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I know that secondary teachers are very passionate about up to date literature and helping students build a love of reading.

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Many teachers in secondary struggle with students that read critically below grade level, because their training has prepared them more for the "learning to read stage".  I would love more resources on how to build more confidence in secondary teachers with the "learning to read" stage.  Unfortunately, we still have many students on our campus within that stage.

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I have never seen the "Birthday Cake Theory of Reading". I love how it broke it down by age/grade!

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I think we forget in middle school that we still need to be listening to students reading.  You can learn so much about their struggles when you hear them read and give immediate feedback/questioning.  I love the part about saying each syllable slowly to break it down.  This also helps with the roots within the word to assist in understanding of the word.

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I love spending time with my family, traveling (pre Covid), and spending time with friends.

Summer Read #1:  This book was so powerful I read it twice!

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My family and I got a new dog this summer, and I am loving spending time with him!
My fave summer book so far is

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I know that secondary students will NOT read something they can't comprehend, and they will struggle with reading something they're not interested in.

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I know students want choice in their reading.

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I love all things coffee! I buy from small businesses and I love to travel around different cities, and states to try different coffee shops.

This book was an easy and quick read! I enjoyed the suspense.

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I know that students won't read what they aren't interested in. I also know that most of my students struggle with reading.

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Macy Davis
I love spending time with friends and love all things sweet (mostly ice cream) 🍦
I read Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist.

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I wonder how am I going to really motivate and encourage my students to read during At-Home Learning?

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I wonder how I can push my students to that secondary place of exploring genres and beyond WITHOUT sacrificing or skipping any of the lower steps on the staircase that they might've missed.

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I know that students are more inclined to read a book if it is relatable, or something they are actually interested in.

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I know that student choice is very important when motivating students to read.

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I wonder how to make "unpleasant books" enjoyable and engaging to read.

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Macy Davis
This will be my first year teaching 6th grade ELAR. I taught 5th last year and I am wondering how big of a jump it is from 5th to 6th as far as curriculum and student expectations.

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I loved the slide of the "Literary Progression of Thinking". I can't expect my students to be on level 6 if they haven't been taught how to do levels 3-5. We have to meet them where they are!

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So far, this has been a great reminder that my students (and especially now that I'm traveling to junior high!) need to hit the level of unconscious delight before they can grow and progress as readers. Excited to devote time to reading for enjoyment AND to modeling my own reading!

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I really liked the visual of the birthday cake theory. As a junior high special education teacher, I don't necessarily follow the age levels/grade levels, because most of my students are way below grade level, but following the steps is extremely beneficial.

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I love exercising and learning new strategies to help my students.  This summer I have read a young adult novel called The Kingdom of Back for my school book club and a disturbing but beautiful novel called Perfume.

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I love exercising and learning new strategies to help my students.  This summer I have read a young adult novel called The Kingdom of Back for my school book club and a disturbing but beautiful novel called Perfume.

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Macy Davis
It was helpful to see where I think my students are on the continuum and where they need to be in the future. I also learned that I need to model a love of reading and share my reading experiences if I want my students to experience “unconscious delight” in their reading.

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I know that many of our students come to us reading well below grade level and not in the habit of reading for pleasure.

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I know that many of our students come to us reading well below grade level and not in the habit of reading for pleasure.

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I learned that motivation is the foundation for reading success. I also like the emphasis on listening to students read and checking in to see where they are struggling. I LOVE listening to my students read. I am interested in the formula you mentioned that helps determine their reading rate.

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This summer i have enjoyed learning to garden with my kids. This summer i enjoyed reading Oona Out of Order and Untamed among many others.

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I know that the population of students i work with (resource english) have many things working against them when it comes to literacy so i feel it is my job to help them learn to enjoy reading as much as possible.

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Your point about secondary students growing faster made me realize that mini lessons can be a great way to address students who are struggling in one or more of the five areas. Yay!

