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Literacy for All. What can it look like in junior/senior high school?. http://abliteracyforall.wikispaces.com. http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/literacy.aspx. Putting the Pieces Together: Engaging All Students in Self-Selected Reading Getting Started!. Inclusive Education
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Literacy for All What can it look like in junior/senior high school?
Putting the Pieces Together:Engaging All Students in Self-Selected ReadingGetting Started! Inclusive Education Alberta Education
“If I were required to establish guidelines for quantity, I would recommend at least 500 different books in every classroom.” ~ Richard L. Allington What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs
Task Self-Selected Reading Includes… • Teacher read-alouds • Mini lessons • Students choose and read independently (with peers or with adult support) • Student-teacher conferences about reading • Sharing
Tools Print Books • Wordless Books • Picture Books • Graphic Novels • Tactile Books • Object Books • Comic Books • Pop-Up Books
Comic Life Create comics to document learning experiences and help students process learning. http://plasq.com/education Tools
Comic Life http://plasq.com/education • Engages students through thinking, creating and writing • • Visual images convey meaning to a story or topic • • Sequencing promotes understanding • • Enriches reading, writing, and thinking Tools
Creating PowerPoint Books Our Trip to the Zoo Signs of Spring… All About Bentley! Tools
http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/ppt_ace.pdfhttp://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/ppt_ace.pdf Tools
Language experience books are appropriate for readers of all ages and all ability levels because they: • relate to real life events • help build memories so students can recall past experiences
become a focus for communication about an event or topic • build communication, social interaction and language skills • are fun to share with peers and others!
Conferences and Sharing • Turn and Talk • Star on a Sticky • Peer Interview