Theron Blakeslee, tblakesl@inghamisd.org
Amy Kilbridge, akilbrid@inghamisd.org
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Think about your data and look back at your
notes from this morning.
Look at any notes you took from the EXPLORE
test.
Use the t-chart in your packet to list things
students need to know and be able to do to
perform well on the EXPLORE test in Reading
or Math and list corresponding teaching
strategies.
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Circulate the room, find someone from
another table and give them a strategy from
your T-Chart and get a strategy from their Tchart.
When you have swapped ideas with your first
partner, find another partner, and keep
getting ideas for 5-10 minutes.
Go back to your table and choose an idea to
share with your tablemates.
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The distinguishing skill of proficient
readers is the ability to answer
questions about complex text.
Reading Between the Lines
ACT, 2006
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The Smarter Balanced Assessments will
emphasize the central importance of a textbased reading approach. During a test, after
all, a student quickly glances at the title,
source, and author, and then is left with only
the text-along with the added challenge of
limited time.
From Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading Strategy for
Navigating Complex Text
By Elaine Weber, Barbara Nelson and Cynthia Lynn Schofield
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Is text-driven and meaning-based
Focuses students on the context of text
Guides students to read for one reading
purpose at a time
Invites and guides students to revisit the text
more than once
From Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading Strategy for
Navigating Complex Text
By Elaine Weber, Barbara Nelson and Cynthia Lynn Schofield
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Guides students to return to the same text
for multiple purposes
Targets the acquisition of skills needed for
close and critical reading
Builds fluency and stamina in readers
Uses multiple senses: visual, auditory , and
kinesthetic
From Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading Strategy for
Navigating Complex Text
By Elaine Weber, Barbara Nelson and Cynthia Lynn Schofield
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1) Reading for Summary
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2) Reading for Author’s Craft
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3) Reading for Vocabulary Acquisition
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4) Reading for Multiple-Choice Test
Preparation
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Try it with the last paragraph of Anna
Quindlen’s article, “A Quilt of a Country”
which is referenced on p. 129 of the Common
Core State Standards, ELA Appendix B as an
Exemplar Text for 9th and 10th Grade
Purposes:
Reading For Summary
Reading for Vocabulary Acquisition
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Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading
Strategy for Navigating Complex Text by Elaine
M. Weber, Barbara A. Nelson and Cynthia Lynn
Schofield
MissionLiteracy.com – click on Common Core,
then Reading, then Scroll down to Close and
Critical Reading
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Close and Critical Reading: ACT Passages and
Guided Highlighted Reads - 2GB flash drive:
http://www.misd.net/languageart/Closeand
CriticalReadingOrderForm.pdf
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a strategy for all types of readers – moving
students toward more independence
especially important in timed reading
situations such as the ACT Exam
assists students with understanding complex
text
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Read the first paragraph of the passage on
the handout: GRADE 11/Day1/Document 3
Learning How to Mark-it-up
How does the reading level compare to the
EXPLORE test you took earlier today?
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Read the first paragraph of Day1/Document 4
Learning How to Mark-it-up Answer Key
Read the first 3 paragraphs of Modeling
Mark-it-up Script for Teachers (think aloud)
Look at the Day 1/Doc. 6 Reading Strategies
Have you used any of these strategies with
your students? Are there any you could add?
Sample Instructions from ELA ACT Preparation
Materials for Grade 11 from Oakland ISD:
http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Departments/L
earningServices/Humanities/EnglishLanguageA
rtsLiteracy/ELAMMEPreparation/tabid/1584/De
fault.aspx
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LINCing Routine
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Marzano’s Six Step Process
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Frayer Model
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Word Meaning Graphic Organizer
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Vocabulary Tree
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Michigan will be participating in the Spring 2013 SBAC
Pilot. There will be two types of schools involved in this
pilot: 1) scientifically-selected schools and 2) volunteer
schools.
Building principals of schools scientifically-selected for
this pilot were notified by email on December 4, 2012. If
your school did not receive notification, but you would like
to participate in the pilot as a volunteer school, you can do
so by completing the volunteer registration form at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SmarterBalancedPilot.
To complete the survey, you will need your school's
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) number.
You can find your NCES number at
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/.
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Common Core Wiki on Ingham ISD’s Website:
http://www.inghamisd.org/academicservices/mtss/commoncore/
Practice Tests and other preparation materials
from the College Board at
www.act.org/ew/resources
Literacy Resources of all types at
missionliteracy.com