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Strategies to ImproveStrategies to Improve Literacy Skills Across Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum K-12the Curriculum K-12
CamdenNovember 25, 2008
Cathy Masse
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Welcome
• Find a seat.
• Make yourself comfortable.
• Fill out the charts on the wall.
• Touch each page of your handout.
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Introductions
• Name, grade level, hope to learn.
• Look at agenda, make adjustments.
• Working conditions.
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The Paraprofessional’s Role
• All staff need to work cooperatively
• How do you feel about working with other staff members?
• How do professional staff feel about working with support staff?
• Communication starter.
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Literacy and Sound Learning Strategies for
Thoughtful Learning
• Read Article (Doug Buehl)• Each person shares• Table comes up with one key
leaning point• Tables share with group
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Snow White
One TwoTable
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Keys to Learning Phonics
26 letters in the alphabet but 44 sounds
Paring of sound to lettersStrategies to sound out and
decode wordsConcentrate on specific sounds
Ed Helper (create practice sheets)
Good readers spell better if they know phonics
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Keys to Learning Phonics
Phonemic Awareness- Hear and manipulate sounds in words
Slide show can be found on the web and you can actually see the presentation
Slide showVideo Presentation (click on video course)
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L
Phonetic Spelling
Lexicon of Learning Terms (ASCD)
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Does This Make Sense to You?
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“Break”
Meet back
here at
10:15
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Importance of Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the key to accessing the meanings of words
Expressive Vocabulary – speaker or writer must produce label or meaning
Receptive Vocabulary – reader must associate meaning with a label
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Importance of Vocabulary
Stat ComparisonWelfare/Working Class/ Professional
Grades 3-12 students learn an average of 3000 vocabulary words a year
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Lunch
See you back here at 12:30
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Making Meaning Out of Reading
Comprehension – complex process that conveys meaning between a reader and text.
Literacy Guide (readthewords.com)Prior KnowledgeGood DecodersPracticeAppropriate textGreece, NY Reading Strategies
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Comprehension Activity
• Watch video
• Line up
• Wrap line
• Share Learning Chip
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Prim Activity
• Read through your assigned sheet
• Share with a neighbor• Share with your table• Choose the three most useful
strategies and share out
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Cube Activity
• Grab your stress reliever cube
• Design an activity you could use with your students.
• Share with table.
• Share with folks with the same cube.
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Exploring Free Resources
• Sheet posted on the Maine Support Network site
• Take a guided tour
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Complete EvaluationsPrize Giveaway
• Turn in Evaluation
• Draw Winners
• Whip to sum up the day
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10 Best Vocabulary Tips• Practice – Read, Read, Read (Bookmarks)• Find how words are used• Practice – notecard word on one side,
definition and sentence on other side• Think of some words you know to describe
the word• Memory tricks (minister)• Use on line dictionaries to look things up• Play with words, (puzzlemaker)• SAT word of the day• On line games – Text Twist and Bookworm• Vocabulary Maps