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 * 2164 Building Literacy in the Content Areas**


 * Presenters - Esther Fusco; Camille Sullivan - Hofstra University
 * Email Estherfusco@hofstra.edu
 * 6 shifts in ELA literacy
 * 50-50 literature and informational; 6-12 30-70
 * Need to teach strategies related to read text via technology (how knowinappropriate text)
 * Need to include non- fiction in genres (lists, textbook, how to, advertisement, movie/book reviews, etc) in all classes
 * Give strategies that support transaction between students and text (predicting, confirming evidence, connectingprior knowledge,making inferences, consider implications)
 * Include 3 parts - pre reading (build bridge - bulk of instruction), during, after
 * Pre reading strategies - think aloud, textbook instruction, essential/guiding question, vocab development, student questions, concept graphic organizers, brainstorming, anticipation guide, K-L-U (understandings), question structures, etc.
 * Need to teach/demonstrate strategies; havestudents choose what worksbest for them (give tools to use)
 * Questions in using text (what do I know about the author, this genre, this topic, etc.? What do pics, chats, captions tell me?
 * Wait time needs to be longer than 2seconds.
 * 3 Levels of questions. Literal, inferential, applied
 * George Washington editorial - see packet
 * Vocabulary - 3 tiers (basic -usually don't toe ache teach, high frequency/multiple meaning - may need to teach, low frequency/context-specific words- need to teach
 * Vocab taught in semantic clusters
 * Need to post vocab even if sharing room (hs)
 * Common patterns in literacy (concept/definition, chronological,compare/contrast,
 * Can use poetry in any subject - use to intro a topic - talk about text

2220 overcoming myths about teaching and learning using sevenprinciples of effective instruction


 * Every barrier has a general pattern. Understanding the pattern makes the solution more obvious. Collaboration assists with solution.
 * EQ how doing uncover the underlying challenges in classroom?; How do I mindfully think about my challenges to think through the solution?
 * Reference handouts
 * Brainstormed barriers. Then how they impact student learning.
 * Sift challenges through principles that govern teaching (start where students are, know where students are going, expect to get your students to their goal, support you students along the way, feedback, quality not quantity, never work harder than your student)
 * Overall theme mixed myths and principles together.