rigor, relevancy, and rti: how do i master it all?
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Rigor, Relevancy, and RtI: How do I master it all?. Prepared for The New Teacher Seminar December 12, 2011 by Crystal M. H. Cook, 7-12 HSSD Literacy Specialist. Hello!. Previous position: 7/8 grade science and language arts teacher - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Rigor, Relevancy, and RtI: How do I master it all?
Prepared for The New Teacher Seminar
December 12, 2011
by Crystal M. H. Cook, 7-12 HSSD Literacy Specialist
Hello!
Previous position: 7/8 grade science and language arts teacher
Education: BA in Education form SNC; MSEd in Teacher Leadership from SNC; MSEd in Reading Education from CUW
Professional Associations: IRA, WSRA, ASCD
Specialties: Co-teaching, Content Area Reading Strategies, Direct Instruction of VocabularyCrystal Cook
HSSD 7-12 Literacy Specialist
Goals for this Literacy Session
Define access to text and Response to Intervention (RtI)
Discuss the rigor of the universal curriculum and the expectation implied by The Common Core State Standards
Share resources that teachers can use to make their content relevant and accessible to ALL learners
Answer questions and offer coaching/teaming opportunities
…a note on the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model Learning to “do” <insert your discipline
here> is similar to learning how to do a sport or a hobby
Generally speaking, students have very little success with any of the strategies or organizers I will show you unless you gradually release responsibility to them
Access to Information (Text) The First Amendment guarantees the right to Intellectual Freedom and access
to information; it includes “the right of every individual to seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction.”
The Common Core State Standards acknowledge this right and defend it: note the language on page six of the Introduction
MODEL STRATEGY: Creating Visual Images by Highlighting Text
Rigorous= challenging, but do-able; Relevant= students understand the purpose
Modification = changing the expectation; Accommodation = changing the input or output of information (modifcations are hardly ever made; accommodations should always be made)
Access to text refers to how students encounter and comprehend new information
Roadblocks for Accessing Text
Limited…motivationexperiencebackground knowledgevocabularyunderstanding of the reading processstrategies for comprehension
How Can Teachers Pave the Way?
Increase…motivationexperiencebackground knowledgevocabularyunderstanding of the reading processstrategies for comprehension
MODEL STRATEGY: Summarizing with What it Says…What it Does
Response to Intervention (RtI)
Response to Intervention (RtI) refers to a multi-level system of support that provides the
structure to increase success for ALL students; the level of professional involvement and personal attention increases as the level
of need increases
MODEL STRATEGY: Activating Schema with the 4-Square Vocabulary Grid
Available Resources INFORM provides historical information about your
students MAP data can help you effectively group students based
on their needs, leading to rigorous and relevant tasks
MODEL STRATEGY: Differentiated Grouping
Technology resources can assist you in helping students to access text eLibrary (advanced search) SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Researcher (advanced search) Gale Group (advanced search) Discovery Education Streaming or other AV devices www.lexile.com Content Area Reading Strategy Organizers (Literacy Homepage)
To Reach Me…or for Teaming Opportunities
Crystal Cook
Howard-Suamico School District
7-12 Literacy Specialist
(920) 662-7216 Bay Port Office E113
(920) 217-7481 Cell Phone
More information
Common Core State Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/
Response to Intervention (RtI):http://www.dpi.wi.gov/rti/index.html
TLC Literacy Page:http://www.hssd.k12.wi.us/LiteracyProgram
Questions