Parent Empowerment Workshop Stockbridge Middle School Title I program Struggling Readers What percentage of students in the United States are behind in reading Frightening Facts According to the most recent report released in late 2011 33 of all 4 ID: 783057
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Reading and Writing in Middle School Parent Empowerment Workshop
Stockbridge Middle School Title I program
Slide2Struggling Readers
What percentage of students in the United States are behind in reading?
Frightening Facts…
According to the most recent report released in late 2011, 33% of all 4
th
Grade students read below the basic level, and 24% of all 8
th
grade students read below the basic level.
30 million adults (14%) OVER AGE 16 — are functionally illiterate and another 63 million adults (29%) — don’t read well enough to understand a newspaper story written at an 8
TH
Grade level
.
Slide3There are fewer, clearer standards, that aim higher:Teachers
focus on five standard areas
to prepare children to meet grade-level expectations. Your child’s teachers will focus on shifts in the following standards:
Common Core Learning Standards for Reading Literature
Common Core Learning Standards for Reading Informational Text
Common Core Learning Standards for Writing
Common Core Learning Standards for Speaking and Listening
Common Core Learning Standards for Language
Slide43 important
ways
that the new standards will impact daily classroom instruction of Reading and Writing.
1. There will be instructional shifts.
2. There are fewer, clearer standards, that aim higher.
3. Types of texts
Slide5Instructional shiftsDesigned to guide critical readers through a range of grade-level, complex texts or reading materials, classroom instruction will be focused on:
SHIFT - Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts
: In additionto stories and literature, your child will read more informational texts and non-fiction that provide
facts and Knowledge in areas such as science and
social studies.
Parents SHOULD
Supply
more
Non-Fiction
text
Read non-fiction texts
Aloud
or
With
your child
Have fun with non-fiction in front of them
Slide6SHIFT - Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text: Children will read more challenging texts and be asked more questions that will require them to refer back to what they have
read to provide evidence that
supports their answers.
Parents SHOULD
Talk about texts
Demand evidence in everyday discussions, debates and disagreements
Read aloud or read the same book as your child and discuss with evidence
Slide7Constructed ResponseRACE
Restate
the QuestionAnswer
all parts of the Question
Cite
the Evidence Explain you Evidence
Slide8SHIFT - Regular practice with complex texts and its vocabulary: Teachers will emphasize building a strong vocabulary so that students can read and
understand challenging
material.
Parents SHOULD
Provide more challenging texts
AND
provide texts they
WANT
to read and can read comfortably
Know what grade level is appropriate
Read challenging text with them
Slide93. Types of texts:
Across the grades, students will read both literature (fiction) and informational texts (non-fiction) and respond using a range of writing types.
Slide10Parent Support
helps students
succeed
Staying
involved, informed and engaged
, parents can help students be successful Read with your childrenReview and discuss their homework
Communicate with their teachers
Attend public meetings to learn moreLearn about the standards and how they affect your child’s education and school
Look through your child’s backpack each afternoon
Slide11TIPS to help parents support Reading at home:
Connect reading with your child's passion.
*Get a subscription to a magazine on a specific topic of interest
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Music
- Video Games*Suggest books from movies & read them TOGETHER - Hobbit - The Fault in Our Stars - If I Stay
Slide12*Listen to books on tape
In the car on the way to school
On the way to practiceDriving a long distance to visit relatives
Encourage your middle school child to read books to a younger sibling
Reading a story after dinner or before bedtime
Designate an
‘official reading area’ somewhere in your home (All you need is a small quiet space & good lighting)Encourage your child to keep a journal or write creatively.MODEL, MODEL, MODEL!Your adolescent will still follow your reading habits (though they’ll never let you know it!). Let your child see you reading, make comments, and share interesting passages with them.
Slide13Questions/Comments
Contact Information
teracy
Teacher
Fabbiol.Bowen@Henry.k12.ga.us
Dr. Lateasha White: Title I Parent Involvement Liaison
Lateasha.White@henry.k12.ga.us