JThompson                                         ELED 524 Language Arts Curriculum Grades One - Eight

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Final Exam IV - reflect on the phrase apt to learn, apt to teach

Case {Study} Closed - document your case study (use posterboard, powerpoint, graphic organizers, spreadsheet, charts, photos). Show what makes this case interesting. Describe your pre-assessment, your intervention, and current status. Wonder with me about this phrase: apt to learn, apt to teach Submit your recommendations for Summer Reading Lists to http://surfaquarium.com/summer_reading.htm

For 4/27/2006 - Literature Appreciation Day - Meet at Borders Bookstore at 4:45pm. Our first group will lead us in discussing Joey Pigza. Here's the sequence: Book Club at Borders Gantus. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key  Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird  Carman. The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, Book 1)  McGuire. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West  Grisham. The Broker  Borders Bookstore 2709 North Mesquite Drive Mesquite, TX 75150 Phone:972.279.5203 View Map

Borders Store Locator ResultsFor 4/20/2006 - read Gunning, chapters 12 & 13

For 3/23/06 Read Gunning chapter 8. Write about one page, an essay evaluating yourself as a communicator, as a listener and speaker, a conversationalist with children. NOTE: Change in our class schedule: NO we will not meet on Thur, April 6.   YES we will meet on Thur, April 13.

3/9/2006 Read www.cal.org National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth.pdf and Read Gunning chapters 6 & 7. Bring in your Collection of Strategies for Developing Language Arts Skills.

Comprehension Activity.pdf, Comprehension Definitions.pdf, ComprehensionQuestions.pdf, ComprehensionQuestions.ppt Here is a Collection of Book Lists www.amazon.com Listmania, www.nea.org Kid's Top 100 Books.html; www.nea.org Teacher's Top 100 Books

No Class on Feb 23 - work on Case Study. Meet with Lit Circles  Poet Nikki Giovanni to Speak in Commerce THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23 (click here for more info) Register for the Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium BMj06Flyer.doc BMj06Flyer.pdf  http://texasreading.org/utcrla/ Ck here for the Teacher Reading Academies  Carol Weberg on Literacy.ppt  Carol Weberg Why Study Latin?.doc  The 2006 Newbery Medal winner is Criss Cross written by Lynne Rae Perkins, Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.ALA Newbery Medal The 2006 Caldecott Medal winner is  The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by  Norton Juster (Michael di Capua Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children)ALA Caldecott Medal

Review these resources on Assessment -  Observation & Assessement: An Overview.pps Comer on Development.rtf DIBELS.pps Resources/TPRI.pdf For Feb 16: Review chapters 4 Phonics & 3 Emergent Lit Fillmore & Snow.pps Welcome our guest, Carol Weberg, Latin Teacher from Prince of Peace Community School, Dallas.

The authentic assessment event, an evaluation of your process of mastering the material specified in this course and assigned to date, will take place throughout our Thursday night class. Do prepare by reviewing our reading assignments, our class discussions, your own writing. And reflect. Type up "5 things I have learned so far in this class and how I can show that I know them." Bring your Literature books to class and be prepared to engage in Lit Circle Discussions. Books must be completely read by March 1.  Author Title Members  Why? What?  Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Virginia Melissa J Cora Shannon Shelton       McGuire Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Jennifer Mary Ann Chris Natasha Floretta       Gantus Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Miransheka Kevin Joshua Jason Kimothy   -I wanted to better understand where my special ed students are coming from. -I chose this book because it is entertaining. -I chose this book because it is easy to read. -The length of the book is just right. -I want to learn new techniques and strategies that will help me work with special ed students. -I want to learn how parents deal with having a special needs child. Carman The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, Book 1) Pamela Deborah Beverly Walter   We chose this book because of the picture on the cover, and it had been recommended to us. We read the first chapter together in class on 2/9, and found the story mysterious, an adventure. We wonder about the Wall? How does it foretell danger? What is the reason for it? Now what? What are we supposed to do as a response to this book? We are going to read more and then decide.  Grisham The Broker Lisa Cheryl Melissa C Jeff   -one liked the genre -a couple of people have read many of Grisham's novels -one came into the circle because of a recommendation from someone else -a common theme for choosing this book was the fact that we wanted to read a book for pleasure.   -See what a book club does -To look at the ending. Sometimes his endings are very different from book to book or from book to movie. -Style of the book

Case Study Intro - on Thursday, Feb 2, bring a typed description of your case study. Include first name only, age, grade, some family background, and an initial assessment of the child's literacy skills. Explain how you evaluated these skills (what pre-assessment data did you collect, and how - it could be informally gathered, just say so). Finally, defend your choice - what makes this case study interesting, and relevant to our study of Language Arts, and what do you hope to learn.  Read Gunning chapters 1 & 4, and Fillmore & Snow (2000).pdf

Literature Circles, Book Clubs, Discussion Groups http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/# http://www2.oprah.com/books/books_landing.jhtml www.amazon.com LISTMANIA Our Books and Preferences (1/26/2006) 524/LitList.rtf Author Title 1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice Rowling Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince Cheryl Lisa Debbie Jennifer Melissa C Cara Miransheka Allie Mary Ann Lucinda   Grisham The Broker Lisa Jeff Joshua Allie Lucinda Natasha Melissa C Cora Melissa J Debbie Brown The DaVinci Code   Joshua   Gantus Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Shannon Pam Miransheka     Natasha Jeff   Carman The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon, Book 1) Debbie Pam Kevin Shannon Beverly   Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia     Miransheka Pam Kevin   Brown Angels & Demons Walter Melissa C Jennifer Cheryl Shannon   Lisa Joshua   Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Virginia Melissa J Cora Walter Beverly     Orman The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke   Kimothy Beverly       Friedman The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century     Jeff Kimothy Mary Ann   Steinbeck Tortilla Flat Allie Virginia Chris Cheryl Kimothy   McGuire Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Lucinda Jennifer Kevin Mary Ann Chris Natasha   Melissa J Virginia Krakauer Into the Wild       Martini

1/19 Your first assignment (due Thursday, Jan 26) is to read chapter 8 in the Gunning (2005) textbook, and write reflectively (about one typewritten page) about your approach to reading technical texts. Read the intro questions on page 361 for framework.

What are you reading these days? Increasing our familiarity with good literature improves our teaching. Bring a favorite book (any level) to class. I'm bringing C. S. Lewis (1950) The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

What makes a good CASE STUDY?  difficulty and solution  relate, interesting, curious severity proximity

pk - K Allie, Cheryl, Melissa, Kimothy 1-3 Allie, Lisa, Preston, Walter, Virginia, Natasha, Lucinda 4-6 Cleveland, Allie, Debbie, Joshua, T.D., Natasha 7-8 Melissa, Shannon, Jeff, Kevin, Jason, T.D., Mary Anne Mid-level English: Debbie, Melissa, Kevin, Jeff  Mid-level Math/Science: Shannon, Jason, Mary Anne Student Teachers, Interns, Residents, Sub: Lisa, Beverly, Walter, T.D., Debbie

Fillmore & Snow (2000) What Teachers Need to Know about Language .pdf

NAEYC & IRA (1998) Learning to Read & Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children .pdf