Utilizing 3-5 TD Resources with Balanced Literacy

UTILIZING 3-5 TD RESOURCES WITH BALANCED LITERACYLI/TD Magnet Institute 2013

Let’s get to know each other! Kelly Kollar- TD Catalyst Teacher at Polo Ridge Amanda O’Neal- 3-5 TD Multi-Age Teacher at

Tuckaseegee and former Balanced Literacy Pilot Teacher in 5th grade LI

Today’s goals! Goal 1: Analyze the structure of

Balanced Literacy. Goal 2: Investigate unit planning in

Balanced Literacy. Goal 3: Assess how we currently use TD Resources. Goal 4: Evaluate the best ways to incorporate TD

Resources within the structure of Balanced Literacy. Goal 5: Share ideas and strategies for

implementation.

LET’S LOOK AT THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF BALANCED LITERACY!

Components of Balanced Literacy

Interactive Read Aloud

Mini-Lesson

Reader’s Workshop• Conferring

• Guided Reading• Strategy Work

Word Study

Balanced Literacy

Where does whole-group discussion fit in?

Example Daily Schedule8:45-9:15 Word Study9:15-9:35 Mini-Lesson9:35-10:35 Reader’s Workshop10:35-11:15 Writing11:15-12:15 Lunch12:15-1:45 Math1:45-2:30 Specials2:30-3:10 Science/SS3:10-3:30 Interactive Read-Aloud

Goal 1: Putting the Parts Together! What do you currently do that would fit within the

structure of Balanced Literacy? What components of Balanced Literacy are especially

beneficial in the TD Literacy classroom?

UNIT PLANNING- A MONTH BY MONTH APPROACH

Planning Units of Study Month By Month units in Teachers College Curriculum

Guide (by grade level) Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Unit Examples

Launching Reader’s Workshop, Characters, Biographies, Series Books, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction Research, Interpretative Texts, Historical Fiction Book Clubs, Test Prep

Poetry?

Front-End Unit Planning Teaching Points Read-Alouds Student Activities-responses, sticky notes Assessments

Goal 2: It starts with the Units! How are you currently planning literacy and how will it

look with Balanced Literacy?

HOW WILL WE FIT IN THE TD RESOURCES WE ARE ALREADY USING?

Goal 3: Assess how we currently use TD Resources. Take a look at the following resources. On your index

card, write how you already use them in your classroom. Great Books William and Mary Novel Study Jacob’s Ladder Touchpebbles Music of the Hemispheres Menus Performance Assessments Paiedia Building/Organizing Thinking Skills

Junior Great Books

Daily Schedule Interactive Read Aloud

High quality text Three days or more: first

read, second read, discussion Mini-Lesson support Word Study

rich vocabulary vocabulary activities in

teacher manual

Possible Units Characters Interpretative Texts Book Clubs Test Prep

William and Mary UnitsDaily Schedule

Teaching Points Research-based for gifted learners Apply to a variety of texts

Mini-Lessons Plan units and lessons

Reader’s Workshop Questions for individual work and

small group work Word Study

Vocabulary activities/webs Assessment

Questions and graphic organizers

Possible Units Characters Interpretative Text Non-Fiction/Research Book Clubs Biographies Poetry

Jacob’s Ladder

Daily Schedule Assessment Texts for Mini-Lessons Strategy Work

Leveled ladders Skill based Genre based

Possible Units Non-Fiction Biographies Historical Fiction Interpretative Texts Poetry Test Prep

Organizing Thinking Skills

Daily Schedule Word Study Strategy Groups

Graphic organizers for a variety of skills

Mini-Lessons Modeling teaching points

Writer’s Workshop

Possible Units Characters Non-Fiction/Research Concepts in Science and Social

Studies

Novel StudyDaily Schedule Interactive Read Aloud

Modeling through think-alouds Student copies

Mini-lesson Carry over from read-aloud

Strategy Work Small group, leveled novel

study Word Study

Vocabulary menus Assessment

Shared text, performance tasks

Possible Units Characters Interpretative Texts Book Clubs Biographies Concept Unit in Social Studies or

Science

Music of the Hemispheres

Daily Schedule Mini- Lessons Read Alouds Writer’s Workshop Word Study

Possible Units Poetry Test Prep

Menus and Performance Assessments Reader’s Workshop

Individual responses Unit work

Assessment At individual reading levels Synthesizing multiple

texts/multi-media Management

Paideia Seminars Interactive Read-Alouds Reader’s Workshop

Speaking and Listening Writing extensions Integrate into content areas Group Projects/Panel Discussions

Touchpebbles Interactive Read-Aloud

Speaking and Listening Strand Think and discuss a text critically

Integrate into content areas Writing extensions

Goal 4: Let’s Evaluate the best ways to incorporate TD resources!

Review how you already use these resources in your classroom.

On the second index card, write how you can use these same resources and activities within the balanced literacy framework.

Goal 5: Share ideas and strategies for implementation!How will we make sure that our Balanced Literacy classes meet the needs of gifted learners?

Our Contactskellyneelon@cms.k12.nc.usamanda.oneal@cms.k12.nc.us