Are you ready to dive into making connections with your readers? The Curious Why is a great read aloud to use as you teach readers how to make connections with the text. Three read aloud lessons are provided that walk you through explicitly teaching making connections to your K-1 grade readers. Please Note: If you are a part of The Read Aloud Library, this is already included for September 2024. Inside you will find: Interactive Read Aloud Pacing Guide Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Components Lesson 1: Making Connections Lesson 2: Making Connections Reading Response Activities Lesson 3: Vocabulary If you're looking for more practice with reading strategies and skills, you can find strategy-based read aloud lessons in the Interactive Read Aloud Bundle. Please let me know if you have any questions! I am happy to help you! Happy Teaching! Amanda Richardson Mrs. Richardson's Class
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Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity. Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and “The Three Little Pigs.” These enduring fairytales present countless avenues for critical analysis and can be used with many grade levels (4-10+). Everything you need is included; no need to purchase additional materials or books! Two versions–with and without icons–are now included!! What's included: Instructions: Detailed information and suggestions for implementing these materials. 6 Fairytales: Formatted and ready to print. Titles are listed above. 6 Explorations Guides: Each guide includes specific and concrete examples of how to apply the 11 different icons to the included fairytales. 11 Graphic Organizers: One for each critical thinking "Thinking Tool". (provided in color and grayscale versions). 4 Addition Fairytales: "The Frog Prince," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Rapunzel," and "Rumplestiltskin". These can be used for extension activities of your choosing. ➡FREE Depth and Complexity Posters This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was developed by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996 BYOB! Build Your Own Bundle Pick and choose the Depth and Complexity resources you want and receive a bundle discount. The more you buy, the more you save. The discount will appear in your cart for all qualifying quantities. 3+ Depth and Complexity Resources = 10% off 6+ Depth and Complexity Resources = 20% off 9+ Depth and Complexity Resources = 30% off Get all the latest Teacher Thrive news! ➜SIGN UP for my newsletter! ➜FOLLOW me on TeacherThrive.com! ➜FOLLOW me on Facebook! ➜FOLLOW me on Pinterest! ➜FOLLOW me on Instagram! Please read: This is a nonrefundable digital download. Please read the description carefully and examine the preview file before purchasing. © Copyright 2018 M. Tallman. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy pages specifically designed for student or teacher use by the original purchaser or licensee. This is intended to be used by one teacher unless additional licenses have been purchased. The reproduction of any other part of this product is strictly prohibited. Copying any part of this product and placing it on the Internet in any form (even a personal/classroom website) is strictly forbidden. Doing so makes it possible for an Internet search to make the document available on the Internet, free of charge, and is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
A LOOK AT LEXILES and Text Complexity While delivering PD yesterday, a teacher asked me, "What's a Lexile?" I wanted to say, "where have you been?" But the reality is--I commend her for not being afraid to ask what we think is such a basic question. We forget that some people have been so busy working in the trenches that they haven't been able to keep up. (They've been too busy administering tests, Student Learning Objective assessments, state exams and more.) So, listed below are the basics of LEXILES 101. Essential understandings: The Common Core has defined where "college and career ready" (CCR) students should be reading and it's a 1450 Lexile. Therefore, they scaffolded in reverse levels to graduate students at the appropriate level. These Lexile levels are more difficult than where typical students are reading. Lexile is an algorithm. It is a mathematical assessment of a linguistic product. Lexiles (and other readability statistics) are fallible. (For instance, it is not valid for prose or drama and is less valid for fiction in 1000+ Lexile range.) The parent organization to the CCSS, (CCSSO formally called the Governor’s convention) recently released a white paper verifying the validity of text complexity. Therefore, we have to pay attention to this essential shift to embrace "rigor" in reading. To read the recent white paper from the Council of Chief State School Officers click here. This article compares a number of algorithms and the summarizes text complexity for the CCSS. Text complexity formulas were meant for instructional purposes. Pleasure reading should be allowed at any level and this is validated in the Common Core, Appendix A, page 9, paragraph 1: It is very interesting, to compare the variables used among the six different "approved" complexity measures. Metametrics (Lexile) uses the simplest measure of only word count and sentence length. (Lexile.com provides a search tool for books, but many are missing.) Other companies including Accelerated Reader (ATOS) and Pearson, DRP, etc... add additional measures of review such as punctuation, a 100,000-word vocabulary match, and more. Therefore, we would conclude that the ratings of the latter companies would be more accurate picture of complexity and appropriateness. This quote from page 17 of the white paper puts it diplomatically: "There is no clear "gold standard" measure of text difficulty against which to compare the various metrics. Instead, we compared each metric against various reference measures based on grade level and student comprehension data for five sets of passages gathered for the study. These are defined and discussed in