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I wonder how i can grow readers in a HS setting who have already decided that they hate reading and won't even try.

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I love a good nap.

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I want to learn even more ways to build fluency.

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Wow, it was so interesting to learn about the progression from unconscious delight to the much deeper levels of reading and connecting reading to life.

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I love my dog, Odin! My summer read is "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi.

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I haven't read it yet, but I am looking forward to reading Relentless.

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I enjoyed the visual of how to grow lifelong readers.

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I enjoy going on walks with my pup and husband.

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westover tara idaho memoir book review amazon com

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It's important for students to be interested and invested in the books they are reading.

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I would like ideas on how to engage and grow readers that struggle and need more confidence in their reading abilities.

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It helps to know the progression of reading levels so I can help my students go from one level to the next.

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It helps to know the progression of reading levels so I can help my students go from one level to the next.

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Jonathan Karl's "Front Row at the Trump Show"

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I love making music.  Great Summer read: Jonathan Karl's "Front Row at the Trump Show" 

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I love making music.  Great Summer read: Jonathan Karl's "Front Row at the Trump Show" 

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I wonder what impact the growth of audio books has made on literacy

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I wonder what impact the growth of audio books has made on literacy

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I know that the books we offer should have a variety of authors and protagonists that reflect the cultures and backgrounds of our students

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My name is Heather Hornor. I *love* to travel so this summer has been a little tough! I am on the Maverick's Graphic Novel Award committee for the Texas Library Association, so this is my latest favorite book that I was able to read this summer. It's about body dysmorphia and how the main character over comes it!

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I thought the birthday cake theory of reading was interesting to think about. Students have varying levels of literary appreciation.

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1. Students don't want to read unless it's engaging. They are often pressed for time due to outside obligations, they think reading is boring, and/or they struggle to find material that is engaging AND something that is accessible to them.
2. Students are often able to find something engaging when allowed choice and when they have a good relationship with the teacher and/or librarian they are getting a book recommendation from.
3. It is incredibly important that our students see themselves in our authors and books they decide to read. It's not good enough to have diverse literature, it also needs to be quality literature.

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Like Kevin said, I'd be interested to see the data on the combined use of books/audio/eaudiobooks with our reluctant readers. I know as a former hs librarian, it was often the piece that helped me convince a struggling reader to try out a book and also finish it!

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Loved the birthday cake theory!
Intuitively, I know this how literacy works but this really spelled it out and helped make a connection for me! And just like others have mentioned, if your student has never experienced getting lost in a book in grades 3-6, then we need to go back to that step before we are able to move them into the next steps after that.

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I honestly had not thought about doing running records (coming from another district) and the secondary teachers I worked with as a librarian did not use this. However, I definitely understand the idea since I used to be an elem ELA teacher! I can totally see the merit of using running records to assist our struggling readers!

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I liked the ideas on ways to incorporate listening for fluency into a lesson without using a significant amount of class time.

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I love amazon - especially right now!

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I know that literacy MUST be a priority and a part of students lives DAILY!

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I know that literacy MUST be a priority and a part of students lives DAILY!

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How to build MORE reading into the school day besides in their ELAR class?

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How to build MORE reading into the school day besides in their ELAR class?

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We need to support the motivation so that students can move forward toward comprehension 

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We need to support the motivation so that students can move forward toward comprehension 

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Read 1) Outsiders by Sue Hinton. I hadn't read it for a while, so I wanted to revisit it with some teachers and ESL students during the summer. Reading 2)  Percy Jackson and Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
https://www.loom.com/share/062c901fe94144559708fef9a8e89231

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Maria VW- Literacy across all content areas is important

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Maria VW- Literacy across all content areas is important

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Literacy is a continuum across grade levels and content areas. Students need to be able to develop reading skills that allow them to switch between content areas AND personal reading (pleasure) AND assessments that require a wide variety of critical reading skills.

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I wonder what the role of reading for pleasure/free reading has on developing critical reading skills needed for academic tasks and texts.

