What does Early Literacy Look Like in Middle School? CREATE Presentation by Nancy Nadel
Jan 15, 2016
What does Early Literacy Look Like in Middle School?
CREATE Presentation
by Nancy Nadel
Picture books
High-interest Leveled Readers with picture supported glossary
Early Reader Chapter Books
Frog and Toad
Definition of Early Literacyat WIDA Levels 1 & 2
Early Literacy classes are
so-called to distinguish from classes with students who have a written language in their culture.
We needed to teach reading starting at the concept of print level in middle school.
Hunt Middle School ESL Curricula
• Additional classes were needed to serve students who had No Prior Literacy in their native language. (NPL)
• Literate in L1 students include students with interrupted schooling and newcomers who are fully literate L1 and sometimes L2.
Literacy Goals for 6th Grade
• Continue leveled reading program from elementary school to show measurable achievement separate from the WIDA ACCESS test.
• Align selected readings with 6th grade curriculum content.
WIDA Level ESL Classes at HMS
Newcomer Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Newcomer class
Literate in L1
6th grade
No prior literacy
6th grade
No prior literacy
7/8 grade
Mixed class
6th grade Most
Literate in L1
7/8 grade
Mixed Class
7/8 grade
Most literate in L1
Math Concepts 6th & 7th grade NPL
Sheltered Instruction Social Studies
6th gr. NPL
Sheltered Instruction Soc. Stud. 7/8th NPL
Curriculum Map: See Handout
WIDA Standard 1: ELL’s communicate for Social and Instructional purposes within the school setting.
WIDA Standard 2:ELL’s communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts
Themes and Essential Questions
Examples:
Standard 1: What do I need to do to succeed in middle school?
Standard 2: How do I get to be a better reader?
Grade Expectations: Grade 1R1:3 Applies word identification/decoding skills and strategies ( leading to automaticity) by…•Reading grade-appropriate, high-frequency words ( including irregularly
spelled words, contractions, etc.)
•Identifying sound-symbol correspondences: consonants, two-letter blends
•(e.g., bl, gr ), basic consonant and vowel digraphs (e.g., th, ee, ay) short vowels and long vowels affected by silent e.
•Reading regularly spelled one-and two-syllable words ( e.g., “kitten”, “doghouse”) by using knowledge of sounds and letter patterns ( including common endings -s, -ed, -ly , -ing)
Grade Expectations: Grade 2
R2:3 Applies word identification/decoding skills and strategies by…•Reading grade-level -appropriate, words with automaticity
•Reading grade-appropriate, high-frequency words
( including irregularly spelled words)
•Identifying regularly spelled multisyllabic words ( e.g., “happiness,” “shower,” “sunshine”), by using knowledge
of sounds, syllable types or word patterns ( including common spellings for consonants and vowel sounds , e.g., “knot”, “catch,” “float,” “fight,” or common suffixes)
Grade Expectations: Grade 6
R6:3 Applies word identification/decoding skills and strategies by…•Identifying multisyllabic words by using knowledge of sounds, six syllable types/syllable division, and word
patterns ( including prefixes and suffixes)
Formative Assessment
• Reading Group Oral Discussion
• Group Book DiscussionGuide for interns to lead oral discussion
Summative Assessment
• Student listener/Student speaker• Oral Retell roles help students work
cooperatively. • Fountas and Pinnell Assessment
Running record, comprehension questions, vocabulary and NECAP- aligned writing sample.
Sample Sequence of Teaching Points
Word/Language Study_- Functions and Patterns ____________parts of words
____________word endings ____________ contractions
____________question formation (wh) ____________sentence structure
Novels and Chapter Books
Thank you interns!
Come back!