A"er  DART  –  planning  and  teaching  a"er  a  school-­‐wide  

reading  assessment  

Richmond  Nov.  28,  2011  Faye  Brownlie  

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Formative assessment to determine students strengths and needs

Brownlie, Feniak & Schnellert, 2006; Earl & Katz, 2005; Schnellert, Butler & Higginson, in press; Smith & Wilhelm, 2006

What  is  working?  

What  is  my  focus  area?  

What  is  my  plan?  

Model Guided practice Independent practice Independent application  

Pearson  &  Gallagher  (1983)  

Teaching  Content  to  All  

Open-­‐ended          teaching  

adapted  

modified  

Teresa Fayant K

Stzuminus First Nation

Teaching how to respond

Essential Lesson Components

•  EssenTal  quesTon/learning  intenTon/a  big  idea  •  Open-­‐ended  strategies:    connect-­‐process-­‐transform  •  DifferenTaTon  –  choice,  choice,  choice  •  Assessment  for  learning  •  Gradual  release  of  responsibility  

QuesToning  –  oral  language,  vocabulary,  building  background  knowledge  

Think  Aloud  –  deepening  comprehension,  applying  reading/thinking  strategies  

Sea  O\er  Pup  -­‐  Victoria  Miles  (Orca)  

There  is  a  forest  of  seaweed  in  the  ocean.      

It  is  a  forest  of  kelp.    At  the  bo\om  of  the  

 kelp  forest,  Mother  sea  o\er  searches  for  

 food.  

High  above,  her  pup  is  waiTng.    He  is  

 wrapped  in  a  piece  of  kelp  so  he  can’t  

 dri"  away  while  Mother  is  down    below.  

He  bobs,  floaTng  on  his  back  in  the  

 cold  waves,  holding  his  front  paws  and  

 hind  flippers  above  the  water  to  keep    them  dry.  

Making  Inferences  

Learning  IntenTons:  

•  I  can  examine  a  picture  and  infer  what  is  happening  

•  I  can  provide  ‘because’  reasoning  (evidence)  for  my  inference  

•  Peter’s  Poofect  Pet  -­‐  Tina  Powell  

•  www.bigfatpen.com  

Goals

Plan

Rationale

Planning

What do we want to develop/ explore/change/ refine to better meet the diverse needs of diverse learners?

Why are we choosing this focus?

How will we do this?