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I wonder how book clubs can connect to these ideas of author's craft and literary analysis.

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I learned that students are less likely to think reading is enjoyable, if they always have to do something with their reading

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I thought it was really fascinating to see the different pillars of Early literacy compared with those of Secondary literacy. Motivation is a huge component in reading!!

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I learned that there is a STRONG connection with reading for  "unconscious delight" and reading for an assessment. Sadly, we may have killed the desire to read independently or for pleasure.

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I think Fluency is something that a good number of my students struggle with, even in Pre-AP. I need to work on having students read aloud more, even if it's just to me, to monitor and check fluency.

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I need to be more intentional about discussing the books I am reading and how they have informed my content, so that they see my reading lifestyle, and so that they see it has made me a better teacher.

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I learned that the continuum is contingent on student engagement, motivation, otherwise there is difficulty doing the rest.

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My favorite summer read this summer was the book Educated by Tara Westover. #2 favorite read is what I am currently reading,  THe Dutch House by Ann Patchett.

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Students need to be interested in what they are reading or they will tune out. I as a teacher need to provide a variety of genes and topics.

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I wonder if my students will be where they need to be when they go to college or when they leave high school and work in the real world.

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Super interesting. I am coming from 4th grade ELAR and moving into 6th grade reading and could not be more excited! by your diagrams - birthday cake chard and the Lead forward chart I can see the progression. I am really excited to show my students how to be engaged in their reading. I wan them all to get to the point where they're are lost in their reading. By the time they move on to 7th grade I want them to be ready to not only be so engaged and want to read for pleasure but I wan them to be reading and then really thinking about what they are reading and on to synthesizing. I understand that it is a foundation and they need to build upon their reading skills. If they can not summarize effectively then they will not be able to read and get to the synthesizing level.

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I took notes on a wd. doc. as I was listening to you. I WAS ANNOTATING! NOTE: My annotations are not complete sentences. Below is copied and pasted.
Motivation is Key at the beginning of the upper grades.  Also, they should be able to decode bigger words. If not, they are missing something in one of the foundations of reading that comes before their level.

Teachers much listen to students read, insert quick direct lessons regarding reading multisyllabic words.

Vocabulary – understanding the words that they are reading

Language – example biology

Fluency – Secondary students hide their fluency well. Kneel down and teacher listen. 1 minute read by Kelly Galligher. Just to hear. Then allow students to read. Have students volunteer those that don’t conference and they need to practice reading out loud.

May be that they are just out of practice.

Practice to read to visit and rereading. This helps with fluency. College load – Keep a log.

No one is shamed Where you start is where you start. Check in reading rate growth.

Most of the readers do not monitor themselves. They need to go back and reread,slow down, allow them to bring their performance and confusions. Look for fake readers. KNOW THEM

Make images and ask themselves questions.

Predicting.

If they are not reading deeply they need to see if they are monitoring comprehension.

Three types of reading for Growing readers.

Self selected independent reading

Guided limited- choice, peer group reading

Teacher – selected, strategic purpose reading.  Motivation is Key at the beginning of the upper grades.  Also, they should be able to decode bigger words. If not, they are missing something in one of the foundations of reading that comes before their level.

Teachers much listen to students read, insert quick direct lessons regarding reading multisyllabic words.

Vocabulary – understanding the words that they are reading

Language – example biology

Fluency – Secondary students hide their fluency well. Kneel down and teacher listen. 1 minute read by Kelly Galligher. Just to hear. Then allow students to read. Have students volunteer those that don’t conference and they need to practice reading out loud.

May be that they are just out of practice.

Practice to read to visit and rereading. This helps with fluency. College load – Keep a log.

No one is shamed Where you start is where you start. Check in reading rate growth.

Most of the readers do not monitor themselves. They need to go back and reread,slow down, allow them to bring their performance and confusions. Look for fake readers. KNOW THEM

Make images and ask themselves questions.

