A Focused Look at 21st Century Reading English Language Arts

County Leadership Conference

Office of Instruction

Terry Reale, Coordinatortreale@access.k12.wv.us

Session Agenda:

How to

1. Ensure reading English language arts (RELA) instruction and assessments for learning match DOK of the CSO

2. Identify RELA CSO complexity - Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

3. Use the Lexile Framework for RELA

4. Use vocabulary and reading comprehension in all content

5. Use of Writing Connection module within the content, learning skills and technology tools

What happened in this story?

“Conversation Piece”

by Ned Guymon

Then and Now An Old Reading CSO

RLA.O.8.1.08 recognize connections among ideas in literary and informational text (e.g. text to self, text-to-text, text to world connection) and recognize that global awareness promotes understanding, tolerance, and acceptance of ethnic, cultural, religious and personal differences.

DOK 3

A Revised Reading CSO

• RLA.8.1.2 relate literary theme to global situations.

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Then and Now An Old Reading CSO

RLA.O.9.1.10 extend vocabulary by developing and using new terms through various literary and informational texts through various strategies:

• context clues• affixes• prefixes• multiple meanings• origin• history• evolution

DOK 2

A Revised Reading CSO

RLA.9.1.12 expand vocabulary through various literary works.

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15 Elements of Successful Adolescent Literacy Program

Instructional Improvements

1. Direct, explicit comprehension instruction

2. Effective instructional principles embedded in content

3. Motivation and self-directed learning4. Text-based collaborative learning5. Strategic tutoring6. Diverse texts7. Intensive writing8. Technology component9. Ongoing formative assessment of

students

Infrastructure Improvements

1. Extended time for literacy2. Professional development3. Ongoing summative assessment of

students and programs4. Teacher teams5. Leadership6. A comprehensive and coordinated

literacy program

Alliance for Excellent Education 2004

Literacy is the linchpin of standards-based reform…the explicit instruction of literacy skills in the context of content-area learning supports student achievement not only in reading and writing, but across the curriculum.

(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2005)

Defining Lexiles• The Lexiles Framework for Reading is a scientific

approach to measuring text difficulty and reading ability, putting both texts and readers on the same scale to accurately match readers to texts.

• A Lexile measure is a simple number followed by an L (e.g., “950L”)

• The Lexile scale ranges from 220L for a beginning reader to 1700L for advanced texts.

• The Lexile measure and Lexile scale are integral parts of the Lexile Framework.

• The Lexile Framework is not an instructional program.• Lexiles can be used in managing instructional programs

and resources

Lexiles and The News

• USA Today

• Wall Street Journal

• New York Times

• Washington Post

• Chicago Tribune

• Reuters

• Associated Press

Lexiles and The News

• USA Today (1200L)

• Associated Press (1310L)

• Chicago Tribune (1310L)

• Wall Street Journal (1320L)

• Washington Post (1350L)

• NY Times (1380L)

• Reuters (1440L)

As a Measure of Text Readability

• Approximately 115,000 books with Lexile measures are available at www.Lexile.com

• Tens of millions of articles with Lexile measures are available through database-services partners (EBSCO and Pro-Quest)

Rank these books according to difficulty:

• Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith• Along Came a Spider by James Patterson• The Dead Zone by Stephen King• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.

Rowling• Curious George by H.A. Rey• Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rank these books according to difficulty:

• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish 140L• Curious George by H.A. Rey 400L• Along Came a Spider by James Patterson 600L• The Dead Zone by Stephen King 790L• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 850L• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

880L• Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith 1040L• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1240L• Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs 1270L

As a Measure of Reader Ability• Commercial Test Publishers

– CTB/McGraw Hill

Terra Nova Assessment Series

– Harcourt

– SAT-9, SAT-10, SDRT-4,

– MAT-8

– Pearson Progress Assessment Series

– PASeries Reading, PASeries Mathematics

– Scholastic

– Scholastic Reading Inventory and SRI-Interactive

– The Riverside Publishing Company

– Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test (GMRT-4)

– The Iowa Tests (ITBS, ITED)

• Click on the Tools Tab

• Click on Lexile Analyzer

• You will have to register to use the analyzer. Your registration will be confirmed by email.

What teachers need to know

How to: • Use Lexiles as a reading measurement system• Profile students, predict comprehension, and

match readers to text• Access and use online resources • Develop and use tiered reading/resource lists to

support differentiation• Understand, chart, and explain patterns of Lexile

growth

Adolescent Reading Program Components

Adapted from Dr. Anita Archer-Improving Adolescent Literacy

Reflection

Turn to your neighbor and share

1.One idea/resource that was new to you today

2.Something you will be able to use as an instructional leader in your county

3.How will you provide leadership in introducing or maintaining the idea from question 1 in your county?