Presentation on theme: "Blending Reading and Writing to Improve Reading Comprehension"— Presentation transcript
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Blending Reading and Writing to Improve Reading Comprehension
By: Amanda Taylor Slide2
Getting Started
BEFORE
At the beginning of each lesson I will…
Activate Prior Knowledge
Set a Purpose for Reading
Introduce Vocabulary That May Need Clarification
Set the strategy skill which will be the focus of the lesson Slide3
DURING
While reading the text I will…
Listen to individual students and ask questions about the reading
Take notes and observe the students
Use Graphic Organizers
ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION with the entire class regarding a particular…
Paragraph
Literary Element
Vocabulary Word
Context Clue
Authors Purpose
How it relates to their life
MAKE PREDICTIONS
Discuss PUNCTUATION
Discuss story plotSlide4
AFTER
After the students complete the reading, I will…
Discuss what was read along with the focus on the reading strategy introduced at the beginning of the lesson.
Revisit any parts of the story that need clarification
Assign a Writing Assignment which is unique to the story
Discuss the particular writing strategy or skill we have been working on
Hand out a Writing Rubric
Writing Samples
Graphic OrganizerSlide5
Reading- “The landlady”
(Dahl, 1959)
The story ends abruptly leaving the reader with questions.
Literary Focus-Foreshadowing
Reading Skills-Predicting, Story plot
Writing skills-Quotation marks using dialogueSlide6
Formative assessment
The formative assessment includes reading elements, as well as, the writing elements.
“The Landlady” Formative Test
The first part of the assessment (slides 6-8) is an example of the reading assessment.
The second part of the assessment (slides 9-11) is an example of the writing
formal assessment. Slide7Slide8Slide9
Final draft paperSlide10Slide11
“The Landlady” writing rubricSlide12Slide13
Advantages
The lessons actively engage students in the reading process
During the lesson, I am able to better observe individual student strengths and weaknesses
Future skills lesson are always designed on the students’ needs
By writing about what they are reading, comprehension is increased.
Teacher can access more than one skill at a time.
For this particular lesson, literary elements and writing elements are assessed. Slide14
Bibliography
Dahl, R. (1959).
The Landlady.
New York: The New Yorker Magazine
.Slide15
Amanda Taylor
ataylor@wisek12.orgSlide16
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