ECI 306 Middle Years Reading
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This wiki contains work, ideas, and discussion in progress related to ECI 306, Spring '07. It also includes resources related to middle years content area reading.
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Critical Media Literacy
Our Definitions of Critical Media Literacy
References for Critical Media Literacy
Multigenre / Multimodal / Multimedia Reading Project
Our Questions for the Middle Grades Teacher Panel
Please post your questions here with your name in brackets.
What sort of tactics do you use to encourage students to read a book they just don't like? [Evan Bahoric]
Do you use differentiation in the classroom, and if so, how? What during reading strategies do you use with your students? [Betsy Nay]
How must you adjust your teaching for students who have different reading abilities?
How do you handle the challenge of trying to convince middle school age students that reading is an important part of their educational advancement and the curriculum you teach? [James Cox]
How do you teach Vocabulary in your class? At the beginning of the year, about how long does it take you to gage the reading level of your students? [Ashley Eggleston]
What is the assesment and evaluation process you use in your classroom? How do you ensure that each student in your class recieves individual attention? [Katie Janke]
How do you approach the task of teaching students to read? How does NCLB and High Standards Testing affect your job as a reading teacher? [Sara Dean]
How many lesson plans do you write each month? Do you use the same lesson plans every year? [Christie Bonner]
Do you write formal lesson plans, or do you make an agenda? does your principal make you turn in lesson plans? how does s/he hold you accountable for what you teach in the classroom? What is the biggest difficulty you have faced in teaching reading? Do you feel that teaching reading is a focus in your classroom? [Hannah Jernigan]
How do you handle ESL students when it comes to Language Arts? Do you set special parameters? [Laura Piraino]
How do you pick out what books you would like to implement into your curriculum? [Keith Philips]
Have you seen reading strategies used in classes other than Language Arts? If so which ones? [Wendy Medlin]
Do you work in teams at the middle school level? Do you do team-wide curriculum integration when you can? [Wendy Medlin]
What types of classroom management strategies do you use? What do you do when there are a few students in your class that really grasp but the topic but others do not, how do you move on without leaving students behind? [Anna Frances Compton]
What are some suggestions on incorporating reading in math courses other than using those dreadful word problems? [Destiney Ross]
Given the small amount of time teachers are given to teach material that is to be tested at the end of the year, do you think that there is a way to include "short-stories" relating to math in the classroom? [Brandy Lytle]
When do you find it the best time to prepare for your daily classes: prior to leaving school the day before, before going to bed at night, that morning...? [Randal Decker]
If you do work as teams does each team have to read the same selections? Do you feel like you have adequate planning time? How much work do you outside of the classroom (and regular school day?) What kind of reading to students generally get into? [Anna Rollins]
I am a little worried about dealing with angry parents. How do you handle them and what do you do to show them that you have their childrens' best interest at heart? [Elizabeth King]
Do your school systems have pre-made lists of books that you are allowed to use? If so, how do you get a book added if you feel it is important to your curriculum? [Michael Dunbar]
How did you decide on the school that was right for you? [Adam Woodrum]
How was the interview process when you interviewed for your particular subject area [Shanta Lightfoot]
General Resources, Links, and Files
APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL Lab): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Post Video Conference Reflection Form (to be completed online after video-conferencing session): http://ced.ncsu.edu/2/mga/middledata/surveys/vc_students.htm
Online Vocabulary Tool (developed by high school student): a) eSchool News article: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/links/showLink.cfm?linkID=341 b) Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/
New Translation Tool: a) eSchool News article: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6960 b) Traducelo Ahora tool: http://www.traduceloahora.org/en/home.html
Link to Gibberish (Jibberish)/ Language Games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberish_(language_game)
Coding Help for the Wiki: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors