Texas Transition Conference 2013 Presented by Sharon Rutherford ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Student Literacy Skills for Post-Secondary Success 1 Oxford Dictionaries http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/literacy ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas literacy /ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/ noun: the ability to read and write 2 Literacy = Communication Reading Writing Speaking ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Listening 3 Conventional Literacy Early Literacy • Oral Language • Alphabetic Code • Print Knowledge/ Concepts • Comprehension • Fluency • Vocabulary • Phonics • Phonemic Awareness National Early Literacy Panel (2005); National Reading Panel (2000) ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Essential Components of Reading Instruction 4 • Dick and Jane • Dr. Seuss • Sesame Street • Beverly Cleary • Judy Blume • Where the Wild Things Are • Polar Express • Harry Potter • The Stinky Cheese Man • Diary of a Wimpy Kid ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Children’s Literature 1960 -2000 5 • Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) • 1984 (Orwell) • Animal Farm (Orwell) • Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) • Great Expectations (Dickens) • Edgar Allen Poe • Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway) • Maya Angelou • To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) • The Hunger Games (Collins) • Twilight (Meyer) • The Hobbit (Tolkien) ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Youth Literature 1960 -2000 6 ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas High School Textbooks 7 ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Today’s Literature and Textbooks 8 Literacy = Communication Reading Writing Speaking ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Listening 9 How we teach writing… Publishing Editing The Writing Process Drafting Revising ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Planning 10 Texting QR codes ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How students write… 11 Who are today’s students? “This year’s entering college class of 2016 [most of them born in 1994] was born into cyberspace and they have therefore measured their output in the fundamental particles of life: bits, bytes, and bauds. They have come to political consciousness during a time of increasing doubts about America’s future, and are entering college bombarded by questions about jobs and the value of a college degree.” ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas The Mindset List for the Class of 2016 13 Beloit College, The Mindset List http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2016/ • They have always lived in cyberspace, addicted to a new generation of “electronic narcotics” and they watch television everywhere but on a television. • They have never needed an actual airline “ticket,” a set of bound encyclopedias, or Romper Room. • They have lived in an era of instant stardom and self-proclaimed celebrities, famous for being famous. • History has always had its own channel. ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Who are today’s students? 14 Beloit College, The Mindset List http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2016/ • Since they've been born, the United States has measured progress by a 2% jump in unemployment and a 16 cent rise in the price of a first class postage stamp. • Despite being preferred urban gathering places, two-thirds of the independent bookstores in the United States have closed for good during their lifetimes. • They are probably the most tribal generation in history and they despise being separated from contact with friends. ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Who are today’s students? 15 Beloit College, The Mindset List http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2016/ 1970 1990 2010 • Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • SCANS • Academic foundations • “Soft skills” • Technology • Foundation skills • Workplace competencies ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Skills for Workplace Success 16 SCANS 1990 • Basic Skills • Thinking Skills • Personal Qualities • • • • • Resources Interpersonal Skills Information Systems Technology Foundation Skills Workplace Competencies ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills 17 not just about literacy skills, but, "literacy habits,“ not just about lifelong learning, but, it is a "learning lifestyle.“ ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Today, it is not just about literacy, but, "learning literacy,“ 18 David Warlick, Literacy & Learning in the 21st Century http://davidwarlick.com/wordpress/ Defining Literacy (2003) – Part I National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) • Literacy is the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential. Search, comprehend, and use information ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Task-based (conceptual) definition 19 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) http://nces.ed.gov/naal/fr_definition.asp Literacy Tasks National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) • Search, comprehend, and use information from continuous texts such as news articles and instructional materials • Document tasks • Search, comprehend, and use information from non-continuous texts such as job applications, maps, and food labels • Quantitative tasks • Identify and perform computations using numbers embedded in printed materials ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Prose tasks 20 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) http://nces.ed.gov/naal/fr_definition.asp Defining Literacy (2003) – Part II National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) • Successful use of printed material is a product of two classes of skills: word-level reading skills and higher level literacy skills • • • • Text search skills Inferential skills Basic reading skills Application skills • Language skills • Computation identification skills • Computation performance skills ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Skills-based (operational) definition 21 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) http://nces.ed.gov/naal/fr_definition.asp ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas “Literacy can be thought of as a currency in this society. Just as adults with little money have difficulty meeting their basic needs, those with limited literacy skills are likely to find it more challenging to pursue their goals.” 