Welcome

Please complete the 3x5 card with your name,

position and 3 things we should know about you.

Find a partner for the day.

Sit with another pair.

Penn Literacy Network

Critical Reading & Writing StrategiesAcross the Curriculum

Today’s AgendaWelcome

Hall of Fame

PLN Video & Introduction: Mr. Ortman

Literacy Factors: Mrs. Barone

Common Core Standards Connection: Mrs.Gehrens

Break

Dr. Kidder’s Letter: Mrs. Barone

Reflection/Assignment: Mrs. Geisel

PLN Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGKusA-SYpY&feature=youtu.be

Penn Literacy NetworkAs secondary educators we are presented with the task of preparing our students for the high stakes world of state assessments and ultimately being autonomous learners. Our students need to be able to create meaning from the various texts that they are exposed to in all of their content areas. They will be required to read and write critically to analyze, synthesize and generate knowledge that is related to the real world.

PLN Participants

Participants in the PLN Workshops will have the opportunity to examine and explore effective strategies, concepts, and applications designed to increase reading and writing across all content areas. We will present the content of the workshop in the PLN Framework. Day One of the Workshop will focus on the research and rational for the PLN Framework .

DO NOW!

List what you believe to be the 5 most influential factors for

increasing literacy.

Share and discuss with a partner when you are finished.

5 Most Influential Factors in Literacy

1. Mother’s Level of Education

2. Socio-Economic Status

3. Amount/Exposure to Literacy

4. Vocabulary

5. Reading Level

(ETS Univ. Of NC Study)

What can we control? Discuss with your partner and be ready to share.

What do we have control over?

Amount/Exposure to Literacy

Vocabulary

Reading Level

Common Core Standards Connection

What’s the shift?

Share with your partner and then with group (2 minutes)

National Reading Association’s Recommendations for Reading is 90 minutes a day

The PLN and PIIC model address the Common Core Standards

Article

Reading for the 21st CenturyAdolescent Literacy Teaching and

Learning

Highlight 5 Important Ideas (3 minutes)

Discuss with your partner:

What do our kids need to do?

What do we need to do?

Break Time

Be back in 10

What can we do to increase our students’ interaction with texts?

• Choose something interesting

• Create an active reading assignment (highlight and note)

• Allow opportunities for focused discussion

• Teacher scripting with lots of visuals

• Short lectures 5-7 minutes in length

More We Can Do!

• Allow time to think, talk and process

• Need to show evidence of processing accountability

• Write to summarize information • Long term memory• Depth of understanding• Use of vocabulary

Text Rendering

• Dr. Kidder Letter

• Highlight any unfamiliar words.

• Underline ideas that are important.

• Note any questions/thoughts/ideas.

• Be ready to share.

Ticket Out!Friendly Letter to Dr. Kidder

Summarize your understanding in 5 lines.

Be prepared to share.

Builds Fluency

Improves Revision

Allows information to go to long term memory.

Creates a depth of understanding.

Encourages use of vocabulary.

Thank You!

Please complete the Reflection and Pause handout.

Final words from Ruth.