NC State Reading Conference March
16, 2014 by Jennifer Jones K-12 Reading Specialist Wake County, NC www.helloliteracy.blogspot.com www.hellojenjones.com Fifty Shades of The Common Core

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The Common Core literacy Model
6 Ela Standard Strands 3 ELA Practices Reading Literature Reading Informational Text Speaking & Listening Language Writing Foundational Skills Building knowledge Through content Rich non-fiction and Informational text. Reading, writing and Speaking grounded in evidence from the text Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary Based on the Common Core ELA The The

Anchor Standards for Reading Literary
Fiction & Informational Non-Fiction 1 Text-based understanding & comprehension 2 Central message/theme/BIG ideas 3 Characters/individuals across the text 4 Author’s Word Choice (syntax, figurative language use) 5 Close Analysis of Text (structure, features) 6 Point of View/Purpose 7 Content integration – Read & Research 8 Evaluate the Claims & Arguments of the Author (NF only) 9 Text to Text Comparison 10 Text Complexity Key Ideas & Details Craft & Structure Integration of Ideas

What the Standards Do Value
in Reading comprehension…

“close, attentive reading”…”critical reading”… “reasoning
and use of evidence”… “comprehend, evaluate, synthesize”… “understand precisely…question…assess the veracity” …. “cite specific evidence” … “evaluate others’ point of view”… “reading independently and closely”…

What the Standards DoN’t Value
in Reading comprehension…

These phrases are NOT in
the Common Core… make text-to-self connections, access prior knowledge, explore personal response, relate to your own life…

Time – In & out
of Text More instructional time spent outside the text means less time inside the text. Departing from the text in classroom discussion privileges only those who already have experience with the topic. It is easier to talk about our experiences than to analyze the text—especially for students reluctant to engage with reading. Image from www.zimbio.com

So What Does this all
mean for My School?

Learning from the Guinea Worm
Eradication

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Vital (Teaching)
Behaviors

Where Are You With This?
Are Your Kids There?

Clearly Understanding Lower vs. Higher
Level Thinking the answer is already known

...and communicating this language WITH
students…

Clearly Understanding Lower vs. Higher
Level Thinking the answer is already known ..and communicating this language WITH students

….followed by our evidence based
thinking, tells others the rationale for our thinking.

Critical Thinking
Rubric

FirstWe must be Critical Thinkers…
Form an opinion and justify it! Agree or disagree. Image: http://www.1vigor.com/brain-power/Clear-Thinking/index.html

Help kids answer, “Who Am
I?”

Build
Community
Justifying Our Opinions

Analogy Poster Daily Analogies “Mrs.
Jones, this is hard!” “I don’t know.”

Schoolwide Vocabulary instruction Tier 2
& Tier 3 Words

Where in the day could
word learning occur?

Receptive Vocabulary (in) & Expressive
Vocabulary (out)

Now What? Directions: For each
word, write a sentence and use the word correctly in the sentence. 1.epiphenomenal: having the character of or relating to an epiphenomenon ________________________________________________________ 2. kern: to form or set (as a crop of fruit) ________________________________________________________ 3: stative: expressing a bodily or mental state

“Definitions, as an instructional device
have substantial weaknesses and limitations. Definitions do not teach you how to use a new word and do not effectively convey concepts. Think of it this way: Why isn’t a glossary of biological terms an adequate substitute for a biology textbook?” (Nagy, 1989) “…thus knowing a word cannot be identified with knowing a definition.” (Nagy & Scott, 2000)

steps
Marzano’s

• All these steps in
1 day (5-10 minutes) • Done IN a content area notebook, mixed in with other content area notes • 4 point rubric of understanding • These steps done over several days. • Done outside the notebook • In pairs, groups, at centers, etc. • 4 point rubric of understanding

Urgency with Word Learning

You don’t graduate out of
pictures...

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Creating a Sense of Urgency
& the Relationship between Words & Learning

Making Inferences with… Picture of
the Day

You Tube ****IS**Informational Text

Justifying Scientific Claims
Build
trust

National Assessments 4th Grade Sample
Items http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/Resources.aspxELA QUESTIONS

…before We can be Critical
Readers. You don’t have to believe everything you read in a book, you have the right to question it and judge for the reasons for yourself. FirstWe must be Critical Thinkers… Image: 10englishcm.wikispaces.com

Literary Text Or Informational Text
So What?

Critical Reading… …is a way
of looking at a book and analyzing what the author is saying and the methods the author [and illustrator] are using to communicate a message or idea. Your analysis is complete when you have formed your own interpretations of the author’s intentions.

Text Based Starters… Text Based
Entenders… Image Sources: www.julieballew.com

Text Based Questions Guided Reading,
Shared Reading, Literature Circles Look at the illustration on page 8, and explain what the author’s purpose was for writing “Sometimes [Grace] could get Ma and Nana to join in, when they weren’t too busy?” Why does Grace “keep her hand up” twice, even though her friends continue to tell her she can’t be Peter Pan? When Grace told her mother what happened at school, what was Ma so angry about? What did Nana want Grace to learn by taking her to the ballet that day? Image Sources: Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Text Based Answers…w/ TBE Requires
US to read it first…Allyia said… “I infer that Strength of Blue Horse is blind because…. •He was born “sick & frail”. •“You were born with a dark curtain over your eyes.” •“Will I always have to live in the dark?” •“I can feel the morning.” •“I could not see the rainbow but I can feel its happiness.” •“Rainbow is my eyes.” Image Source: Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin

Character Analysis With Text Based
Evidence Images: www.julieballew.com

Text Based Reading Response
Plagiarism?

Non-fiction Reading Shift Our Thinking
from… “What do want kids to KNOW?” to “What do I want kids to get out of it?” www.metro.co.uk cwf-fcf.org BIGPre-read www.julieballew.com

Evaluating Non-Fiction Text with Two-Column
Notes…all strategies at once and reformatting how kids interact with text

“Independent” Work Cooperative (together) –
Communication (conversing) – Without Me

The Take-Aways
Image: D. Garland

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