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Developing Complex Thinkingby
Reading Complex Texts
Introducing the New Literacy NavigatorCCSS Edition
Janice McClureField Service Specialist School Improvement
Learning Goals
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
•Describe the Literacy Navigator Program
•Explain how Literacy Navigator supports stronger reading comprehension of complex texts
•Explain how Literacy Navigator lessons address the ELA Common Core Standards
•Describe some of the comprehension strategies that support comprehension of complex, nonfiction texts
What is in the 2012 Literacy Navigator Edition?• Foundations: Comprehending Texts, Levels A-E
A series of lessons that reflect the most recent research on reading comprehension in which students learn strategies for reading informational text. Students learn to develop a coherent textbase and apply background knowledge to create an expanded mental model.30 LessonsPre-Test/ Post-TestCheckpointsResearch Project
• Word Study15 Lessons
Literacy NavigatorProgram Levels
Level E
Adaptations
Level E
Adaptations
Level A
Environmental Citizenship
Level A
Environmental Citizenship
Level B
Endangered Species
Level B
Endangered Species
Level C
Habitats
Level C
Habitats
Level D
Extreme Weather
Level D
Extreme Weather
Literacy Navigator, Version 1 vs. Version 2;What are the Major Differences
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•Units have been re-leveled:
•Old AA is now Level A (4th grade)-Environmental Citizenship
•Old A is now Level B (5th grade)- Endangered Species
•Old B is now Level C (6th grade)-Habitats
•Old C is now Level E (8th grade)- Adaptation
•Old D has been replaced with a new Level D (7th grade)-
Extreme Weather
Literacy Navigator, Version 1 vs. Version 2;What are the Major Differences
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•The Introduction in the TE has been minimized, with only a brief description of the Construction-Integration Model and a concise summary of comprehension strategies that build the textbase and mental model.
•Every level includes some new text as well as some of the old pieces. Only Level D is completely new.
•We now have international rights to all the readings included in each level
•All assessments, including formative assessments and checkpoints, have been revised to reflect the changes in the levels and the texts. Open-ended response questions continue to be available for assessment of student learning.
•Level Locators are not currently in the works for version 2.
Literacy Navigator, Version 1 vs. Version 2;What are the Major Differences
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•Extension Modules have not been revised. Each Level now consists of only the Foundations Module plus the Word Study Module
•In the TE, there is more information available for the teacher in the form sidebars
•Common Core Standards are embedded and referred to specifically within each lesson, as referenced in sidebars
•Icons, such as the Common Core Standards icon, make it easier for teachers to identify specific pieces of support information in sidebars.
Extension Modules Discontinued…Why?
• Common Core Reading Standards focus on integration of comprehension strategies, rather than on isolation of discreet strategy use
• Used as a supplement or as an intervention, the 30 Foundations Lessons, 15 Word Study Lesson, plus the pre and post assessments will take significant time in a schools curriculum. Teachers will need time to offer reading instruction beyond the focus on informational texts.
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Pre- and Post Assessment: What’s New? What’s the Same?
• Assessments have/are being changed to better align with the text passages within each level
• Changes take into consideration the CCSS that have an instructional focus within levels
• Testing on ARO remains the same
• Reports generated through ARO remain the same
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Additional Resources for 2012 Edition
• Alignments to CCSS
• Icons within TE guide teachers to specific instruction addressing specific CC Standards
• Videos to to support and offer background knowledge will be iconed in the TE and available on COL
• Plans for revising the Implementation Guide, Profile Sheets and other current resources have not yet been finalized
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Literacy Navigator Assessment System-Connecting the assessments to instruction
The assessment philosophy for Literacy Navigator version 2 remains the same:
• Literacy Navigator assessments are embedded
instructional TEACHING tools and NOT Tests.
• Teachers may need guidance to assist them with “grading” within the programUsing checkpoints and rubricsUsing rubrics to assess student products/performances
that are embedded in each lesson
Literacy Navigator Assessments
Foundations Unit Pretest
Check-points Foundations Unit Posttest
Confirm placement; illuminate strengths and weaknesses in terms of program objectives and error type
Writing, with scoring rubrics available
Growth in terms of program objectives and error type; possible follow-on units
Literacy Navigator Training-2012
• Training for Literacy Navigator is now being developed by the Pearson PD Group
• At least one PD session (one day) has been offered in Baltimore at the end of January
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Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges (in Lexiles)
Text Complexity Grade Band in the
CCSSOld Lexile Ranges
Lexile Ranges Aligned to College
and Career Readiness Expectations
K–1 N/A N/A
2–3 450–725 450–790
4–5 645–845 770–980
6–8 860–1010 955–1155
9–10 960–1115 1080–1305
11–CCR 1070–1220 1215–1355
(Common Core State Standards Initiative 2010e, 8)
Common Core Standards Demand:
• Reading and comprehending more complex informational texts
• ArgumentReasoning and justificationSupporting ideas with evidence
• Collaboration
• Academic Language
• Research
• All of these demands are areas of focus within Literacy Navigator. This is the ONLY resource currently available that teaches students to comprehend complex informational text that is beyond their independent reading level…a MUST within CCSS.
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The Construction-Integration
Model of ComprehensionComprehension is the result of the interaction between the textbase and the mental model.
Textbase/Mental Model
The dog went down the road.
As the traffic whizzed by, the small dog moved dangerously close to
the curb.
Literacy Navigator Textbase StrategiesSaying what text means/close reading
Making ideas cohere
• Connecting words/phrases
• Substitute Words
• Pronoun Reference
• Omitted Connectives
Strengthening vocabulary
Focusing on purposeful reading through questioning
• During and after reading
Developing genre and text structure knowledge
• Genre Patterns
• Mid-Level Structures
Using graphic organizers
Strategies for constructing a mental model• Think-alouds
• Discussions
• Writing
help students to build• Relevant background knowledge
• General world knowledge
• Topic-specific knowledge
Literacy Navigator Deepens Understanding
Literacy NavigatorLesson Analysis
Each Literacy Navigator Lesson has four parts
• Introduction
• Work Time
• Guided Practice
• Reflection
Read Introduction pages v & vi in your TE to learn more about Lesson format and structure in Literacy Navigator.
Common Core StandardsLevel B-Lesson 17
RI.5.1-Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
SL.5.1-Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly…
RI.5.5-Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
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Checkpoint Prompts
Lesson 8
Animals of the Desert: Reptiles
You have just finished reading “Animals of the Desert: Reptiles.” Write in your own words what “Animals of the Desert: Reptiles” is about. Be sure to include the big ideas and enough details from the text so that a reader can understand what “Animals of the Desert: Reptiles” is about.
Write your explanation on the lines
below.
Checkpoint Rubric
4 This paper mentions the major big ideas and relates them to each other in a coherent and cohesive text with sufficient supporting details from the reading. The paper may use information from prior knowledge in addition to details and ideas presented in the reading.
3 This paper includes the major big ideas and sufficient supporting details, but does so in a list-like fashion so that the reader must draw the interrelations of the ideas on their own. The details are accurately recalled.
2 This paper includes either big ideas with minimal supporting details, or includes only supporting details in list-like fashion. The details cited contain some inaccuracy.
1 This paper draws heavily from background knowledge and does not reflect a comprehension of the text. The paper may be off topic or unreadable.
Learning Goals
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
•Describe the Literacy Navigator Program
•Explain how Literacy Navigator supports stronger reading comprehension of complex texts
•Explain how Literacy Navigator lessons address the ELA Common Core Standards
•Describe some of the comprehension strategies that support comprehension of complex, nonfiction texts