Week 6 Lecture

TCH LRN 504: Methods for Biliteracy & Language Arts in Inclusive Primary Classrooms

Week 6

Welcome! Tonight’s Agenda

• Attendance: Confirm participant presence to ensure collaborative engagement throughout the session.

• Shades of Meaning Activity: Engage in an activity focusing on the nuances of word meanings and how context influences interpretation in literacy.

• Check-in Phonemic Awareness Baseline Assessment: Evaluate students' foundational phonemic awareness skills to tailor instructional strategies.

• Phonics Diagnostic Assessment: Conduct assessments to identify students' phonics knowledge and areas needing improvement.

Components of Structured Reading:

• Develop Phonemic Awareness Lesson Plan: Focus on crafting a lesson plan that targets phonemic awareness essential for early reading skills.

Portfolio Part 1:

• Phonemic Awareness Commentary Work: Complete reflective commentary on phonemic awareness strategies and their implications for student success.

• Shared Reading Lesson Plan Specifics: Specifics were discussed regarding creating effective shared reading lesson plans, emphasizing shared responsibility in literacy learning.

Structured Literacy Lesson Planning

• Planning Process: Outline the planning process required to create effective structured literacy lessons, emphasizing the need for detailed objectives and outcomes.

Features of Effective Instruction

• Explicit Instruction: Instruction that not only includes direct teaching but also modeling techniques to illustrate concepts clearly to students.

• Systematic Instruction: Lessons planned step-by-step to build on knowledge sequentially, including the use of scaffolding to support learning.

• Multiple Opportunities to Practice: Ensuring that students have several opportunities to practice and reinforce the skills they have learned through varied instructional techniques.

Features of Effective Instruction (cont.)

• Corrective and Affirmative Feedback: Continuous assessment of student understanding is crucial. Use affirmative feedback to encourage and correct misconceptions. For example:

  • Affirmative feedback: "That’s correct! You read that word by sounding out each phoneme."

  • Corrective feedback: "Let’s look at that word again. What word parts do you see?"

• 1:1, Small Group, Whole Class Instruction: Incorporate various instructional settings to accommodate diverse learner needs and allow for differentiated instruction.

• Ongoing Progress Monitoring (Assessment): Regularly track student performance through both informal observations and formal assessments, adjusting instruction based on data collected.

Structured Literacy - Video Introduction

• Video resources on structured literacy were provided to facilitate understanding of key concepts. Group discussions were assigned to share insights and strategies learned from the videos.

• Complete Structured Literacy Lesson Plan Template: Ensure that participants fill out a comprehensive lesson plan template based on the learned structure of literacy instruction.

Phonemic Awareness Activities:

• Interactive Activities: Engage students in various phonemic awareness activities such as:

  • Picture Sorts: Sorting pictures by sound or word endings to reinforce phonemic differentiation.

  • Identifying Common Sounds: Activities like identifying sounds in a sequence (e.g., sand, sun, sink) to enhance sound recognition.

  • Phoneme Blending and Segmenting Activities: Using hands-on activities to practice manipulating sounds and phoneme awareness strategies.

  • Listening Strategies: Activities that develop skills for accurately listening and manipulating sounds.

Lesson Connection:

• Example Connections: Provide concrete examples of how to connect phonemic awareness activities to students’ overall learning objectives.

• Teaching Command: Setting clear instructional objectives in three components:

  • Review Skills: Instruction on previously learned skills to reinforce retention.

  • New Learning: Introduction of new grapheme, skill, or spelling pattern to expand knowledge.

  • Guided Practice: Using tools like Elkonin Boxes for phoneme segmenting, ensuring students practice in a supportive environment.

• More Practice: Provide variable practice tasks that promote independence while still offering guidance when necessary.

The Gradual Release Model

• TEACHER RESPONSIBILITY: Initiate focus lessons through modeled, shared, and guided instructions, ensuring a thorough understanding before independent work.

• STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY: Encourage independent practice and self-reflection on learned content to build autonomy in learning.

Structured Literacy Lesson Plan

• Focus of Lesson Plan: Center lesson plans around phonemic awareness and phonics, informed by assessments to drive effective instruction.

• Components Required: Ensure lesson plans contain the following:

  • Phonemic Awareness

  • Phonics

  • Fluency

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension

FYI- Phonemic Awareness

• Phonemic awareness is a critical predictor of reading success, essential for all aspects of literacy learning. Key skills include:

  • Ability to manipulate individual sounds without letters involved (i.e., purely auditory skills).

  • Instruction should initially focus solely on sounds before introducing letters to ensure a deep understanding of the sound structure of words.

UWM- IECTE Structured Literacy Lesson Plan

• Lesson Plan Requirements: Focus on phonemic awareness techniques in lesson plans, emphasizing collaboration among peers for improved planning and drafting.

• Discussion on Assessment Data: Encourage group discussion on assessment data to identify and tailor instruction to students' needs.

Foundational Reading Skills Portfolio: Part 1- Phonemic Awareness

• Portfolio Instructions Provided: Clear guidance on expectations for the foundational reading skills portfolio, highlighting the uniqueness of each student's work and the necessity for original contributions.

• Overview of Materials: An outline of materials provided, including templates and rubrics for successful completion of the portfolio.

Homework!

• Readings: Chapter 10: Beginning Handwriting, Spelling, and Composition Instruction.

• Complete associated questions: Ensure comprehension and retention of the reading materials.

• Due Dates: Reminder for upcoming deadlines:

  • Structured Literacy Lesson Plan (Phonemic Awareness/Phonics): Due on 03/14 at 5 pm.

  • Shared Reading Lesson Reflection: Due in Canvas on 03/13.