A-28 Reaching & Teaching Reluctant Readers in the Urban Classroom

Reaching & Teaching Reluctant Readers in the Urban Classroom,[object Object],Katie McKnight, Ph.D.,[object Object],Katie@KatherineMcKnight.com,[object Object],www.KatherineMcKnight.com,[object Object],Twitter: @LiteracyWorld,[object Object],Facebook: Katie McKnight Literacy,[object Object]

What do we know about our students’ reading?,[object Object],3,[object Object]

What do we know about readers?,[object Object],Grigg, W.S., Daane, M.C., Jin, Y., & Campbell, J.R. (2003). The nation’s report card: Reading 2002. Jessup, MD: Education Publications Center.,[object Object],4,[object Object]

Students Most At Risk,[object Object],Grigg, W.S., Daane, M.C., Jin, Y., & Campbell, J.R. (2003). The nation’s report card: Reading 2002. ,[object Object], Jessup, MD: Education Publications Center.,[object Object],5,[object Object]

Components of Reading,[object Object],6,[object Object]

The difference between struggling and reluctant readers,[object Object],Motivating our students to actually read,[object Object],Creating choice and gathering engaging resources.,[object Object],7,[object Object]

Let’s Look at Strategies,[object Object],Differentiated Instruction in Reading,[object Object],Getting Books in the Hands of Kids,[object Object],Multimodal Learning ,[object Object],8,[object Object]

Differentiation Strategies for Struggling Readers,[object Object],Provide readers who struggle to decode with opportunities to hear the text read aloud (tape assist),[object Object],Give readers for whom word recognition is a problem supplemental materials that include visual clues to word meaning (or use manipulatives in math),[object Object],9,[object Object]

Allot additional time for readers who struggle to complete assignments,[object Object],Encourage struggling readers to use the internet because often the symbols and icons that are quite bothersome to good readers provide a means for struggling readers to construct meaning,[object Object],Differentiation Strategies for Struggling Readers,[object Object]

Reading and Recreational Reading,[object Object],“Reading ability is positively correlated with the extent to which students read recreationally.” -National Center for Education Statistics.,[object Object],11,[object Object]

Activity,[object Object],Have you now or have you ever been a reluctant reader?,[object Object],What is your reading autobiography?,[object Object],Please turn to 3-4 of your colleagues and discuss,[object Object],12,[object Object]

Why don’t kids read?,[object Object],By the time that kids reach middle school and high school, reluctant readers often:,[object Object],Equate reading with failure,[object Object],Connect reading to school-related tasks,[object Object],13,[object Object]

Some Strategies for reluctant READERS,[object Object]

Before Reading ActivityThink Aloud,[object Object],Using sticky notes, demonstrate how readers use the “voice in his head” to:,[object Object],ask questions,[object Object],comment on the reading,[object Object],make predictions,[object Object],make personal connections,[object Object],15,[object Object]

Stop and Write,[object Object]

18,[object Object],Why Literature Circles?,[object Object],It’s a translation of the adult reading group.,[object Object],Offers a genuine and authentic reading experience.,[object Object],Literature Circles are also known as book clubs, and reading groups.,[object Object],(See my website for more materials on Literature Circles),[object Object]

Get Books in the Hands of Kids!,[object Object],Books that attract reluctant readers include:,[object Object],A catchy cover,[object Object],Print size is larger,[object Object],19,[object Object]

Get Books in the Hands of Kids!,[object Object],Books that attract reluctant readers include:,[object Object],Artwork is exciting and resembles the “real world”.,[object Object],Writing is not composed of longer convoluted sentences: more straightforward.,[object Object],20,[object Object]

Get Books in the Hands of Kids!,[object Object],Books that attract reluctant readers include:,[object Object],Acceptable literary quality.,[object Object],High Interest “hook” within the first 10-15 pages.,[object Object],21,[object Object]

Books that attract reluctant readers include:,[object Object],Interesting characters,[object Object],Not too many characters,[object Object],22,[object Object]

Books that attract reluctant readers include:,[object Object],Plot sustains interest,[object Object],Plot is developed through events and dialogue.,[object Object],Limits lengthy narration.,[object Object],Themes that are appealing to teenagers.,[object Object],23,[object Object]

Reluctant Readers Like Books that:,[object Object],Present role models.,[object Object],Demonstrate problem solving in action.,[object Object],Allow to feel like winners/overcoming odds.,[object Object],Display relationships of all sorts.,[object Object],Capture intensity and uncertainty of their life.,[object Object],Help develop of socially responsible behavior,[object Object],24,[object Object]

Reluctant Readers Like Books with…,[object Object],Single Point of View,[object Object],Graphic Novels ,[object Object],Comic Books,[object Object],25,[object Object]

Helping Reluctant Readers, Now,[object Object],Library Card,[object Object],Talking about books,[object Object],Talking about books in the classroom and in the school building,[object Object],Contests,[object Object],Allowing for Student Choice,[object Object],Keep current about books,[object Object],26,[object Object]

How to Reach Me,[object Object],Email: Katie@KatherineMcKnight.com,[object Object],Website: www.KatherineMcKnight.com,[object Object],Twitter: @literacyworld,[object Object],Facebook: Katie McKnight Literacy,[object Object],For more materials and updated powerpoint, see my blog at www.KatherineMcKnight.com,[object Object],27,[object Object]

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