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Literacy First: Year 2Incorporating Reading Strategies in
the math classroom
Meghan Sharp & Melaine RickardTurrentine Middle School
March 2011
IntroductionsMeghan Sharp Melaine Rickard
18 years experienceCertification in science, ELA, & social studiesAIG certifiedNBCT in scienceWorking towards Masters in Science Ed.
10 years experienceCertification in math and social studiesAIG certifiedWorking towards NBCT in mathematics
What is Literacy First?Three year program purchased by the district
to improve reading levels of students who are multiple grade levels behind
Extensive training for content area teachers for one year and then we “fly solo” incorporating strategies into our disciplines
Monthly visits to evaluate progressStrategies used are proven to increase
student success rates
Focus Strategies
Visualization/Picture WalkWord SortsSQ3R/SQRP2
VisualizationTalk about what are the key words that help
you “see” textColorTextureShape Sizemovement
Read textCreate a sketch of what they see from the
text
Look at the pictures and tell me what math you “see”
Picture WalkSame skill as visualization but the opposite orderFind some interesting pictures that can have
mathematical implications.Students view each picture and write what math
they “see” in the picture.Great for an opening activity for a unit, bell ringer
activity, assessment piece, or student assignment.Low tech-print pictures or draw pictures and hang
around room for silent discussionHigh tech-make a graffiti wall in Smartboard
Word SortsUsed to help students identify patterns Used as pre assessment, drill and practice,
and assessment.Can be whole class using the Smart Board,
small group using cards, individual using cut/paste papers
Word SortTake the sort out in front of you and let’s try
itI use it for:
Rational and irrationalVocabularyEquations and answersGraph and the equation3 D shapes
SQ3RNon fiction text strategySurvey-look over the sectionQuestion-using the headings, write some
questions that the reader has and thinks are going to be answered in the text
Read-just do it!Record-write down any notes or answers to
the original questionsReview-review your notes, check to see if
questions were answers
Reading to learn mathematics text more efficiently to understand the information
better
SQRP2 (SQ3R for math)
SurveyRead any introductions, titles, subheadings,
captions, examples, vocabulary terms, and problems at the end of the chapter
Ask yourself:What is the title of this chapter?Are there any subheadings? What does it say I will learn?Is there any new vocabulary?Are there any key concepts?Are there any study tips, graphs, or charts?
QuestionsFormulate some questions you have about the
topic or any of the “stuff” you surveyedUse the basic signal words!
Examples: Who is this theorem/formula named after? What basic math skills do I need in order to apply
this new information? When am I ever going to use this? Where would I see this formula/theorem used? Why is this important? How do I do this?
ReadIn order to do this you should have already
looked up or learned the vocabulary learned any symbols formulated questions that you are going to
search for answers Make sure to write down any thing you find
that will help answer your questions that you formulated
ProblemsLook back at the sample problems in the sectionPut the sample problems in your own wordsDraw diagrams and add labelsAsk your self:
What concepts, formulas, and/or rules were applied?What method (s) were used to solve the problem? Why?What was the first step? Second step? Third step? Etc.Have any steps been combined?What differences or similarities are there between
examples in the sample problems and the practice problems?
PracticeTry some problems on your own!Use the notes you took when you worked on
problems Ask yourself:
What method, formula, or rules should I apply?What method should I use? Why?How do I begin?Can I do this problem another way? Should I?Can this answer be simplified?What other kind of problems have I seen that this
one is like?
They’re Going SteadyUse the SQRP2 strategy to evaluate the text
Walk around the room and post your brainpower!
Thank you for coming!Please visit my website for more information
or this presentation:http://
sharp-8th-grade-math.tum.abss.k12.nc.us
Or e mail questions:Meghan_sharp@abss.k12.nc.us