Created by Sharon McMichael W E L C O M E “HBMS Curriculum Night ~ Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Ms....

Created by Sharon McMichael

W E L C O M E

“HBMS Curriculum Night ~ Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013

Ms. McMichael, M.Ed.

Reading Teacher and Dyslexia Specialist


Degrees

B.A.T. ~ Bachelor’s of Art in Teaching with a major in English, Cum Laude. Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL.

M.Ed. ~ Master’s in Reading Education as a Reading Specialist.

Info. on my HBMS teacher web-site.

2013 President of the Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association


Contact Information

Classroom Telephone ~ voice mail

(512) 533-5681

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


TEKS

Middle School

Reading – Elective

Sub-component of Language Arts


4 Major Components of Reading

DecodingVocabularyFluencyComprehensio

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Decoding

Decoding Encoding Phonemic awareness Auditory discrimination Increase auditory component

(directions, # of details)

Structure of language Order dictates spelling Spelling correlation Fluency correlation


Vocabulary

Brain accesses information in clumps

Word parts (prefixes, suffixes, & root words)

Over 80% of language is made up of 15 prefixes Reading research shows most important

part of vocabulary is oral reading to

children along with prefix/suffix work.


Fluency

Reading research shows repeated & controlled reading is KEY to increasing fluency.


Comprehension

Multisensory methods Analytical Analogy of small parts to prior

knowledge)

Increase complexity & rigor

TEKSCCSS


TEKS – Reading Comprehension

Middle School Reading (elective) – 3

Language Arts – 17 tested on STAAR

I teach all 17.


Homework

There is no assigned homework in my Reading Enrichment or Reading Dyslexia classes.


Grades

Daily Grades = 40% Minimum of 9 per 9 weeks Reading Practices; Handwriting;

Sentence dictation; 6 Way Paragraph stories; Vocabulary Word Web; Reading Comprehension Objective Practice (RCOP)

Major Grades = 40% Minimum of 3 per 9 weeks Review and/or Mixed Lists Reading Comprehension Objective

Exam (RCOE)


Other Assessments

Reading assessments (beg. of yr. – Lang. Arts; post-test in Rdg. Enrich.)

Fluency checks Comprehension

checks CBAs (Curriculum Based

Assessments) in Language Arts

Reading benchmarks One in Spring


Reading research = computers cannot teach a child to read or improve their reading.Yet…they can enhance our learning & experience.

Minor = computer science. iPads

Grant requested last year for 17 iPads for our classroom along with a cart.

Apps

Audio books Learning Ally

On-line My teacher web-site

http://c2.ltisdschools.org//Domain/555

Technology

http://c2.ltisdschools.org/Domain/555

http://c2.ltisdschools.org/Domain/555


Let’s Chat…

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Thank you!

Thank you for attending.

Have a great evening.


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Extended/Further Information by 9 Weeks


1st 9 Weeks

10 lessons of “Initial Schedule” 39 lessons of Basic Language Skills (phonemic awareness, encoding,

decoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination,

auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes) ~ ~ 3 of the 6 syllable types.

Organization skills; Successful student skills Fluency Homophones & homonyms Dictionary skills Vocabulary Comprehension

“6 Way Paragraphs” (a story every Friday, 9 completed) TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives (using their prior knowledge as a

base & starting point)

* Best Summary


2st 9 Weeks 42 lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding, fluency, oral

reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes) ~ ~ the last 3 of the 6 syllable types.

They’ve learned all 6 of the syllable types of the English language before the end of the 1st semester!

Fluency Dictionary Skills Vocabulary Comprehension

Comp. Practice Stories – length & rigor will increase. TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives = Wednesdays, Tu./Th., & EOCs (End of Class)

* Best Summary – cont. * Style, Tone, & Mood* Fact vs. Opinion * Inference* Map & Chart Skills * Inference & Drawing Conclusions- cont.* Diagrams & Visuals * Charts* Summary of a Paragraph * Main Idea & Details * Analyze Characters* Identify the Different Purposes of Texts * Flashback, Foreshadowing, & Symbolism* Context Clues * Sequential Order & Chronological Order

STAAR Reading practices

Test Taking Skills


3rd 9 Weeks

13 more lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes).

Comprehension STAAR Reading practices TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives Analyze STAAR tests & questions

* Dictionary Skills

* Connotation & Denotation* Predictions – Inferences* Compare & Contrast Similarities and Differences* Author’s Point of View & Perspective* Sequential Order & Chronological Order – cont.* Predictions* Point of View & Voice* Symbolism* Cause & Effect

Test Taking Skills


4th 9 Weeks

STAAR testing 16+ more lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding,

fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes).

Homophones & Homonyms Writing Response to Reading Writing Comprehension

“6 Way Paragraph”

Post test – reading assessment

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