22 Adult Literacy in America (NCES) • Focus our attention on building literacy skills from the beginning of a child’s educational experience Learning to Read Pre K 1 2 Reading to Learn 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Post-HS ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 23 • Ensure that instructional and assessment decisions at the early grades consider the impact on student expectations and opportunities for the future. “For a student in elementary or middle school, the ARD committee understands that instructional and assessment decisions made now may impact a student’s graduation options when he or she is in high school.” STAAR Modified/Alternate Participation Requirements ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 24 • Ensure that instructional and assessment decisions in high school do not compromise the student’s access to future educational opportunities “Modified coursework results in the student graduating on the Minimum High School Program (MHSP). Students who graduate on the MHSP are not eligible for automatic admission into a Texas four-year university.” STAAR Modified/Alternate Participation Requirements ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 25 How do we respond as educators? ELPS PreK Guidelines CCRS TEKS ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Know and understand the educational standards for Texas students 26 TEA, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148 Ensure that students are receiving maximum access to the grade-level/course curriculum, instruction, and assessment with appropriate supports and accommodations. With or without accommodations Modified TEKSbased instruction Prerequisite skills STAAR STAAR Modified STAAR Alternate ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 27 How do we respond as educators? • Readiness Standards vs. Supporting Standards • Process Skills • Comprehension skills (TEKS Figure 19) • Genres of printed text • Literary genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) • Informational genres (expository, persuasive, procedural) • Media literacy ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Know what is assessed on the STAAR assessments 28 • Prepare students to take ownership of their own education and future success • Start transition planning as early as possible to help students • Develop self-determination skills • Develop self-advocacy skills • Develop disability awareness ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 29 • Involve students in the development of the IEP • Work with students to develop attainable yet challenging goals for now and in the future • Ensure that students know how their interests, preferences, strengths, and limitations impact their post-secondary goals and expectations ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 30 • Involve students in determining the types of supports and accommodations they need to be successful in multiple environments, including the use of assistive technology • Teach students how to use technology as a tool for learning and working • Teach students to use information and resources with integrity and fidelity ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 31 • Help student’s plan a course of study designed to build knowledge and skills for the 21st Century workplace • Provide high school experiences that relate directly to the student’s vision and goals for the future • Help the student make connections to services after high school that will allow maximum access to post-secondary education and employment ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas How do we respond as educators? 32 Continue to develop conventional literacy and communication skills, and… Listening Reading Writing Speaking (Expressive) ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas (Receptive) 33 ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Develop the skills needed to search, comprehend, and use information 34 ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas “Today's workplace demands more than competency in the three R's. Employers want a new kind of employee with a broad set of skills, or at least a strong foundation in the basics, in order to facilitate learning on the job.” 35 Geralyn McClure Franklin, Stephen F. Austin State University Thank you for your participation today! ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas srutherford@esc11.net 817-740-7574 For more information about transition planning in Texas, visit the Transition in Texas website www.transitionintexas.org ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas Sharon Rutherford 36 References and Resources • A First Look at the Literacy of America’s Adults in the 21st Century http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/PDF/2006470.PDF • Education Statistics Quarterly-Vol. 7 Issues 1&2 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=20 06614 • Adult Literacy in America http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=93 275 ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 37 References and Resources • Texas Reality Check http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/ • Workplace Basic Skills: Employer Demands and Worker Preparation http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/shared/PDFs/BYN-2009web.pdf ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market and Career Information (LMCI) 38 References and Resources • Workforce Development http://www.ncwdyouth.info/workforce-development • Literacy and Learning for the 21st Century, David Warlick, 2009 http://davidwarlick.com/colearners/?page_id=198 • Basic Skills Deficiencies at Work: Perceptions of Small and Large Employers; Geralyn McClure Franklin, Stephen F. Austin State University http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/research/sbida/1993/PDF /03.pdf ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) 39 • Reach Higher, America: Overcoming Crisis in the U.S.Workforce; Report of the National Commission on Adult Literacy, June 2008 http://www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy. org/report.html • Tough Choices or Tough Times, New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (NCEE) http://www.skillscommission.org/ • Achieve Texas – Programs of Study http://www.achievetexas.org/POS_Covers.htm ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas References and Resources 40 References and Resources • Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/softskills/ • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) • Money Smart for Young Adults http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/money smart/young.html ESC Region XI Fort Worth, Texas • US Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) 41