Literacy Lessons

READING STRATEGIESFor

SUCCESSFUL STUDENT Tutoring

Dr. Christine Ryall***IRC Mentor Collaborative

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KEYS= Pieces to Practice

You can’t do them all at once, but they are POWERFUL…

all together, over time!

Every session has POWER

• Mentors…keep a pace • STRATEGIC, strategy, strategize• Students…speak about what’s

working • Timing of each session • Scaffolding skills…week by week• Sectioning of tasks • Create a personal approach

Align…connect, plan

TASKSTechniquesMATERIALS

INSTRUCTION

• Content DESIGNS IN 3rd grade TEXT– Compare and Contrast– Cause and Effect– Narration/Description– Process– Sequence

• Learning styles and preferences• Processors in the brain affect how we read

Scientifically Based Reading Research

BRAIN SCIENCE

• Processors affect reading– Semantic…meaning– Syntactic…grammar– Phonological…sounds– Pragmatic…background– Orthographic…writing

Strategies to consider• Guided reading, paired reading• Text appearance, text features• Sticky Notes, flags, cards, graphic

organizers • “Click” and “Clunk” reflection• Two column, T Chart observations• Fish bowl… QAR…questioning along the

way • Vowels and consonants…move them

around• One breath sight word boxes• Dolch WORDS and PHRASES (Google

them!)

TEXT , TASK, READER

• Cooperation/kinesthetic learning• Short and Long term memory• Repeat and Review…scaffold• Listening/auditory skills• BEFORE, DURING, AFTER• Fiction AND Non-fiction

Blend….and Triangulate• Textbook reading

• Current events and magazines

• Online, tech based reading

• TOOLS to teach concentration

READING REQUIRES A COMBINATION OF SKILLS…”directed” by the reader! Help your mentee develop the ability to

think through the reading …and describe that to you!

Reading Components

• Vocabulary– Four types…1)listening, 2)speaking,

3)reading, 4)writing

• Fluency– Smooth prosody, chunking, word

recognition, decoding…not just speed, but automaticity

– • Comprehension

The National Reading Panel Summary Report (Google it)

• Politics, policy, and practice• Five + Components

1. Phonemic Awareness2. Phonics3. Vocabulary 4. Fluency5. Comprehension

6.WRITING

STRATEGIES

• Hints • Road maps• Different ways to get there!• How can I make this work better?• Creative applications • WHAT DO YOU DO…when you– Read for pleasure???– Read for information???

Strategy Types

• Cognitive strategies enable the reader to understand written text.

• 2. Metacognitive strategies govern the use of cognitive strategies—enabling one to manage the process of reading.

TOP TEN LIST OF STRATEGIES

Top Ten List

1. CREATE A PURPOSE2. Encourage a collection of supplies for

ACTIVE READING…sticky notes, pens3. Be the DIRECTOR/THINK while you read!4. READY, SET…Skim/Scan…F.L.I.P.

Form (length in sentences and paragraphs),language(vocabulary),interest level, punctuation

5. Integrate reading and writing

We’re almost there…the first destination is

PROFICIENCY

The Top Ten Cont’d.

6. Look for TRANSITIONS (Google them)

7. Frayer Model Vocabulary 8. Picture Walk…prepare to read9. Graphic ORGANIZERS (visual

support)10. 3-2-1 review

NOW WE ARE ROUNDING THE CORNER!

Talk about the NEED for Speed

• Assignments require preparation– Before and after

• Sight words must be reviewed– Before, during, and after…matching and

drawing• Try using cards and word games

• Assessments should be considered ahead of time, piece by piece– they matter at every level…help you focus on

the destinations students must focus on reaching

Road to Academic SUCCESS

• Reading Research points to strategies and metacognition for brain pathways

• Both reading and writing require processes that can be used as a RELIABLE and predictable “ROAD MAP”

Before, During, and Aftereach mentoring session

• Focus on the Purpose• Then look for the most efficient Process• Consider the Power of Paired Reading• Be sure to READ ALOUD…BOTH of you!• Break out the manipulatives: dice,

markers, pipe cleaners, picture cards• PLAY GAMES…you are the second or 3rd

line of defense (behind teachers and parents)

STRATEGIC READING…requires the right skills and attitudes

We have to know the PURPOSEAnd the right PROCESSES…

BUILDING ON STUDENT INTEREST talking discussing reading exploring sharing examining writing ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ FOR ENJOYMENT!!!!

Make them think about the PROCESSES needed to be a GOOD READER !

Think, READ, TALK, READ, WRITE, TALK

CONSIDER A REWARD…

DISCUSS THE MOTIVATION…require talking AND writing!

STICK TO THE AGREEMENT!!

Consider BOTH FICTION & NONFICTION

Look at the resources…

WORTH LOOKING AT…

. FCIT strategies site(http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r)

• The Khan Academy ( on You Tube and iphones too!) www.khanacademy.org

• Reading Rockets• www.fcrr.org Reading Research• Mark Barnes www.learnitin5.com• Jim Trelease: The Read Aloud Handbook

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