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3. BOOSTING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CONTENT AREA READING INSTRUCTIONNicole HochholzerLiteracy Coordinator, Kaukauna High SchoolConsultant, International Center for Leadership in Educationnhochholzer@hotmail.com

4. Poll #1 • Who do we have participating today? • Literacy coach • Classroom teacher • Administrator • Other

5. Answer the big questions: • Who? • How? • What? • When and where? • But most importantly: WHY???

6. Adolescent Literacy A successful adolescent literacy initiative is only successful if you know WHY you are implementing it!

7. Answering the questions: • Developing great leadership – WHO? • Using lexiles to differentiate instruction – HOW? • Choosing the most effective strategies – WHAT? • Fostering reading for pleasure – WHEN & WHERE?

8. DEVELOPING GREAT LEADERSHIP • Do form a strong team of interested staff • Don’t rely on one administrator or one literacy coach • Do develop a plan that details WHO will do WHAT by WHEN with time for reflection and adjustment • Do give yourselves time – it won’t happen in one year • Don’t expect things to go perfectly – they won’t!

9. USING LEXILES • Using lexile data gives staff helps with the WHY - the argument “it’s not my job to teach reading” seems rather petty when a student with a 400L is facing a textbook of 1300L • It’s up to the literacy leadership team to help staff understand HOW to use lexiles to differentiate instruction

10. Grade Levels Do I want to buy a 5th grade shoe? Why would I want to buy a 5th grade book?

11. Lexile Literature 1500 - On Ancient Medicine 1400 - The Scarlet Letter 1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed. 1200 - War and Peace 1100 - Pride and Prejudice 1000 - Black Beauty 900 - Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800 - The Adventures of Pinocchio 700 - Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600 - A Baby Sister for Frances 500 - The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400 - Frog and Toad are Friends 300 - Clifford’s Manners

12. Lexile Texts 1500 - The Making of Memory: From Molecules to Mind; Doubleday 1400 - Philosophical Essays; Hackett Publishing 1300 - Psychology: An Introduction; Prentice Hall 1200 - Business; Prentice Hall 1100 - America: Pathways to Present; Prentice Hall 1000 - Writing and Grammar Gold Level; Prentice Hall 900 - World Cultures: A Global Mosaic; Prentice Hall 800 - Word 97; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 700 - World Explorer: The U.S. & Canada; Prentice Hall 600 - Science (Grade 4); Addison-Wesley 500 - People and Places; Silver Burdett Ginn 400 - Imagine That!; Scholastic Inc. 300 - My World; Harcourt Brace

13. 2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading StudySummary of Text Lexile Measures Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%) 1600 1400 1200 Text Lexile Measure (L) 1000 800 600 High School Literature College Textbooks Military High School Textbooks Personal Use Entry-Level Occupations SAT 1, ACT, AP* College Literature * Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics

14. Uses at Kaukauna High School: • Self-selection of books in English classes • Math textbook example • Helped teachers understand need for strategies and differentiation • Part of textbook selection process • “Snapshot” test for special ed

15. CHOOSE THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES: Literacy Leadership Team can: • “Test run” strategies • Run in-services • Serve as resources • Act as cheerleaders

16. What are the best strategies? • Strategies that work with all subject areas • Strategies that aren’t too daunting or complicated • Strategies that complement already existing curriculum • Frankly, the best strategies are the ones you can do!!

17. Vocabulary: the great equalizer • Vocabulary strategies are great to start with because everyone has content-area vocabulary • It’s not just an “English issue”

18. LITERACY Concept Definition Map What is it? (definition) What is it like? What are some examples?

19. LITERACY Concept Definition Map What is it? (definition) What is it like? Comprehend text Communicate verbally & Written Read for different purposes Resume & Cover letter Word problems Websites What are some examples?

20. Vocabulary Knowledge Rating SheetUnit of study:___________ Source: Kinsella and Feldman

21. Vocabulary Squares

22. Vocabulary Squares EWW! YUCK!!

23. Read Around the Text Picture Cues This picture shows… Captions Questions Maps, Charts Graphs First and Last Paragraph Big Ideas

24. INSERT STRATEGY Confirms what you thought Contradicts what you thought Raises a question Confuses you Seems important Is new or interesting X ? ?? !

25. The Deluxe Reading Tour Source: Kinsella & Feldman

26. Two Summarizing Strategies: Summarizing Fiction: Somebody Wanted But So • Somebody – main character • Wanted – problem they dealt with • But – force that worked against the problem • So – outcome, but don’t give away ending *Then take each part and craft it into a sentence to summarize what was read Source: Laura Robb

27. Summarizing Strategies… Summarizing Nonfiction: TFCN T – Topic F – 2 Fascinating facts C – connection made N- new understanding *Then write a summary

28. Rock Around the Clock Source: ICLE

29. Poll #2 • Which strategy could you try this week? • A vocabulary strategy • INSERT • Deluxe Reading Tour • Rock Around the Clock

30. The LessonResearch Suggests a New Format Traditional Format New Format Prereading Activities Discussions Predictions Questioning Brainstorming Setting Purpose Reading Assignment Given Guided ACTIVE Silent Reading Activities to clarify, reinforce, extend Knowl-edge Independent reading Discussion to see if students learned main concepts, what they “should have” learned

31. Reading CAN be fun! • Make Book Clubs attractive and rewarding • Draw attention to reading – create buzz!! • Latch on to trends in Young Adult Lit

32. Remember… • Don’t expect perfection • Give yourself some time! • Start small and start strong

33. Nicole Hochholzer (920)766-5948 (920)766-6113 x5430 nhochholzer@hotmail.com