Creating a lasting impact on learning using literature: summer reading projects
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Sustaining learning with summer reading projects
PanSIG conference, Miyazaki!May 10-11, 2014!Tara McIlroy!Literature in Language Teaching SIG!
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OutlineContext
Challenges
Awesome people reading
Summer reading project task
Recommendations
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Context
Private languages university
Sophomore level
Reading class
Extensive reading component
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Challenges!
Multilevel ability
motivation
Long summer break
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Personal goal setting
Flexible task description
Summer reading task
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Solutions
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Why summer reading?
Time
Energy
Self-motivation
Closer to the extensive reading ideal
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Step 1: Scaffolding and Supporting learning
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Scaffolding via awesome people
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Awesome people reading
Awareness raising
Modeling the act of reading
Focus on confidence and motivation
Example of embodied cognition
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Awesome people reading task
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Teacher example answer
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Student answers
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Being a reader = Being awesome
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Step 2: Consolidating and confidence building
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Summer reading task: set-upRequired part of the course
Summative and self assessment
Presentation element
Reading photo required
Reading level restricted
Reading log counting words and pages
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multimedia support
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1) Interactive task sheet (Googledocs)
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Don't forget the photo!
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2) Suitable content (Pinterest)
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3) Model presentation (prezi)
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Step 3: Presenting and Reporting
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ExamplesNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The house on Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
Momo by Michael Ende
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Recommendations
Childhood favorites
Classics
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Types of books
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Outcomes All students completed the task
All presented on interesting books
Everyone passed the second semester
All word and page counts were higher in second semester
Some students felt and acted like awesome readers
Summer reading continues....
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Advice Consider needs of the learners
Offer encouragement
Consider a metaphor such as awesomeness to help motivate
Make a task fair and achievable
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Being a reader = Being awesome
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❖ http://www.slideshare.net/teachy13!
❖ kandaeli.academia.edu/taramcilroy !
❖ liltsig.org!
❖ @taramcendo Thank you!