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Building a Literacy Framework- Strategies for Mapping a 21st Century
Literacy Program
CMI 2012 Jeanne Tribuzzi
Essential Question!How can schools work as a
system to build a comprehensive literacy
framework?!
Why would you map out your ELA program, if you’re not
happy with what it is?!
What Do We Want Our Literacy Program to Look
Like?!“If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.” -Seneca !
Fundamental Understandings about K-12 Literacy Instruction:!
How a teacher teaches is just as important as what a teacher teaches!
ELA Instruction must be ! Planned to meet students’ needs! Informed by meaningful assessments! Actively engage students! Differentiate for diverse levels of learning!
Effective instruction is dependent upon! Frequent monitoring of students’ literacy learning ! Multiple measures should be used to inform instruction!
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Process (Instructional) Expectations!What instructional expectations are in place
for your classrooms?! Shared Reading Guided Reading (Close Reading) Self-Selected, Independent Reading Writers’ Workshop (Process Writing) to include
Self-selected Writing Assigned writing Shared writing
Word Study and Vocabulary Instruction Speaking and Discussion Models Digital Literacy Effective Formative Assessment Disciplinary Literacy Strategies
When Districts Lack a K-12 Literacy Framework, Teachers Create Their Own Programs!
Based on…! Whatever curriculum exists, or
the guidance they are given! The materials that are available
in their rooms, ! Publishers materials! Their strengths & interests! The needs of students! Work they do with ! building leaders or other ! teachers!
A district’s Written Curriculum becomes the foundation for what Marzano has called a
“Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum”
Marzano ranks the Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum as the number 1 school factor to
impact student achievement.
The sad truth… • About 1/3 of first-year
students in 2007-08 take at least one remedial course (42% at two-year colleges). U.S. Department of Education
• People who cannot write and communicate clearly will not be hired and are not likely to be considered for promotion College Board Survey of 120 major American corporations employing nearly 8 million people
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Reading Expectations
• Greater attention to Informational Text • Informational reading in courses other
than ELA must take place
Reading - Literature 10 Standards
Writing 10 Standards
Speaking & Listening
6 Standards Language
6 Standards
Reading-Informational Text 10 Standards
Reading Foundational Skills (K-5) - 4 Standards
Writing Expectations
• Balance of informational and persuastion • Decreased emphasis on narrative writing
in secondary
Observations on Reading Expectations of the CC
• Very High Literacy and Literary Expectations
• Highly Rigorous • Independence with complex literacy tasks • Reading Workshop will address all
standards • Seminal/foundational U.S. works
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Research: What Key Elements are Necessary for School Improvement?
Four Critical Features
Leaders and Teachers pursue a clear shared purpose for
all students’ learning
Leaders and Teachers engage in collaborative activity to
achieve the purpose
Leaders and Teachers take collective responsibility for
student learning
A well articulated, written curriculum!
Newmann, F., Wehlage, G. (1995). Successful School Restructuring. Madison: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
Getting a Handle on English Language Arts Curriculum!
When a framework and direction from school leaders are provided, a systematic approach
to literacy instruction within and across classrooms is less likely to happen
accidentally.!Source: www.alpine.k12.ut.us
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Some Big Ideas about the the pieces of balanced literacy and K-‐12 Literacy Design
NCTE Position Paper on Reading!http://www.ncte.org/positions
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A K-12 ELA Framework Should… • Address the components of literacy instruction over 13 years
• Be aligned to state or CC standards
• Include the district’s beliefs about literacy instruction
• This will take time and collaboration to develop
• If it could be created quickly and easily, it would exist in more districts around the nation.
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Planning and Assessment! How a teacher teaches is just as important as what a teacher teaches! ELA Instruction must be !
Planned & differentiated to meet students’ needs! Actively engage students! Include voluminous reading & writing!
Effective instruction is dependent upon effective assessment!
frequent monitoring of students’ literacy learning ! multiple measures should be used to monitor progress!
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How to teach the articulated expectations must be part of the conversation…!
• Process is very important to ELA work!!• Engagement is critical to student success!• Students are too often involved in passive work that they have no choice over!• Higher level work comes with choice and engagement !
Other Considerations that Influence Literacy Instruction!
