UTILIZING 3-5 TD RESOURCES WITH BALANCED LITERACY LI/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 Balanced Literacy Reader’s Workshop • Conferring • Guided Reading • Strategy Work Word Study Where does whole-group discussion fit in? Example Daily Schedule 8:45-9:15 Word Study 9:15-9:35 Mini-Lesson 9:35-10:35 Reader’s Workshop 10:35-11:15 Writing 11:15-12:15 Lunch 12:15-1:45 Math 1:45-2:30 Specials 2:30-3:10 Science/SS 3:10-3:30 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 Possible Units Interactive Read Aloud High quality text Three days or more: first read, second read, discussion Characters Mini-Lesson support Test Prep Word Study rich vocabulary vocabulary activities in teacher manual Interpretative Texts Book Clubs William and Mary Units Daily Schedule Teaching Points Research-based for gifted learners Apply to a variety of texts Possible Units Characters Interpretative Text Mini-Lessons Plan units and lessons Non-Fiction/Research Reader’s Workshop Questions for individual work and small group work Biographies Word Study Vocabulary activities/webs Assessment Questions and graphic organizers Book Clubs Poetry Jacob’s Ladder Daily Schedule Possible Units Assessment Non-Fiction Texts for Mini-Lessons Biographies Strategy Work Leveled ladders Skill based Genre based Historical Fiction Interpretative Texts Poetry Test Prep Organizing Thinking Skills Daily Schedule Possible Units Word Study Characters Strategy Groups Graphic organizers for a variety of skills Non-Fiction/Research Mini-Lessons Modeling teaching points Writer’s Workshop Concepts in Science and Social Studies Novel Study Daily Schedule Interactive Read Aloud Modeling through think-alouds Student copies Mini-lesson Carry over from read-aloud Possible Units Characters Interpretative Texts Book Clubs Strategy Work Biographies Small group, leveled novel study Concept Unit in Social Studies or Word Study Science Vocabulary menus Assessment Shared text, performance tasks Music of the Hemispheres Daily Schedule Possible Units Mini- Lessons Poetry Read Alouds Test Prep Writer’s Workshop Word Study 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 Contacts kellyneelon@cms.k12.nc.us amanda.oneal@cms.k12.nc.us