OPTIONAL ORIENTATION WEBINARLIST 4373 SUMMER 2016

LITERACY LEARNING FOR EC-6 STUDENTS: READING AND WRITING

Wednesday, June 8, 20167:00-7:45 pm, CST

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Dr. Semingson at UTA

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Agenda:

1) Overview of the syllabus, textbooks, and Blackboard

2) General advice for doing well as an online learner and on assignments

3) A word of encouragement

About your professor

Introductions

• Name• Where you’re from!• Why you want to be a teacher• What you know about literacy

learning

Textbooks!

 Children’s book (choose one):

Brown Girl Dreaming (2014) by Jacqueline Woodson [This book is recently published and is available in print and on Kindle].

Ida B

Assignments (to be continued)

Assignments (continued)Guided Reading Lesson Plan (in parts)

Initial thoughts on guided reading lesson plan (5 points) (Week 3)

Comprehension Questions Activity (10 points) (Week 6)

Peer review of lesson plan on discussion board (post and five comments to peers) (10 points) (Week 7)Initial Plan Outline of Lesson Plan for feedback from Dr. Semingson (15 points) (Week 8)

Final Guided Reading Lesson Plan (25 points) (Week 10)

Viewing of the movie Rethinking Dyslexia: The Big Picture on your own (available on Netflix Streaming or checkout from the UTA Library reserves) and post-viewing reflection. Due by or before Week 9. [*I encourage you to submit this earlier in the course.]

Assignments (continued)

• Discussion Boards: – Reading Response and Replies (4 sets @ 20

points each) in small groups on Blackboard– (Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8)

• Wrapping-up-the-Course Reflection:– Student Self-Assessment and Rubric for

Professionalism (Week 10) (15 points)

Due Dates

Firm due datesEnter due dates into a calendar and/or mobiledevice!

Syllabus

• I will use desktop sharing to go over the course syllabus and what is due for Weeks 1 and 2.

Guided Tour (desktop sharing) of Blackboard Site• Hints:

• Check UTA email and Blackboard daily

• Be sure your assignment uploaded correctly and it is the correct assignment. We grade what is submitted.

• Create a study time and excellent study habits!

Formal replies-responding to other’s initial posts• (Replies):– Following response posting,

candidates will return to the discussion board to read and reply to at least three peer’s responses.  

• Why did you choose this posting to respond to?

• What questions or comments do you have for the author of the response posting?

• How can you extend the conversation on this posting? (Share specific resources, experiences, etc.)

Questions?

Big Five: definitions and examples• Phonemic Awareness• Phonics• Fluency• Vocabulary• Comprehension

Balanced Literacy*I will send the balanced literacy framework • Read Aloud• Shared Reading• Guided Reading• Partner Reading • Independent Reading

• Word Study/phonics• Literature Circles/Book Club

Writing in a Balanced Literacy Framework• Modeled writing• Shared writing• Guided writing• Independent writing

• Writing notebooks

• Writing workshop (focus on compositions)

• Grammar/spelling/conventions/standardized English

• *Role of digital writing

Recap of Major Assignments

• Q/A?

• Reminder: You need to purchase the TK20 system (one time

purchase)

Encouragement

• Keep going!• Reward yourself• Finish assignments

early.• Resources on

Blackboard!• Contact Dr. S if

needed!