JThompson                                         ELED 524 Language Arts Curriculum Grades One - Eight

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Finally, Dec 8 nope - then when? - Case Study Showcase

	Our experience with Literature Circles: When we read a great book, we have great sharing experiences. We discuss common interests, from different viewpoints and perspectives. Various strategies stimulate change in our classrooms. For example, reading about storytelling models the art or the skill, allowing the students to tell their own stories. Literature circles broaden the genres we normally choose. And that is why we love literature circles. DEC 1: We are going to do literature! Lit Circles         The Secret Life of Bees – 15         Research Based Methods of Reading Instruction -  10         Reading MAGIC – 10         Educating Esme – 10         The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter - 10  Annotations of children’s lit Create a predictable book and a poem (no loss of credit)
	For Thursday, Nov 10 Turn in Exam III; bring all work complete to date (essays on evaluating yourself as a reader, writer, and speaker, and any updates on your case studies). Meet with your group to discuss your literature circle book and your case study. And meet with Josh Thompson on this schedule: 4.20 2nd&3rd grade group - Carol, Devon, Jennifer, JJ, 4.50 5th&6th grade group - Erin, Julie, Kathy 5.10 6th&7th grade group - Davina, Duchess, Jeremy, Terea 5.30 Special Combinations group - Janice, Janine, Lisa, Noella, 6.00 Kinder&1st grade group - Carol, Carolyn, Jeanne, Karol
	For Thursday, Nov 3: Evaluate yourself as a speaker Click here for the instructions.
	EXAM III - Take home exam - pick it up on Thur, Nov 3, turn it in Thur, Nov 10.
	Read on in Gunning, chapter 7, Comprehension: Text Structures and Teaching Procedures, and bring your Strategies Notebook/filefolder/collection.
	Exam II : Create a Graphic Organizer to introduce/reinforce a key vocabulary word from our studies of Language Arts, Evaluation, Emerging Literacy, Phonics, Vocabulary, or Comprehension. Consider Gunning, NAEYC/IRA, Fillmore & Snow. Due October 13.
	For Thursday, October 6, write a summary about your case study (about 250 words, about one page of double space type). Bring 5 copies to class. We will read our papers aloud to each other and critique. Then you will hand-write an evaluation of your effectiveness as a writer.
	Here is our updated list of 524/524LitCircles.rtf Keep READING!
	Alphabetic Principle Definitions.pdf      Letter-sound correspondences.pdf Scrambled Text
	Assignment (due by 2nd class meeting): Read Gunning (2005) chapter 8. Reflect on yourself as a reader of technical texts (informative, non-fiction, highly specific, efferent stance). Write a couple of paragraphs about your reflection.
	Presentation (Boards, Electronic, or Other): MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Introduction to child and family, assessment(s) used, evaluation of assessment data, initial intervention strategy planned. Using ongoing presentation of our Tutoring project reveals information and analysis opportunities that would not happen if we waited until the end and then showed up with finished products.
	Literature Circles - Please check this outline for suggested/assigned books: 524/524LitCircles.rtf. Interesting discussion from Jim Trelease on the value of book clubs, etc:  http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah_chpt7_p1.html

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