Predicting.

If they are not reading deeply they need to see if they are monitoring comprehension.

Three types of reading for Growing readers.

Self selected independent reading

Guided limited- choice, peer group reading

Teacher – selected, strategic purpose reading.

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I enjoy workout. My summer reading is The Blood of Emmett Till.

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I know that a large amount of my students struggle with reading.

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We must engage our students in the text they are reading. Motivation is key

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I like the idea of 1 minute reads and adding more fluency reading in class. I think this could be used in stations too.

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I love reading and shopping on Amazon :)

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I know that it is hard for students who have struggled with reading for years to even want to try reading for pleasure, but they love to be read to.

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I really enjoyed this book and think that most students would enjoy it as well.
D. Gunnerson

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I wonder what other great resources I can use to repair those broken windows of what they have missed and then get them to to level where they should be.  I wonder if Achieve 3000 will really be the answer to help these kids, or will I be able to pull my own resources to do what I think is best to help them.

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I love watching my daughter perform in her many musicals.

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I know that secondary students can still improve and grow their skills. They will often believe that they cannot get better if they struggle or have struggled in the past. Some have a fixed mindset that they are "bad" readers. It just takes finding the right hook or topic to entice them that can open up that mindset to the excitement, joy and growth to be found in reading.

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I want to know what I can do with silent sustained reading, which I have incorporated into daily class time for the past two years (pre-COVID) to enhance the experience by making it more meaningful and purposeful.

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It is powerful for teachers to be aware that reading skills are progressive and to be aware of where individual students are instead of making assumptions. This allows for the opportunity to create a learning environment where students can take ownership and have more awareness of their growth.

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I have learned that my instruction will be impacted mostly by the ways that I find to motivate students to read. It will be critical in planning to look at TRS performance assessments and determine how I can consider the reading growth of my students and incorporate the TEKS for each unit. I am kind of answering my own question from Wonder. I will need to carefully plan for daily activities like SSR and the 1-minute fluency read.

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I learned that readers must have that unconscious delight in reading before they can move on to the next levels. This is where I have been living with my students, and this has renewed my fire to get each student to find a book that they can get lost in. i really believe that is the biggest hurdle.

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1, Motivation is the primary focus because without that, it will be a constant struggle with little progress.
2. Having them read aloud for fluency should be an everyday norm.

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I love Dungeons & Dragons.  :)

I have been reading the Pathfinder 2nd Edition Core Rulebook this summer, in anticipation of starting a game with my husband and friends.

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I know that students will read things that pique their interest and that they can relate to - this leads them to become personally invested in what they read.

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I wonder about motivating students to read while we are doing the at-home/distance learning.

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Stefany Ruhl

Number  1st pick- Talking as Fast as you can by Laura Graham. (I love Gilmore Girls) 2nd pick- Elephant Run

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I have not taught secondary literacy  (6th) grade since 4 years ago and at that time we had different curriculum. All I have been told is there is a lot of reading and it is different than 5th grade.

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The Birthday Cake Theory was great! I hadn't heard of that before, and it was nice to see everything broken down by grade level and/or age.

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I wonder how I can get those foundations or (steps) the students are missing. Also, now they are going to be even more behind so how is this going to work?

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I learned that I need to motivate my students to read, and that having them read aloud builds fluency - these are things I need to work on building into my lessons every day.

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I have learned why this is called Continuum and how important it is for the students to get the basics before coming to us. Also, I learned to let the students choose what they want to read because then they will enjoy reading more.

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I have learned that creating a reading log can help with motivating the students in seeing how many pages they have read this week. Also, I learned the difference between word study and vocabulary. The students have to be motivated in order to get them to read. Also, comprehension is very important. Being able to think with in a text is a struggle for a lot of students.

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I love immersing myself in nature.

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I know English teachers are passionate about the written work.

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Learned that there is a new reading program called Achieve 3000 to target and raise up reading levels.