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Embedding Literacy in Everyday CTE Lessons

Objectives Analyze the role CTE can play in

improving student literacy. Explain the importance of

integrating literacy into CTE instruction.

Develop assignments that engage students in reading and writing in CTE.

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What do the experts say?

The idea is not that content area teachers should become reading and writing teachers, but rather

that they should emphasize the reading and writing practices that are specific to their subjects, so students are encouraged to read and write like

historians, scientists, mathematicians, and othersubject area experts.

Gina Biancarosa, Carnegie Foundation

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Read & Analyze

Academics in CTE’s Role in Adolescent Literacy

◦Answer questions on page 2 in binder

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Quick Write

Why is literacy important to CTE? Binder page 3

◦ You can base your response on knowledge of your CTE field your personal experience your prediction of your students’ literacy needs the ACTE article “CTE’s Role in Adolescent Literacy”

◦ Try to write as much as possible in 6 minutes

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Turn and Talk

Turn and talk to the person next to you about what you wrote.

Identify concepts from the article, “CTE’s Role in Adolescent Literacy” that influenced your response.

Jot down ideas they mention that add to your ideas.

Be prepared to report out.

KWL Now that we have brainstormed the importance

of literacy to CTE, what do you already know about integrating literacy into CTE?

Know Want to Know Learned

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KWL What do you want to know about integrating

literacy into CTE?

Know Want to Know Learned

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Assignments that Promote Literacy Read career-

related articles Write weekly Prepare a written

report

Activities That Use Content-Area Literacy Strategies

Examples: Two-Column Notes Frayer Model Word Sort

Engaging Students in Literacy Assignments

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Write weekly in all classes

Three Kinds of Writing

Writing Writing Authentic

to learn to demonstrate writing learning

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Writing to learn

• Journals• Learning Logs• Exit/Admit Slips• Inquiry Logs• Mathematics Logs• Note taking

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Writing to Demonstrate Learning

• Paragraphs• Summaries • Open-response Questions• Brief Constructed Response

(BCR)• Extended Constructed

Response (ECR)• Lab Reports• Essays• Research Assignments

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Authentic Writing• Memos• Reports• Letters• Proposals• Forms• Requests

• Memoirs• Poems• Songs• Short Stories• Directions/Process Papers

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Which of the sample assignments could you use to get your students writing weekly in your CTE course?

Sample Assignments—Weekly Writing

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Grab a partner Create three authentic writing assignments Record them on a flip chart Tape it up in the hallway

Authentic Writing

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Developing Students’ Reading Skills

Objectives Explain ways that CTE teachers embed

reading. Identify the big six reading skills and

their relationship to literacy standards. Identify strategies for teaching CTE

vocabulary. Analyze the use of literacy strategies

that develop reading skills and actively engage students in reading.

Develop instructional plans that integrate literacy strategies.

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“On Reading Recipes and Racing Forms”Anticipation GuideBinder page 14

For each statement, choose true or false. 1. CTE teachers view themselves as proficient readers and

highly literate members of society.2. CTE teachers use texts differently than academic

teachers.3. Environmental print is important in CTE classrooms.4. Good readers read quickly.5. It is important to read all books from beginning to end.6. CTE teachers need to teach specific kinds of reading

skills. 7. Students in CTE classrooms tend to read only the textbook

or manual.

Southern Regional Education Board

“On Reading Recipes and Racing Forms”Reading Assignments

Everyone reads the first page. No one reads theoretical background. Person 1 reads vocational teachers use

texts differently (12-13). Person 2 reads about Mr. Demetrie (13-14) Person 3 reads about Ms. Hahn (14-16). Person 4 reads literacy practices and

situated reading (16-17).

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Reading the Passage

Read the passage interactively. Your purpose is to find information to support or

refute each of the statements. Change answers as appropriate. Make sure you have noted in the text where you

found information for the answers. You will not find information on each statement in

your part of the article.

Thinking About the Article

Do you consider yourself to be a “reader”? What types of reading are required for your

classes? How are they different from other classes?

Popcorn report out using sticky notes

What types of reading are required for your classes?

How are they different from other classes?

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What kinds of statements are included? How did having the anticipation guide change

your reading? What benefit comes from the two discussion

times? What does it require from the teacher?

Thinking About Anticipation Guides

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◦ How did it make you feel to read only a portion of the text?

◦ What happens to students when they become the “experts” in particular content?

◦ When would be good and bad times to use jigsaw?

Thinking About Jigsaw Reading

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Draw a line down your page with approximately one-third on the left.

Cornell Notes

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Cornell Notes

Label the two sides

Big 6 Details

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Summarizing Paraphrasing Categorizing Inferring Predicting Recognizing Academic Vocabulary

The Big Six

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Summarizing—a condensed version of something oral or written

JigsawPaired Questioning

GISTKWL

Cornell NotesReciprocal Teaching

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Paraphrasing--rephrase content and main ideas in your own words

JigsawPaired Questioning

KWLCornell Notes

Para--A prefix with many meanings: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal

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Categorizing--grouping objects or ideas according to criteria

KWLGraphic Organizers

Concept Definition MapsFrayer ModelCornell Notes

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Inferring--looking beyond the words on the page; drawing conclusions

Questioning the AuthorRole Audience Format Topic (RAFT)

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Predicting--takes the information given and makes an educated guess about

what is to come.

