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Research Team Skills Development

Session 2, February 2014 NTI

Learning Targets•   I can analyze current research regarding skill

development to determine the impact on my classroom practice.

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Cohesive Literacy Instruction

• What does this mean to you?

• Write a definition of cohesive literacy instruction in your Participants’ Notebook on p. ____.

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Introductions

• Please share your name, location, role and the SINGLE most important word from your definition of cohesive literacy instruction.

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Interactive Word Sort

• Divide into two groups at your table.

• Using the collection of words, create a visual graphic that shows how the words relate to each other.

• Use the symbols as needed to show the connections between the words.

• You need to use all of the words, but not all of the symbols.

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Share Our Thinking

• Visit other tables to see their visual representations or “interactive word sort.”

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Revelations

What did this activity reveal about cohesive literacy instruction either in form or in process?

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Research Groups• Arrange yourselves in teams of 4.

• Listen as the task card, “From Frenzy to Focus” is previewed on p. ____.

• Balance the boat…each member should be reading a different article.

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Cohesive Literacy Instruction

• How has your thinking been validated? Changed?

• Revisit and revise your definition from the beginning of this session.

• Turn and Talk to a partner about your learning.

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Learning Target Check-in•  I can analyze current research regarding skill

development to determine the impact on my classroom practice.

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