Wednesday, August 17, 2006
Read Aloud with Adults Using: "The Wrong Lunch Line"
Katherine Casey engages adults in a Read Aloud using“The Wrong Lunch Line.” Focus (6nd Grade Standards): How the setting is affecting the characters and the plot.
Tuesday, August 16, 2006
Read Aloud with Adults Using: "Come On, Rain!"
Katherine Casey engages adults in a Read Aloud using“Come On, Rain!” by Karen Hesse. Focus (2nd Grade Standards): Developing sensory visualization through author’s language.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Planning a Shared Reading Based on Student Needs
Katherine Casey uses data from a 4-5 combination class to gain a deeper understanding of overall students’ strengths and areas of need. How to compare and contrast ELD levels and analyze state standards in order to impact lesson planning are also modeled. Participants are then led through the planning process for a Read Aloud lesson using the short story “Mrs. Buell” by Jean little.
Read Aloud with 4th & 5th Grade Students Using: "Mrs. Buell"
Katherine Casey provides a demonstration Read Aloud lesson with 4th & 5th grade students using the short story “Mrs. Buell” by Jean Little. Lesson focus: character analysis. Participants, during the debrief, discussed how Katherine supported student learning.
Planning a Read Aloud Based on Student Needs
Katherine Casey uses data from a 4-5 combination class to gain a deeper understanding of overall students’ strengths and areas of need. How to compare and contrast ELD levels and analyze state standards in order to impact lesson planning are also modeled. Participants are then led through the planning process for a Read Aloud lesson using the short story “Mrs. Buell” by Jean little.
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Analyzing Instructional Practice - Part 2 Focus: 1st Grade Read Aloud
Participants increase their knowledge of identifying teachers’ strengths and needs by observing a 1st Grade Read Aloud videotaped lesson. Katherine Casey leads a debrief of the observed lesson to identify: What is this teacher doing well? What more does this teacher need to know and be able to do in order to improve his/her practice?
Tuesday, March 16, 2005
Questioning: Overview and Resources
Katherine Casey guides participants through a discussion of how Bloom’s Taxonomy illustrates the range of levels of comprehension form literal to high level. Participants are provided three resources which support effective questioning.
Shared Reading for Grades 3 and Beyond by Sue Brown
- Questions that address thinking skills and verbs within standards
Guiding Readers and Writers Grades 3-6 by Fountas & Pinnell
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Questions specific to and/or cross genre
Exploring Informational Text by Hoyt, Mooney, & Parkes
- Questions that students use at different times during the read (before, during, after).
Kindergarten Read Aloud Using: "You Can Do It, Sam"
Katherine Casey models a Read Aloud in a Kindergarten classroom using You Can Do It, Sam by Amy Hest. Her focus is character development: What is the character doing? Why is the character doing it? What is the character learning?
8th Grade Read Aloud Lesson Using: "Neighbors"
To prepare for the lesson, participants are guided through an analysis of the text that will be used with students. Katherine Casey then models a Read Aloud lesson with 8th grade students using the text “Neighbors.” The lesson’s focus is to have a deeper understanding about the setting/time period and to learn about character motives.
A Model for the Preparation of Shared Reading and Read Aloud Lessons, with a focus on 8th Grade
In preparation for a Shared Reading and Read Aloud lessons with 8th grade students, Katherine Casey discuses Balanced Literacy approaches and models the process of lesson planning. Four points of the model were addressed: (1) CST Strands and Reporting Clusters, (2) Text selection, (3) Reading to make meaning, and (4) Naming the skills and strategies used to understand the text.
9th Grade Read Aloud Using "All Summer in a Day" - Lesson #2
9th grade students participate in a day two Read Aloud lesson using Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer In A Day.” Prior to the lesson, Katherine Casey briefly explains the importance of: knowing genres, engaging students in deeper conversations, student partnerships, and room arrangement.
9th Grade Read Aloud Using "All Summer in a Day" - Lesson #1
Katherine Casey models a Read Aloud lesson using “All Summer In A Day” by Ray Bradbury. The focus for participants is to compare and contrast what we see in our own practice with what Katherine is modeling. Participants are asked, “What is this educator trying to do in order to engage students in meaning making?”
What Are Students' Responsibilities in Read Aloud?
Having observed two 9th grade Read Aloud lessons, participants share out their observations of what students are beginning to believe their responsibility is in a Read Aloud.
5th Grade Read Aloud Using: "A Picture Book Running the Road to ABC"
Shelley Harwayne begins the lesson with background information about the author. She models questioning, active engagement and conversation.
Introducing Staff to Read Aloud Approach
Shelley Harwayne explains why to start with Read Alouds. She highlights the importance of finding good literature that inspires the work. Resources used and/or referenced were Leadership Jazz by Max Dupree, “Bittersweet” by Lavonne J. Adams, Neighborhood Odes by Gary Soto, and Teaching With Fire, When Jo Lewis Won the Title. Harwayne guides participants through a Read Aloud questionnaire in order to prioritize areas of focus.