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Students are given the chance to engage if they are provided a strong reading, writing, and language arts foundation.

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It is not recommended beyond the earliest grade.., what grade levels are appropriate for read aloud.

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Kasturi Basu:             Broadly Literate

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Kasturi Basu:             Broadly Literate

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To ensure all our students are 'broadly literate'  we make sure they are having ample opportunities to read widely, through implementation of independent reading , shared reading, guided reading, social interactions ( book talks, discussion) programs, and having access to readings that are presented in a variety of formats, genres, cultural backgrounds and languages. We help them understand and interpret ideas, engage in discussions, write to express their ideas and have constructive discourses.

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Get to know students' cultural, social, and linguistic background should be a professional goal, avoiding stereotypes, so we use those as assets and also as empowering tools for the student.

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Reading aloud to students is an essential part of creating independent readers.
Motivation and engagement are also necessary to create an integrated reading  program.
Collaboration with others helps solidify learning.

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Planning for the Independent Reading Program:

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Planning for the Independent Reading Program:

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Book talks and reviews, book sharing, partner reading, discussion circles, and writing to the Author.

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Promoting  independent reading is the key in helping students to become life-long learners.

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Promoting  independent reading is the key in helping students to become life-long learners.

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The overreaching goal for reading instruction is to develop student readiness for civic life with strong reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language skills. 

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The overreaching goal for reading instruction is to develop student readiness for civic life with strong reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language skills. 

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Have roles
Self-assess performance by team (rubrics)
Collaboratively create and edit a document
'Time management
Time to reflect/adjust based on responses

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Journal writing
Blogs
Parse a prompt - students created their own prompt
Interactive writing - by teams or class (creating different endings for stories)

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different ways, ex: readers theater

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Add assessments - Benchmark Performance Tasks
Peer editing
Project-based opportunities at end of units - Benchmark Additional Resources

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Instruction  and Assessment
Anchor charts
Graphic organizers
Rubrics
Interactive writing - by teams or class (creating different endings for stories

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Include social interaction, collaboration, book talks, etc.
Different ways show accountability, respond

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Include use of sentence frames for student products.
Include vocabulary development

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Focus on bilingualism.

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Let students know the long-term goals for reading, writing, listening, speaking practice.

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Motivation and engagement are both psychological and behavioral. Making classroom environment welcoming and engaging.

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Motivation and engagement are both psychological and behavioral. Making classroom environment welcoming and engaging.

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Collaboration is key and can be a motivator for students.

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Collaboration is key and can be a motivator for students.

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integrate curricula to real-world experiences (inquiry-based learning, interdisciplinary, STEAM)

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Addressing teacher training.  We know what students should be able to do. What should teachers be able to do to support/teach students?

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A clean, well-lighted, motivating classroom library

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A clean, well-lighted, motivating classroom library

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is key

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takes planning

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strong reading, writing, speaking, listening and language skills

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1 readiness for college, careers, civic life
2 capacities of literate individuals
3 become broadly literate
4 acquire skills for living and learning in 21st century