https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks (back on padlet, I missed it so much) en-us 2022-01-31 03:42:54 UTC 2025-12-15 16:51:43 UTC hello@padlet.com hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131611361 Focus on meaning and comprehension 

Mix of top-down versus bottom down (skills-based) 

Skills-based curriculums have historically been 1) stifling and 2) created and distributed by scammers

Phonics may seem exclusively a skill, but in fact are often learned best through reading and interacting with a text 

]]> 2022-04-05 23:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131611361 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131623300 - more control than, for example, listening
- less time pressure
- can clear up grammar confusion through input ]]> 2022-04-05 23:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131623300 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131638706 ELLs need: specialized content, oral language development, ENL instruction as well as literacy classes, first language instruction, individual care, less tests, more interaction]]> 2022-04-06 00:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131638706 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131643395 1) Content-rich nonfiction 
2) Grounded in text, textually evident-based answers
3) Regular practice with complex language (scaffolding needed)

(lots of issues, especially with the elimination of fiction) ]]> 2022-04-06 00:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131643395 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131660296 - meaning, knowledge demands 

- word length, structure

- reader and task considerations

Challenging texts + achievement-based scaffolding is the way to go]]> 2022-04-06 00:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131660296 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131662624 2022-04-06 00:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131662624 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131674941 1) Misdirective contexts 
2) Nondirective contexts 
3) General contexts 
4) Directive contexts

Which words do students need assistance with? What can they learn on their own?]]> 2022-04-06 00:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131674941 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131702795 select a wide range of texts

allow students to choose 

read to, with, and by ELLs]]> 2022-04-06 00:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131702795 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131754416 - involve the whole group; ask questions, make predictions

- pre-teach (such as a picture walk) 

-re=phrasing

-repeated readings can be beneficial 

- shared readings (students read along, usually using enlarged text) 

- in class with varying levels, change the difficulty up! 

- echo reading (students repeat/choral reading) ]]> 2022-04-06 01:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2131754416 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133308309 3 to 6 students at the same level, reading a text targeted at 90% accuracy 

Take care that it doesn't become choral repetition with the strongest reader as the focus 

Use BDA Structure -- before, during, and after -- to scaffold with students. Prior knowledge is your friend!

Each session can be personalized, evolve into the next session]]> 2022-04-06 19:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133308309 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133311351 2022-04-06 19:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133311351 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133314205 stresses comprehension

requires scaffolding]]> 2022-04-06 19:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133314205 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133315868 2022-04-06 19:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133315868 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133319452 stresses freedom, choice, options

teachers model reading a book for enjoyment 

Krashen says this should be play, with low levels of accountability

Narrow reading is independent reading with a focus -- reading several texts about one topic, or a series]]> 2022-04-06 19:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133319452 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133362773 2022-04-06 20:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133362773 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133365982 - Class discussions (text-to-self and text-to-text analysis)

- Reader response 

- Graphic organizers (perhaps note-making, like the Cornell method)

- Class-made books

- Alternative endings

- Reader's Theater]]> 2022-04-06 20:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133365982 hcavataro22s https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133372630 - Concepts of print = literally, are you aware of the mechanics of reading 

- running record = assess strengths and errors in reading; check for comprehension and ability to retell 

95%+ accuracy = below level
89%- accuracy = frustratingly above level 

- self-assessments]]> 2022-04-06 20:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hcavataro22s/Bookmarks/wish/2133372630