518+Module+2+Sp2012

a. Reading comprehension strategies document (separate GoogleDoc) b. A revised and annotated lesson plan (separate GoogleDoc)
 * //What you will submit by 9:00 a.m. on Monday://**


 * //Holler If You Hear Me// **
 * **Before you read:** __Think about__ your assumptions when you imagine your students out-of-school lives. What images come to your mind? How do these images compare with your out-of-school life when you were the age of your students?
 * **Reading assignment** - 43 - 72 - As you read, pay attention to aspects of the story that relate to issues of literacy, language, and ELLs. Also, put a sticky note next to passages that strike you as particularly important, interesting, or perplexing.
 * **Discussion** - Choose something from these two chapters that relates to literacy, language, or ELLs. Post your thoughts to the discussion board. (Click "reply" instead of starting a new thread.) Respond to other writers.

**Reading Comprehension - Classroom Applications**
As you learned in other readings, decoding isn't typically the problem for secondary students trying to make sense of a text. Often students understand individual words and sentences, but struggle to comprehend the message of the text. To address this issue, research suggests that it can be helpful for teachers to teach and practice specific comprehension strategies with their students.


 * 1) Go to the reading comprehension page. Read the brief description of the seven common strategies. Then watch the five videos. While you are watching, imagine what this might look like in your classroom. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts from the videos in class.
 * 2) Textbook activity - Choose a chapter or selection from a middle or high school textbook in your subject area. Think about how you would support students' comprehension of the chapter. Drawing on ideas from chapter four (above), make a list of possible ways you could involve students in "pre-, during, and post reading" activities. Identify at least three options for each area (pre, during, and post). Use the chart below. [[file:Module 2 – Reading Comprehension Strategies.docx]]
 * 3) Upload the file to GoogleDocs (click the upload button next to "create")
 * 4) Rename the file "lastname_518_module2"
 * 5) Share the file with me.
 * 6) Fill in the chart.

(Additional Resource just FYI - This includes a list of pre-, during-, and post activity ideas):

Seed Plan - Reading Assignment
Look at the lesson plans you posted to GoogleDocs earlier. As you look at them, ask yourself the following questions: (just think about it)
 * 1) How do my plans incorporate, require, teach, or illustrate literacy in my content area?
 * 2) What opportunities do students have to read? What are they reading? For what purpose?
 * 3) If there is a reading task, how did I structure it? What are students doing pre-, during-, and post-reading?
 * 4) If there isn't a reading task, where could I incorporate a reading activity within these plans? If there is one, how could I improve the activity?
 * 5) Choose one of your plans to work with. (Make sure this document is already shared with me on GoogleDocs.) Choose __one__ of the following options:
 * 6) Add a reading activity to your plan __or__
 * 7) Improve an existing reading task by adding/improving pre-, during-, post activities and/or incorporating an academic language learning activity
 * 8) Make your changes/additions in a different colored font.
 * 9) Annotate your lesson plan by adding comments (the button is under "insert") that explain a) your rationale for making these changes, and b) elements of the task that make this a strong reading activity.