KWLStory Impressions

Anticipation GuidesVisual Prediction Guides

Reciprocal Teaching

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· Determining meaning· Technical language (jargon)· Understanding roots and affixes· Separates success for second-language students

Recognizing - Vocabulary

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Summarize

Cornell Notes

Big 6 Details

Summary:

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Construction Fasteners

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Summary

FastenersDirections: As we discuss a variety of fasteners, name each and use your own words to make notes on their characteristics and uses.

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How does the earlier format differ? How will Cornell notes help students organize

information? How will Cornell notes help students study? What teacher preparation is necessary to use

Cornell notes?

Thinking about Cornell Notes

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Thinking About the Skills

Are some of the big six skills more critical in your class than in academic classes?

How can we help students gain these skills?

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Read the chart – binder page 15 Brainstorm applications to your own classroom. Record them in the last column of the handout.

Applying the Big Six Reading Skills to Your Classroom

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Understanding and using vocabulary correctly is a critical skill for career technical students.

Teaching Vocabulary—The Language of the Field

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It is very important that you learn about traxoline. Traxoline is a new form of zionter. It is montilled in Ceristanna. The Ceristannians gristerlate large amounts of febon and then bracter it to quasel traxoline. Traxoline may well be one of our most lukizes sneziaus in the future because of our zionter lexcelidge.

The Montillation of TraxolineBinder page 15

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What is traxoline? Where is traxoline montilled? How is traxoline quaselled? Why is it important to know about traxoline?

The Montillation of Traxoline

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Why is reading the words not enough?

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Each envelope has 28 terms. Put them into at least three categories. Each category must have at least three terms. Use any collective knowledge you have.

Word Sort—A Vocabulary Strategy

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How did you determine the categories you used? How would this strategy help students prior to

learning new content? How could this strategy be used for assessment? How would this strategy be different if each

student worked alone? What preparations does this require from the

teacher?

Thinking About Word Sorts

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Essential Characteristics Non-essential Characteristics

Examples Non-examplesDemocracy

Frayer Model for Democracy

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Democracy describes a number of related forms of government. With origins in ancient Greece, Rome and south Asia, democracy has generally grown and expanded throughout history. The principles of democracy emphasize the importance of the individual in the context of government and, today, are a major influence around the world. Though the term democracy is typically used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other groups and organizations.

Democracy

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Context Parts

Similar to Ways to rememberThermoplastic

Frayer Model—An Adaptation

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ContextApplied to roadsNot stripe or tapeFor markings

PartsThermo-heat

Plastic-modeled or formed

Similar tothermometerThermostat

Ways to rememberRequires heat to apply

Thermoplastic

Frayer Model—Adaptation with Answers

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brakes

Personal definition

A device that helps to stop something in

motion.

Text Language

brkz

Brkz r ur bffIcon/Pic

Original Sentence

Bubba put on the brakes when the deer

ran in front of his car. His family

had venison for dinner.

Frayer Model—One More Adaptation

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Definition Context

Sentence IllustrationWord

Frayer Model—One More Adaptation

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When do professionals in your field read technical documents like this?

What is difficult about reading the passage?

Should students have to read documents like this?

What do professionals do after they read a document like this?

Thinking about the Content of the Reading

Thinking about the Strategy

Frayer Model Teaching Vocabulary

Which quadrants are the hardest?

Why is important to do all segments?

How can this help your students study?

What preparation does the teacher have to do for this strategy?

Which skills does this strategy address?

Is vocabulary a potential stumbling block in your content area?

How did you learn vocabulary in school? In your profession?

How does the Frayer Model help students process the content?

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Create at least one Literacy Assignment for your unit/project

Identify the strategies you will use (NOT jigsaw, or KWL)

Write 3-4 questions to check for understanding Teach it back to your group and use our tuning

protocol

Authentic Task: Creating Literacy Assignments for Your CTE Course

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Review the rubrics in your planner Decide if one can be used to assess the writing

assignment your wrote earlier What needs to be modified? Plan how you are going to assess the students’

work Share ideas and brainstorm with a partner

Using Writing Rubrics to Assess Student Work

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Grab a partner – 1 team from table 1&2 1 team from table 3 & 4

One person faces the screen – one faces away Guess as many words as possible within time

limit Give clues but can not say the work

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1. Jigsaw2. Summarizing3. Quick Write4. Paraphrasing5. Cornell Notes

6. High-Level Questions

7. Exit Slip8. Word Sort9. Predicting10. Categorizing

Can You Guess the Vocabulary Terms Associated with Embedding Literacy?

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