FEBRUARY 9, 2015 • Sign in & get a name tag• Exchange philosophy drafts
(SEE GUIDELINES: Partner exchange & on your own)
• Sherry will arrive at 6:30pm
WELCOME TO LCRT 6915: SEMINAR & PRACTICUM IN
LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tonight’s Agenda
Philosophies: Share your draft Historical perspectives of reading &
literacy instruction Literacy Leadership & Assessing a School’s
Needs Looking ahead to Feb. 16th online &
Coaching Session #1 (March 2nd)
NOTE: No APA Session today as per 6915 students’ input (Course calendar revised)
Philosophy Paper Workshop #16:00 – 6:20pm
1. Exchange your beliefs, paragraphs & references with at least 2 different classmates.
2. As you read your partner’s draft, write questions & comments about content in the margin. E.g., What professional literature grounds this belief? How is your belief supported in the research or by which author? How does this belief get “played out” in your practice? I’m confused by this – could you clarify the idea? Have you thought about how this idea connects to the writings of XXX?
At 6:20pm
Read comments & questions on your draft
Jot down “next steps” for advancing the philosophy draft .
A newly-updated draft is due Feb. 26th after the Feb. 16th ONLINE SESSION.
RETURN PHILOSOPHY DRAFTS
Historical Perspectives
RESOURCES & READINGS:
-Turbill’s “Four Ages of Reading”
-Vogt & Shearer’s “Historical Context for Teaching Reading”
- Long & Seldon’s “Reading Research & Federal Policy during the past 35 years”
Return to your readings and
reading notes.
Work together to complete the
remainder of the historical overview
table.
Historical Perspectives on Reading
RESOURCES & READINGS: - Turbill’s “Four Ages of Reading” - Vogt & Shearer’s “Historical Context for Teaching Reading”- Long & Seldon’s “Reading Research & Federal Policy during the past 35 years”
Questions:•What insights you have gained
about the history of reading & writing instruction?•Which aspects of the history of
reading learning & teaching reflect the approach you use?•Why do reading
specialists/literacy coaches need to understand the influence of methods & approaches used historically?
What grounds your knowledge & beliefs?
RESEARCHERS/THEORISTS -The Goodmans; -Cambourne
-Vygotsky; -Bruner
-Freire; -Marie Clay; and, -Pearson
AUTHORS-Lucy Calkins
-Connie Weaver
-Katie Wood Ray
-Kris Tovanni
-Kelly Ghallager
-Reggie Routman
-Fisher & Frey
-Jim Knight
-inquiry process-reflective teaching-reciprocal teaching-gradual release-self discovery-QAR
Works Read Approaches & practices
Make sure you know!
RESEARCHERS/THEORISTS -The Goodmans -Cambourne-Vygotsky-Bruner-Freire -Marie Clay -Pearson
What ground-breaking research
and/or theory did they
put forth?
Chapter 3: Who leads the literacy vision? What is it?
Literacy Leadership at the school where you work: • Who leads? • Whose input is included?• Who needs to be included?
Literacy Vision: • How is reading being taught?
How is writing being taught? Why?
• What changes need to be made?
• Define “literacies” • What type of
literacies are included in the school literacy where you work?
• What type of literacies are used by students in your class & their families?
Chapter 4: How would you go about determining the schools’
literacy needs? And a plan?
Use Ch. 4 as a resource:
What information do you need before you begin to determine the school’s literacy needs?
What questions would you ask of the teachers about literacy & literacy instruction?
•What questions would you ask of the parents about literacy & literacy instruction?