EDUC 440 Reading Response #2 by Helen Aldana

Chapter 15: Informational Text (FACTS)

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The WHY of Graphic Organizers:

Record information about underlying text structure
See how concepts fit within text structures
Focus on the most important ideas in the text
Examine relationships among text concepts
Recall text info
Write well-organized summaries

In my fieldwork, I saw the graphic organizer of compare and contrast when students were discussing scientific and technical texts. They continued to use the cause and effect for the article on batteries.

Graphic Organizer: Description

helenaldana — 2024-03-10 22:43:44 UTC

Signal Words: For example, for instance, main parts, such as, this particular

Graphic Organizer: Compare-Contrast

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Signal Words: Compare: like, alike, just, as, similar, both also, too. Contrast: unlike, differ, but, on the other hand, however

Graphic Organizer: Cause-Effect

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Signal Words: because, due to, since, therefore, so, as a result, lead to, this is why

Graphic Organizer: Problem-Solution

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Signal Words: problem- question, the trouble. Solution-answer, in response

Graphic Organizer: Time Order (Sequence)

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Signal Words: first, next, then, later, last, finally, steps

Chapter 8: Multisyllabic Word Reading. Sequence for Syllable-Type Instruction

helenaldana — 2024-03-11 01:24:34 UTC

"Syllabication is the division of a multisyllabic word into separate syllables with each syllable containing one vowel sound."

Ch. 8 Syllabication Principle: Identifying Affixes or Word Parts

helenaldana — 2024-03-11 01:33:25 UTC

Morphemes: the meaningful parts of words.

Affixes: prefixes (affixes that come before root words. Example: out, pre, pro) and suffixes (affixes that follow root words, -s, -er, -est).

Root Words: Base word; a single word that cannot be broken into smaller meaningful words or parts. Example: auto, bio.

In my fieldwork, the walls of the classroom are filled with different root words, prefixes and suffixes. It is a great support for students.

TRS Ch. 9 Fluency Assessment

helenaldana — 2024-03-11 01:47:10 UTC

Reasons of why to use ORF (Oral Reading Fluency) CBM (Curriculum-Based Measurement):

Identify students who are at risk for reading failure
Identify which students are not making adequate progress given the instruction they are receiving
Identify students' instructional level
Identify which students need additional diagnostic evaluation

TRS Ch. 9 Prosody Assessment Rating Scale

helenaldana — 2024-03-11 01:54:14 UTC

"Prosody is the expressiveness of oral speech."

In my fieldwork, the teacher reads out loud to the class and uses all of these elements. It's pleasant to hear how she reads. Students then take turns reading outloud.

Thompkins Ch. 6

helenaldana — 2024-03-12 01:38:14 UTC

Clustering: spider-web diagrams to organize ideas and details. I would use this for beginning the writing process about a topic.

Thompkins Ch. 6

helenaldana — 2024-03-12 01:43:52 UTC

Multigenre Projects offers ways of learning and understanding that others do not; students gain different understandings. Combines cognitive + emotional.

In my fieldwork, the novels I have seen students reading are "Friendle, Holes, and the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." I would like to explore some of these titles suggested here with my class.