Reading 1

8P24Week 5

2016-2017

Professional Learning Conversations

• Websites for Teachers – Resources for teaching Reading Strand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abN2aP_Dzd0

Comprehension Strategies

• Activating prior knowledge• Determining a purpose for reading• Making connections: text-to-self; text-to-text; text-

to-world• Predicting• Visualizing• Questioning• Drawing inferences• Evaluating

Guide to Effective Instruction: Reading

• Focus on Comprehension Strategies

• Read the handout carefully to understand each comprehension strategy. Discuss any areas of confusion at your table

• Your table will participate in an online quiz in 15 minutes!!

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Remembrance Day

Literacy Centres

• Each table will be given a task card• Take approximately 20 minutes to complete

your task• Be prepared to describe your task to the class

and a few details of what you found • When you are finished ask Ruth for a second

card – this task will be completed by all groups

Next Week

• Professional Learning Conversation– Professional Reading

Styslinger, M, Walker, N., & Lenker, T. (2014). Beyond the sticky note and Venn diagram: Comprehension strategies for 21st century schools. Voices from the Middle, 22(2), 13-20.