READING+Literacy

Reading Instruction
[|Clark County School District]- a TON of videos from people like Timothy Shanahan on every aspect of reading instruction. [|Fiction vs. Nonfiction] Kylene Beers explains in this new podcast. Notice and Note Nonfiction coming soom! Added 2/18/14. [|STOP POPCORN READING] and Round Robin Reading - and why. Michael Opitz. Added 3/13/14.

COMPREHENSION
[|**What is reading comprehension?**]This blog by Frank Serafini is the best definition I have ever read. [|Thoughtful Strategy Instruction] by Shari Frost added 5/14/13. [|Definition of 7 Strategies] by Brenda Power added 5/14/13. [|Strategy Instruction Quotes] Added 5/14/13. [|Thinking About Thinking] if preKs can Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate in this thinking activity, everyone can. VIDEO. 16 minutes. [|Best Reading Strategies] 13 years of writing lessons using The New York Times. Favorite strategies for reading informational texts. The power of reading a [|series of books] - Kylene Beers' blog [|Why Third Grade is So Important] The Matthew effect. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Reading Literature] Videos from Calkins' TC Reading & Writing Project Added 3/6/13 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Why Teach in Small Groups?] Debbie Diller explains the value of small and whole-group instruction. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Rich Talk About Text] by David Pearson who points out that reading IS talk and that the role of the teacher changes depending on the goal. On this site, you will also find two videos showing kids talking in groups with a teacher. Look for them in Presentation 2 and 3. (20 minutes per presentation) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Dick Allington] has some pretty strong words for us and offers suggestions as well in this free video. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Conferring in Kindergarten] Two Sisters model how to teach letters and sounds. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> VIDEO. Members only. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|They Can Define The Strategies, But Can They Use Them?] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Choice Literacy Membership.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">FLUENCY
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Audacity] - technology where students can record their voice. Added 4/26/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Aaron Shephard] The best site for Readers Theater tips and scripts <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|ReadandWriteWithRebecca] Great list of fluency resources! <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Teacher Tipster]- American heroes phrases for the kids to read, plus much much more! <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fluency Podcast by [|Tim Rasinski], (22 minutes) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Scholastic Fluency Site] with photos of a variety of activities to build fluency plus the reasons why. Good page to share with parents. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Silent Reading Fluency] I'm intrigued but have no personal knowledge of this program. (added 1/31/13) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|When Sounding It Out Doesn't Work] - supporting students with other strategies. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Two Sisters Video with membership only. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Fluency Reading Group] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Choice Literacy Membership - Target: adjusting your rate and why. Added 3/9/13.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">LISTENING
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|A blog on listening], how to develop as a good listener <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Are You Listening?] What Ed Said; reflective article for teachers <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Knee to Knee, Eye to Eye: Circling in on Comprehension] by Ardith Davis Cole - Lessons on listening that precede book circles. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|LikeToWrite] - lessons for teaching students to be better listeners: It's not about whether you think you're listening, but whether the speaker feels listened to.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">SHARED READING
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Teacher models[| shared reading] with 1st Graders <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Choice Literacy Membership Added 3/9/12

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">VOCABULARY
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students who reach fourth grade with limited vocabularies are very likely to struggle to understand grade-level texts. If we rely on an instructional approach where we deliver a 10- to 20-word weekly vocabulary list, we will fall gravely short of equipping students with adequate word knowledge despite our best intentions. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_"><span class="gmw_">[|Fun-tastic Activities for Differentiating Comprehension Instruction], Grades 2–6 by Sandra K. Athans & Denise Ashe Devine. IRA <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Tips for Teaching Vocabulary] in Edutopia Suggestions for teaching vocabulary differently. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Vocabulary] Robert Marzano's six-step process for teaching vocabulary. The site is filled with strategies; grade-level, content lists; games; and activities designed to help students learn words! <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|8 Fun Dictionary Games] - Try new activities that are brain-proven to work.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">CENTERS
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_">[|MY PINTEREST WORD WORK BOARD] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_">[|MY PINTEREST CENTER-IDEA BOARD] Over 100 ideas collected so far <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|What Makes a Perfect Literacy Center?] YouTube video especially for those teaching our youngest students.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">//Links work as of 5/27/13//