Literacy 101 Teaching Modules

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Literacy 101Teaching Modules

• Learning to understand what youre reading . . .

Course Designer Ani Campbell
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Introduction

• The purpose of Literacy 101 is to encourage and
  advance 9th grade literacy

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Teaching Modules
Each module corresponds with the main objectives
and performance objectives described in the
Course Outline.

• Module 1 Initial Assessment
• Module 2 Student Learning Plan
• Module 3 Visualization
• Module 4 Literary Genres
• Module 5 Vocabulary
• Module 6 Literary Works
• Module 7 Formative Assessment
• Module 8 Advanced Levels
• Module 9 Summative Assessment
• Module 10 Course Evaluation

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Module 1 Initial Assessment

• Instructor will provide students with an initial
  assessment to determine the reading,
  comprehension, and writing abilities of each
  student.
• Suggestion http//www.letsgolearn.com/index.html
  ?adsourcegoogle-reading_test-speed
• Instructor will provide students with Syllabus
• Instructor will provide students with a sample
  grading rubric
• Suggestion http//www.insightassessment.com/pdf_
  files/rubric.pdf

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Module 2 Student Learning Plan
Module 2 introduces the Portfolio as a means
whereby students will track their progression. It
will also serve as a means whereby instructors
can assess student progress.

• Instructor will explain the use of a portfolio.
  This can be done in the form of a lecture with an
  example of a completed portfolio to enable
  students to visualize the concept.
• Instructor will outline his/her expectation on
  the use and completion of the portfolio
• Students will begin to create their own
  portfolios
• Instructor will provide an outline of the course
• Instructor will provide students with suggested
  reading materials. If the instructor is
  agreeable, students may also select a few pieces
  by authors not on instructors list. However, in
  order for instructor to adequately assess
  students ability, s/he must also read the
  selected piece prior to its acceptance.

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Module 3 Visualization
Although not all students are considered visual
learners, being able to visualize concepts and
ideas, or merely words, will aid students in
their comprehension of the written word.

• Explain the use of visualization in reading and
  comprehension
• Introduce students to the concept of visualizing
  the meaning behind words
• Provide students with examples of words (and
  groups of words) the produce a visual image. The
  use of adjectives might be helpful in this
  exercise. Include an image with each set of
  words.
• Provide students with matching type exercises
  wherein they match a word or concept with a
  visual.
• Assess student understanding of visualization
• A written exercise wherein students are presented
  with a passage from one of the suggested
  readings, and are expected to describe what they
  visualize from it.
• Present students with a graphic that they are
  then to describe in writing

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Module 4 Literary Genres
Students should be able to understand what a
genre is, be able to recognize the most common
genres, and apply a written work to a certain
genre.

• Provide students with a lecture or other
  description of literary genre
• Introduce students to short literary pieces
  wherein they can fairly readily recognize the
  genre
• Provide students with the opportunity to assess
  their understanding
• A simple matching exercise would accomplish this
  objective
• If technology and schedules permit, a synchronous
  student-instructor discussion would also
  accomplish this objective
• Allow students to select readings from a specific
  genre to which they are drawn, in order to better
  familiarize them with that genre

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Module 5 Vocabulary
One of the objectives of Literacy 101 is to
increase students vocabulary. To that end,
exercises should be included to encourage the
increase of new words to students current
vocabulary.

• Introduce students to words that conform to the
  standard expected of a 9th grade student
• Provide graphics that help the students recognize
  the meaning of the new word
• New words should be selected from the suggested
  readings
• Students should be able to provide a short
  written explanation of the new word. This type of
  exercise will reinforce their understanding
• Over the course of the semester, students should
  increase their vocabulary by minumum of 10 words

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Module 6 Literary Works
Learning to read well and comprehend what is
being read requires practice. Unfortunately, much
of what is presented to students for required
reading has no application or reference to their
lives, and thus the reading becomes a chore. The
suggested readings for this course should have
some appeal to the students.

• Students read minimum of 3 works over the course
  of the semester
• Instructor should provide students with a list of
  suggested and/or required readings, including a
  brief description of the plot
• Students may suggest alternative readings at the
  instructors discretion

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Module 7 Formative Assessment
Formatively assessing students allows them to see
their progression, and (if necessary) their grade
standing to the point of the assessment. It also
provides the instructor with the opportunity to
revise teaching styles if needed, to meet the
needs of the students.

• The use of a grading or assignment rubric should
  be included in this process, and provided to
  students
• Formative assessments are included into each
  teaching module
• Writing samples from students are a viable form
  of assessment
• A review of students portfolio should be included

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Module 8 Advanced Levels
The purpose of this module is to incorporate a
provision for encouraging students to push
themselves beyond their current abilities.

• As students meet the requirements of each level,
  instructor should introduce them to more
  difficult readings
• As students advance to higher levels of reading
  and comprehension, instructor must incorporate
  additional vocabulary instruction into the
  individuals learning plan
• This module will only be incorporated as students
  reach the limits of their current abilities.
  Nevertheless, the stretching that warrants the
  use of this module should be encouraged.

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Module 9 Summative Assessment
It is not expected that a traditional test will
be issued in this course. Rather, alternative
forms of assessment that are conducive to the
encouraging of reading and comprehension should
be utilized. The objective is to ascertain
whether instruction has provided students with
the opportunity to progress in the area of
literacy.

• The same forms of assessment that have been
  utilized formatively, would be successful at the
  summative stage
• Participation should be included as part of the
  student grading
• Where small group or teamwork has been included
  as a learning method, evaluation by fellow team
  members might be instrumental in determining
  student ability and involvement

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Module 10 Course Evaluation
Although course evaluation is not considered part
of the lesson plan, it serves as an excellent
means whereby an instructor can gauge the success
of his/her class and style. The end-of-course
evaluation should be well designed so that it
provides accurate feedback.

• Timely feedback by the instructor is a critical
  factor in the success of an online course. This
  is a factor that should be written into the final
  course evaluation questions.
• Instructors should design their own evaluations.
  Off the shelf evaluations may not suit this type
  of course, or provide the type of feedback that
  an instructor seeks. Nevertheless, online
  services might provide a viable method of
  delivery.
• Students should be permitted anonymity in
  responding to the end-of-course evaluation

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Instructional Aids

• Module 1 http//www.letsgolearn.com/index.html?ad
  sourcegoogle-reading_test-speed
• http//www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/rubri
  c.pdf
• Module 2 Suggested Reading List
• Literary Works.doc
• Module 3 http//www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/
  contents.htm
• bodyless films quiz1.xls
• bodyless films quiz1_answrs.xls
• Brain Teaser.xls
• Module 4 http//www.sevenoaks.wa.edu.au/linkpage
  /reading/read4.html
• Module 5 http//teacher.scholastic.com/reading/b
  estpractices/vocabulary.htm

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Instruction Aids (cont.)

• Module 6 Literary Works.doc
• Module 7 Grading Rubric.xls
• Module 8 Literary Works.doc
• Module 9 Grading Rubric.xls
• Module 10 http//info.zoomerang.com/