the sections following. Although there are limitations in the validity of these indicators as measures of text difficulty, the variety in their construction allows us to observe the robustness of the metrics and consider how different reference measures might affect their performance." Be sure to note that Microsoft Word's Flesch-Kincaid measure has also been proven valid. This picture shows how to "turn on" readability statistics within Word: Readability statistics, is only one characteristic to examine for instructional materials. Please see the charts below to identify correct grade levels and Lexiles - or level of complexity. The Common Core has asked teachers to evaluate classroom materials for quality as well as quantity. Complexity is only one piece of the puzzle. In addition, a teacher, librarian, or educator, has to pay attention to: • Complexity - Lexile, vocabulary • Qualitative measures -value • Reader and the task -is there enough in the text to foster good discussion, value -added assignments, and begin a knowledge exploration. How can I use this novel or passage to foster critical thinking skills? Every reading program (F and P, AR, Reading Counts, etc.) uses as its baseline, some metric to measure difficulty or "readability". Here is a chart by Perma-bound, which correlates the different reading measures:
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Target your guided reading lesson strategies with Targeted Guided Reading Groups Template and Resources. One size does not fit all when it comes to Science of Reading and what we all know about guided reading. Your guided reading binder will include: Assess, organize, and plan with a prescribed, targeted plan and then instruct. All of these steps are essential for each guided reading group in order for your students to progress in reading. This Targeted Guided Reading Plan and Resources will help keep you focused on the goal(s) for each group. If you instruct your guided reading groups with fidelity, using the plan you create, your students will soar in reading! ♥ K-2 Targeted Guided Reading Activity Resource Flip Books are also included to give you guided reading activity ideas targeted for each of your reading groups. Once you identify the specific needs of each guided reading group, you will then select from a list of appropriate guided reading instructional activities that will target the needs of those readers. Over a dozen of my most experienced colleagues and administrators have given their valuable input into these suggested targeted activities. If flip books aren't your thing, the same guided reading suggested activities are included in full sheets for binder storage.) ♥ ORGANIZING Guided Reading Group Labels Kid Themed FILLABLE PDF Guided Reading Group Labels Crayon (color) Themed FILLABLE PDF Binder Covers / Dividers plus Binder Spine Labels Recording Forms to Organize Data TESTING Testing Resources/Forms Phonemic Awareness Test and Recording Forms Phonics Test and Recording Forms 1,000 Fry Sight Word Digital Test/Student Center and Testing Word Lists a $7.95 resource! PLANNING Targeted Guided Reading Plan to print and write on by hand Targeted Guided Reading FILLABLE PDF Plan (just type in your information!) Suggested use/directions Samples of plan sheet filled out INSTRUCTION Targeted Guided Reading Activities Guide by Skill Level Flip Books for grades K-2! Activities Flip Books Suggested Use As an alternative to the Flip Books, Activity Suggestions for grades K-2 are also included on full sheets for easy storage in a binder or folder! Handy Comprehension Questions/Prompts cards organized by skill Anecdotal Note Taking Form Helpful Tips Resources and Links PARENT RESOURCES Handy Leveled Books Resource Cards Handy Parent Informative Tips/Forms to send home If you need grades K-5, check out this BUNDLE and save!: Targeted Guided Reading Plan and Activites Resource K-5 BUNDLE If you teach grades 3-5, check out this great resource: Targeted Guided Reading Plan and Activites Resource 3-5 Visit my blog post to learn more about Targeted Guided Reading Please leave feedback and follow my store to be the first to know about new products and sales! Connect with me! 1st Grade Pandamania Facebook Page 1st Grade Pandamania Blog ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ *****************************************************************************
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The Gruffalo lesson plans for K-2. Engaging 5-day lesson plans with differentiated reading response, vocabulary, sentence study, and a craft for this fun story!
Gossie & Gertie by. Olivier Dunrea is used in many K-1 classrooms, and that is just who this book study is for! A simple adorable Gossie craft, and gossling themed reading strategies to get your students engaged in this book! Here is what is included in this unit: 3 Day lesson lay out for teachers Gossie Craft with a simple Understanding Characters writing options. -ed ending poster Read, Trace, Rainbow Write -ed ending words Reading Strategies Anchor Poster with Gossie and Gertie Themed Reading Strategies Gossie & Gertie Comprehension Tri-Fold Vocab Anchor Poster with Vocab Words (everything is there for you to create it: including definitions and sentences) Terms Copyright © Emily Barnes of Emily Education. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip-art and font credits.
Pinterest At the beginning of each school year my goal is for my students to have fun and enjoy reading! My first reading lesson is to teach them that reading is MAKING MEANING. My students learn that they can read a story by reading the words AND/OR by reading the pictures. BUT… if they are […]
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There’s no question that language processing and reading comprehension go hand-in-hand. We know that our vocabulary skills have a huge impact on our ability to understand what we’re reading… Yet for students with language impairments, the reading strategies they’re learning in school could be missing the mark. This was definitely the case with my student...
