Rocks to Blocks for Constructing Meaning! [the OPERATORS to BUILD written comprehension]

Dianna RadcliffLiteracy Coach

Onslow County / Northwoods Elem.

Goal:Practical ways to

implement instructional strategies to help students

construct and compose meaning. Successful daily approaches to increase written comprehension

scores embedded in daily instruction. Understanding

the daily scaffold of instructional strategies

that influence students to compose meaning when

faced with written assessments.

WELCOME!

The Three Little PigsLevel I / Fiction

Once upon a time, there lived three little pigs. One day the pigs left home. It was time for them to build homes of their own. The first little pig built a straw house. When he was done, he sat down to eat lunch. He happily slurped and chewed until . . . Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door. It was a wolf! “ Little pig, little pig, let me come in,” said the wolf. “ Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!” said the little pig. “ Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in,” growled the wolf. The wolf huffed and puffed and puffed and huffed and blew the house in. Whoosh! The house became a haystack. The little pig ran to his brother’s house. The second little pig built his house out of sticks. “ The first little pig told his brother about the wolf. “ Sticks are stronger than straw,” said the second little pig, unafraid. That’s when they heard a knock on the door. “ Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in,” said the wolf. “ Not by the hairs of our chinny, chin, chins!” answered the little pigs. “ Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in,” growled the wolf. The wolf huffed and puffed and puffed and huffed and blew the house in. The little pigs ran all the way to their brother’s house. The third little pig built a brick house. “ He was baking pies when his brothers burst in, crying about the wolf. “ Let’s see the wolf blow down this house,” said the third little pig. Knock. Knock. Knock. The three little pigs looked at the door. “ Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in,” yelled the wolf. “ Not by the hairs of our chinny, chin, chins!” shouted the little pigs. “ Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in,” growled the wolf. The wolf huffed and puffed and puffed and huffed and… fell over. The wolf lay on the ground, out of breath. The three little pigs lived happily ever after, baking pies in the strong brick house.

*Imagine the story in a book with the visuals!

Part 1:Answering 2 Written Comprehension Questions

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ACTIVITY #1

How did the story change at the end? Use parts of the story in your answer.

What is the problem in the story and how was it solved? Use parts of the story in your answer.

Part 2:What reading comprehension skills & strategies did

you use in order to comprehend the text ?

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What reading comprehension skills & strategies did you use in order to compose written text ?

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What are the Similarities & Differences: Shared Writing, Interactive Writing &

Modeled Writing…

Shared Writing:

Interactive Writing:

Modeled Writing:

Do you know and can you explain it?

ACTIVITY #2

Notes & Thoughts:

Notes & Thoughts:

Implementing Instruction for…WRITTEN RESPONSE

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E DOYOU DO

o Model how to comprehend a written response question using a think-aloud and marking the question.

o Model how to complete a written response question using a think-aloud and color coding the response.

o Model how to complete a written response question using student input through a shared writing or interactive writing.

o Have students work in small groups or with a partner to complete a written response question.

o Have students independently complete a written response question. Provide guidance, dialogue, goal setting and feedback during a conference with student.

o Have students independently complete a written response question. Use the question as an independent assessment of student’s abilities.

© Sassy, Savvy, Simple Teaching

Scaffolding through…GRADUAL RELEASE

11 “Rocks”to help improve Written Response!Reading Instruction Immersion of the Formal

Language

Using Rubrics Providing Choices

Shared / Interactive Writing

Written Response with Progress Monitoring

Conferencing Looking closer at Data

Using Sentence Frames Color Coding

Deconstruct / Reconstruct

Scaffolded Implementation using Gradual Release!

ThankYOU!

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