Elementary-120 Minutes of Literacy daily
Secondary-90 Minutes of Daily Literacy
Planned Purchase of Classroom Books and Materials
Actively Engaged Learners Sufficient
Time, Training
and Resources Devoted to
Literacy Instruction
Fluent Writers
Critical Listeners
Competent, Confident Speakers
Proficient, Critical Readers
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Literacy Process Expectations!Reading
Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension
Best Practices
Modeled Reading
Shared Reading
Guided Reading
Independent Reading
Read Alouds Think Alouds Modeling fluency, expression and thinking
Whole Group Lit Circles Book Clubs Partner Reading
Flexible Groups Conferences Differentiation
Reading Workshop Self- Selected Reading Free Reading Differentiation
Literacy Process Expectations!Oral Language
Listening Speaking
Best Practices
Class and Small Group Discussion Choral reading Readers’ Theater Choral Poetry Reading Vocabulary Games Socratic Seminar Speeches Presentations Podcasts Video production
Literacy Process Expectations!Writing
The Writing Process
Writing Traits
Writing Genre
Mechanics/ Conventions
Grammar Organization Spelling/Word Study
Best Practices
Modeled Writing
Shared Writing
Guided Writing
Independent Writing
Modeling effective writing Varied formats and genres Think Alouds
Morning News- Letters Paired Writing Author’s Chair
Modeled writing of specific genre Conferences Peer Editing
Writing Workshop Note Taking Journals
Literacy Process Expectations!Digital Literacy
Computer Literacy
Knowledge of the Nature of Information Resources
Central Competencies
Attitudes and Perspectives
Underpinnings
Basic computer skills Basic skills of the work place
Effective handling of varied communication channels
Managing the world of information
Understanding new forms of information resources
New “publication chain”
Reading & Understanding digital and non-digital formats
Creating and communicating digital info
Evaluation of information Knowledge assembly
Media literacy
Independent Learning
Moral and Social Literacy
Motivation and mind-set to make the best use of information
Prof David Bawden http://www.scitopics.com/Digital_Literacy.html
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Literacy in the Disciplines!
(Doug Buehls, 2008)
Literacy in the Disciplines!
(Doug Buehls, 2008)
Where Does a District Begin? • Literacy leaders should collaborate to begin or continue to articulate the framework and expectations –The Vision
• Use the standards to create a common language
• Articulate common expectations and assessments for each grade level
• Professional development implications will emerge along the way
Developing the District’s Beliefs about Literacy?!
Some fundamental understandings about
literacy instruction:
Reading and writing are highly complex cannot be reduced to a single method or one commercial program
We must… teach skills and strategies disposition to R>W>L>S see themselves as readers, writers and speakers.
Skillful teachers create proficient readers and writers- not a program or method
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District Beliefs Need to Be Articulated! Expectations Need to be Established…!
eVoc Strategies
www.wordle.net Time Suggestions for Literacy K-6
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The Impact of Reading
Gallagher, K. 2003
Text for Reading Instruction!
How much time should students be reading text that is…?!
Easy- (independent reading level)!Instructional!Challenging!
• Easy-Independent - 85%!• Instructional Reading- 15%!
• Challenging- 0%!
Once your school or district has a literacy vision in mind…. Expectations must be put in place…collaboratively! You’ll need all teachers to be in the loop and have input
regarding the work!
Elementary Processes in ELA
Organized by instructional blocks, routines and repetitive practices
Elementary examples… Guided Reading Readers’ Workshop Writing Workshop Word Study Activities Shared Reading…
ELA is a process based discipline
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Secondary ELA Classes What are students reading and writing, viewing and presenting in secondary English? Take an audit:
Classic Literature Young Adult Literature
Expansive Writing Genre Non-Fiction Reading Whole Class Novels SSR Research Presentations & Debates Common Assessments 21st Century Skills Are the students in our English classes reading independently? Are the students in
our content area classes being instructed in reading while studying other content?
Consistency vs. Flexibility!
Different disciplines vary on their need for consistency and flexibility.!
Literacy work needs ! flexibility in many areas and
consistency in certain areas!
Change Can be Hard
Fundamental Understandings about K-12 Literacy Instruction:!
How a teacher teaches is just as important as what a teacher teaches!
ELA Instruction must be ! Planned to meet students’ needs!
Informed by meaningful assessments! Actively engage students!
Differentiate for diverse levels of learning!
Effective instruction is dependent upon! Frequent monitoring of students’
literacy learning ! Multiple measures should be used to
inform instruction!http://www.everett.k12.wa.us/CMS/cmsSites/cmsUserFiles/everett/images/heatherwood.jpg
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Process (Instructional) Expectations!What instructional expectations are in place
for your classrooms?! Shared Reading Guided Reading (Close Reading) Self-Selected, Independent Reading Writers’ Workshop (Process Writing) to include
Self-selected Writing Assigned writing Shared writing
Word Study and Vocabulary Instruction Speaking and Discussion Models Digital Literacy Effective Formative Assessment Disciplinary Literacy Strategies
Product Expectations!What products are in place to articulate grade
level expectations?!
• Expected Writing Genre !• Expected Reading Genre -including:!
Benchmark Assessments!• Expected Speaking and Presentation Tasks…!
Product Expectations for Writing! Persuasive Genre Expectation- Essential Map for Grade 4
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Writing Rubric- Grade 4! Possible Year Long 6th Curriculum Structure
Possible Year Long 5th Curriculum Structure Possible Year Long 4th Curriculum Structure
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Possible Year Long 3rd Curriculum Structure Building a Reading Life- Unit 1- Grade 3
Process Expectation- Readers’ Workshop for Grade 1 Grade K-8 - Portfolio Expectations!
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Writers’ Workshop- Year Long Units of Study Planning the Work- Curriculum Dialog Days
Keeping Track of the Work! Where is Your School with Expectations for
Literacy?!
Have literacy expectations been established? Are you building Trans-Literacy proficiency in students?!
The work takes time…but again, our incoming Kindergarteners have 13 years in our schools.!
Bird by Bird… !
