [|Signal Words-Question and Answer]**
 * [|Signal Words-Sequence]**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Text Structure Examples and Graphic Organizers to organize students' thinking** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text Structure Chart]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text Structure Workmat]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text feature-type-structure poster]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Signal Words and Questions Chart]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text Structure Examples-Activity]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text Structure Sort]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|Text features and structures resources]** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|MORE Test Structure Resources]**
 * <span style="color: #ba0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">CSR Strategy **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|CSR Strategy Description] **- overview and implementation procedures
 * [|CSR-Powerpoint for Teachers]**- powerpoint created for sharing the CSR Strategy with teachers
 * [|CSR Learning Log]**- blackline master/student response form of learning log used during CSR Strategy
 * [|CSR Prompt cards]**- blackline masters of prompt cards to be used to guide students in their discussion
 * [|CSR Scorekeeper]**- scorekeeper prompt card (additional job if needed)


 * <span style="color: #ba0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Test Reading **
 * [|UNRRAVELD]**- explanation of each step of the strategy and how it helps students
 * [|UNRRAVELD ppt]**- powerpoint slides that explains each step and how it can help students with test reading
 * [|RUNNERS]**- another mneumonic device that support test reading engagment

**<span style="color: #ba0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Active Reading Strategies ** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Student Response Strategies] ** **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Using Response Cards] ** **[|Kagan-Structures]**
 * <span style="color: #ba0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Strategies for Online Reading **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Strategies for Online Reading] **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Readability] **
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