Elements of a Comprehensive Classroom

Program to Develop Academic Literacy

TED 406 Teaching Secondary Reading

Jill A. Aguilar

READING IS READING IS THINKINGTHINKING

Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking

ReadingInstruction

VocabularyDevelopment

GrammarInstruction

IndependentChoice

Reading

Pre-Assessment

WritingInstruction Post-

Assessment

Pre-Assessment

What do they know? What can they do?

What are theyInterested in? Then we can properly design instruction…

Vocabulary Development

Students must increase their vocabulary at the rate of about 3,000 words per year!

Vocabulary Development

Since teachers can’t teach that many words,they must select which words they do teach.

Grammar Instruction

We are evaluated based on our language use.

Grammar Instruction

How do you want your students to be evaluated?

Independent Choice Reading

Independent Choice Reading

DropEverything

& Read

Independent Choice Reading

DropEverything

& Read

SilentSustainedReading

Independent Choice Reading

DropEverything

& Read

SilentSustainedReading

BookTalks

Independent Choice Reading

DropEverything

& Read

SilentSustainedReading

BookTalks

LiteratureCircles

Reading Instruction

StructuredReadingLesson

ReciprocalTeaching

Text Sets

Reading Instruction

Text Sets

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Reciprocal Teaching Sample

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Skilled reading requires:1. Predicting2. Questioning3. Clarifying4. Summarizing

Summarizer Questioner

Predictor Clarifier

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Predictor

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Questioner

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Clarifier

Reading Instruction

ReciprocalTeaching

Summarizer

Reading Instruction

StructuredReadingLesson

Before Reading

During Reading

After Reading

Prepare the reader

Focus and engage the reader

Help the reader think about the reading

Reading Instruction

StructuredReadingLesson

During Reading

Prepare the reader-Anticipatory Activities-Building Vocabulary

Reading Instruction

StructuredReadingLesson

During Reading

Focus and engage the reader-Read Alouds and Shared Reading-Questioning-Graphic Organizers-Taking Notes and Notemaking

Reading Instruction

StructuredReadingLesson

After Reading

Help the reader think about the reading-Discuss, summarize, connect, create, etc.-Writing to Learn-Process Writing

Writing Instruction

WritingInstruction

The Writing Process

PREWRITING

WRITING

REVISING

EDITING

PUBLISHING

EVALUATING

Developing Academic Literacy

Post-Assessment

What have we learned? What do we need still to learn? How do we need to learn it?

Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking

ReadingInstruction

VocabularyDevelopment

GrammarInstruction

IndependentChoice

Reading

Pre-Assessment

WritingInstruction Post-

Assessment