"We want our students to read like writers and to write like readers." Kelly Gallagher
This Kelly Gallagher quote is the heart of the reading and writing connection. We want students to make meaning from their texts while reading, but while they are writing, they need to be conscious of the meaning the reader will take away from their text. How can they construct their text to convey the meaning they are intending? This is what I have been studying the past few years.
Where to start...
Looking at the Common Core Curriculum as well as the Indiana State Standards is as good as any. First nine week topics seem to point response to literature in non-fiction as well as fiction and narrative writing (which is pretty much the same 6th through 12th grade - which is great for me as a lit coach!)
Sketching out my plan for the upcoming school year is to start getting the kids reading their own books, whether fiction or non-fiction. As a class, I want to start a read aloud where I can model reading strategies. Later as we beginning writing narratives, we will refer back to the read aloud as well as their own book choices to analyze how to incorporate reading strategies elements into their writing.
I hope you will check back to see how it all unfolds!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my new blog!
I am a relatively new literacy coach (4 years) working at the secondary level. My school corporation adopted the Workshop Philosophy several years ago at the elementary level and now those students are making their way to the middle and high school level facilitating my move from the classroom into the coaching position. Where the elementary schools had designated times - usually an hour long - for each, at the secondary level we have to squeeze both reading and writing into 45 minute class periods. With Indiana's adoption of the Common Core Standards, seamlessly integrating reading and writing is even more important.
I hope you choose to continue to follow my blog as I chronicle one school system's journey to improve literacy at the secondary level. I look forward to sharing what works and what doesn't. I hope you will also share your successes with me. As the proverb goes...It takes a village....
I am a relatively new literacy coach (4 years) working at the secondary level. My school corporation adopted the Workshop Philosophy several years ago at the elementary level and now those students are making their way to the middle and high school level facilitating my move from the classroom into the coaching position. Where the elementary schools had designated times - usually an hour long - for each, at the secondary level we have to squeeze both reading and writing into 45 minute class periods. With Indiana's adoption of the Common Core Standards, seamlessly integrating reading and writing is even more important.
I hope you choose to continue to follow my blog as I chronicle one school system's journey to improve literacy at the secondary level. I look forward to sharing what works and what doesn't. I hope you will also share your successes with me. As the proverb goes...It takes a village....
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