Reading in an Encore Classroom

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Reading in an Encore Classroom

• Rachael J. Marrier
• January 22, 2007

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A Few Basic Questions

• How is reading relevant in my classroom?
• Do I really teach reading?
• How can reading really improve my students
  performance?

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What is reading?

• Readingmaking meaning out of text.
• Decoding
• Comprehending

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Gradual Release of Responsibility (Pearson and
Gallagher 1983)
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Some places to start

• Can your students decode?
• Can your student comprehend what they read
  independently?
• What data do you have available to use?
• How can that data help you?

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Lets look at your text!

• What do students read in your class?
• Identify the parts (text features) that help
  readers construct meaning out of the text.
• How do you read the page?
• How does constructing meaning enhance the desired
  performance?

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Completing the picture

• What book(s) have you read within your specialty
  areayour passion?
• What was the affect?
• Check your vitalsnow!
• When have you discussed this book with a
  student(s)?
• What effect would it have?

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8 Learning Strategies (Adolescent Learning
Toolkit WI DPI Jan 2007)

• Activating prior knowledge
• Making connections
• Self-questioning
• Visualizing
• Making inferences
• Determining importance
• Summarizing
• Synthesizing

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So is reading really relevant?

• One of the 40 assets, Reads for pleasure.
• Enhances understandingleading to improved
  performance.
• Provides further practice of decoding,
  determining meaning, analyzing text, critical
  thinking, maturity
• May just fuel the next Mario Batali!

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Resources

• Buehl, D. 2003 Classroom Strategies for
  Interactive Learning. Newark, Delaware
  International Reading Association.
• Harvey, S., and A Goudvis, 2000. Strategies that
  Work Teaching Comprehension to Enhance
  Understanding. York, Maine Stenhouse
  Publishers.
• Tovani, C 2004 Do I Really Have to Teach
  Reading? Portland, Maine Stenhouse Publishers.
• WI DPI. 2007 Adolescent Learning Toolkit. Apex
  Publishing.

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Thank you!

• Rachael J. Marrier
• Reading Specialist and Director of Instruction,
  School District of Osceola
• Marrierr_at_osceola.k12.wi.us
• 715.294.2880 x490