it's all elementary: elementary literacy strategies in the secondary classroom
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It’s All Elementary:Elementary Literacy Strategies in the
Secondary Classroom
Jennifer Smithers Marten
GT Coordinator/Online School Coordinator
Plymouth Joint School District
Plymouth, Wisconsin
But what about the boy (or girl) who
DOESN’T love words?
Literacy Skills
Print Awareness
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Writing
VOCABULARY
Teaching Science VocabularyContent Vocabulary significantly increases the depth and complexity of text.
Vocabulary Strategies
• Concept Map• Concept Circle• Concept Sorts• 15 Vocabulary Strategies in 15 Minutes
– Frayer model– Graffiti– Making Meaning– Vocab Anchor– Vocab Cartoon– Vocab Frames
Think-Pair-Share
• Read through the strategies.
• Find a partner and brainstorm ways you could use 1-2 of these.
• Be prepared to share out.
10 Minute Timer
COMPREHENSION
Narrative Text
Informational Text
Narrative Text Strategies
• Double Entry Journal
• Two Word Strategy
• Sketch to Stretch
• Analogy Charting
• Character Charts
• Inner Voice
Informational Text Strategies
• 3 Minute Pause
• Discussion Web
• Pro-Con Scale
• Post-It Note Responses
• Opinion Proof Chart
• Semantic Feature Analysis
Brainstorm
What strategies have you used to increase content comprehension?
Which (if any) of these strategies do you want to try?
Give an example of how you might use the strategy.
WRITING
Writing Strategies
• Written Conversation
• RAFT
• Quick Writes
• S-O-S Summary
EXAMPLES FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL
1960s
• The Times The Are A-Changing
• MVP
• Political Cartoons
• Jigsaw Activity
• Article Share
Perspective
Mentor Texts
Text-to-self
World connections
losses of war
memorial items
wounded veterans
gravestone rubbings
Text-to-self
World connections
racism
tolerance
bullying
perseverance
Fractured Fairytales
•Perspective
•Point of View
•Setting
BUILDING BRIDGES
How to make connections between the classics and today’s young adult readers
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Combining Once Upon a Time with Science
If You Could Ask One More Question…
Instructional Strategies Resource
Contact Info
• Twitter: @jenmarten
• Blog: teach from the heart
• Skype: jenmarten
• Websites: Feedback
Tech in the Classroom
• Linkedin: jenmarten
• Email: [email protected]