PPT-Reading Signposts

Strengthening your reading skills Contrasts amp Contradictions When authors show us something that doesnt fit with what we expect Example teacher moodbehavior ASK why would the character act this way. Sit with your back straight and supported and your feet flat on the floor Your arm should be supported on a flat surface with the upper arm at heart l ev el BLOOD PRESSURE TRACKER WALLET CARD Make sure the middle of the cuff is placed directly over ForewordSwitching from incandescent to energy-efficient light bulbs has become emblematic of the small steps people can take to help tackle environmental challenges. The columnist and musician Alex Ja A Differentiated Approach to Reading Instruction (The Tyner Model & supporting materials). Facilitator: Lynn White. SAGE . October . 24. th. , . 2014. If only it were this easy…. The Small Group differentiated reading model. Presbyterian Church of the Master. May 3, 2015. Pantheism. New Age. Spiritual but not Religious. Pantheism – Spirit in all Nature. PAnentheism. – All Nature is Spirit. Mimics Pantheist Religions. Essential Question: What do good readers do?. STOP and Notice and Note. When you’re reading and a character says or does something that’s opposite (contradicts) what he has been saying or doing all along. You should stop and ask yourself:. What is Close Reading?. Close reading is stopping independently at points in our reading to re-read, ask questions, make observations and reflect in order to reach a new understanding of our text.. Post-It-. Signposts for close reading. What are signposts?. Important moments in the text worth examining. Like “red flags” in literature saying “Pay attention!”. Common across narrative (both fiction and non-fiction). Abstract. written language. As the child learns the writing system she proceeds to a stagewhere the written signs index the spoken language and her perceptual environmentin a systematic way. Finally INTRO LESSON: . Be a smarter reader!. * What is a signpost? Turn to a partner and tell what you think a signpost is.. * From your examples, I’d say that a signpost is something that helps you know where you’re going or reminds you to pay attention to something.. What do good readers do?. Good readers are alert to the signposts that authors provide. . When they see those signposts in their reading, they STOP, take NOTICE, and make a NOTE.. Because of this, they understand what they read better, AND…. You will learn the 4 roles of reading and how to become a very good reader! . Huh?. There are 5 Roles in Reciprocal Reading. The Leader. The Questioner. The Predictor. The Clarifier. The Summariser. Each member plays an important role in Reciprocal Reading. . Contrasts and Contradictions. Aha Moments. Tough Questions. Words of the Wiser. Memory Moments. Signpost Review. What are the anchor questions for each signpost?. C&C: Why might the character act or feel this way?. Visit www.heinemann.com/ReadingNonfiction for special previews, videos, and more.Also available: Reading Nonfiction Student Bookmarks and Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student BookmarksWhen students recognize that nonfiction ought to challenge us, ought to slow us down and make us think, then they\'re more likely to become close readers. That means we need to help them question texts, authors, and, ultimately, their own thinking. No matter the content area, with Reading Nonfiction\'s classroom-tested suggestions, you\'ll lead kids toward skillful and responsible disciplinary literacy.Picking up where their smash hit Notice & Note left off, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst write: Fiction invites us into the writer\'s imagined world nonfiction intrudes into ours and purports to tell us something about it. This crucial difference increases the responsibility of the nonfiction reader, so Kylene and Bob have developed interlocking scaffolds that every student can use to go beyond a superficial reading:3 essential questions that set students up for closer, more attentive readings of nonfiction texts 5 Notice & Note nonfiction signposts that cue kids to apply the skills and processes that sophisticated readers use instinctively 7 proven strategies readers can use to clear up confusions when the text gets tough. We all know the value of helping students define nonfiction and understand its text structures. Reading Nonfiction goes the next crucial step-helping kids challenge the claims of nonfiction authors, be challenged by them, and skillfully and rigorously make up their mind about purported truths. This resource provides sixth grade teachers and parents of sixth grade students with 180 daily practice activities to build and gauge students\' reading comprehension and word study skills. Great for after school and intervention programs, students gain regular practice through these quick diagnostic-based activities. Both fiction and nonfiction passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and a Digital Resource CD with assessment analysis and electronic versions of the daily practice activities. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards and is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.