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MRA 2018 March Conference

Got Students with Comprehension Problems? We “Got Solutions!”
Saturday, March 17, 2018  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 140 G  
Elaine Weber Macomb Intermediate School District
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University   
Jacqueline Fry, Patti Loper, Barb Mick Consultants
Come learn strategies for developing word callers and literal learners into competent comprehenders and generative thinkers. Experience word sorts, profundity, and conceptual thinking that will nudge all Pre-K-5 learners to deeper levels of comprehension. Walk away with a treasure trove of free Mission Literacy resources you can use tomorrow with your hard to reach but now easier to teach kids. Strands: Assessment and Data Management Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6) Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
 
Session Handouts
Ppt
Site Map


Preparing a Mentor Text for Read Aloud

​Section from Close and Critical Reading Page
Text Dependent Questions: Pathways to Close and Critical Reading 

K-5 Page   and    6-12 Page
Corwin Press TDQ pages provide related resources and supports. 
"Fisher and Frey break down the process into four cognitive pathways that help teachers “organize the journey through a text” and frame an extended discussion around it."      
     - What does the text say? (general understandings and key details)
     - How does the text work? (vocabulary, structure, and author’s craft)
     - What does the text mean? (logical inferences and intertextual connections)
     - What does the text inspire you to do? (write, investigate, present, debate)
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Link to MMP Flexible Thinking Page
Word Callers Handout 

Link to MMP Guided Reading Page
Guided Reading Goal Questions from K-8 Continuum (Levels A - Z) 
Thinking within the Text

   - Retelling (A - H)
   - Fluency (C - F )
   - Summarizing (I - Z)
Thinking beyond the Text 
   - Predicting
   - Making Connections
   - Synthesizing
   - Inferring
Thinking about the Text
   - Analyzing
   - Critiquing 

Preparing a Mentor Text for Read Aloud

Text Dependent Questions Chart    Slide

Profundity in the Margins
Narrative Profundity Packet
    - Narrative Profundity Steps
    - Narrative Profundity Resource
    - Narrative Profundity Scale Scoring Sheet
    - Narrative Profundity for Assessment
Expository Profundity Packet
    - Expository Profundity Steps
    - Expository Profundity
    - Expository Profundity Scale Scoring Sheet
A Profundity List for Children
Seven Steps to Profundity Flip Book 
Color Profundity Scale (Chart)

M-Step Text-Dependent Essay Scoring Rubric, Level 4 - Explicated - E. Weber 

Recognizing Text Structures - Teaching and Assessing Understanding of Text Structure

MISD Literature Units Revised: Conceptual Lens with Evidence-based Prompts
Link to Unit Resources  and to M-STEP Text Dependent Analysis Resources


MISD Literature Units Revised: Conceptual Lens with Evidence-based Prompts
Sunday, March 18, 2018   2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 334  
Carrie Wozniak, Kimberly Keith, Fraser School District
Elaine Weber, Macomb ISD
Sue Codere Kelly, Michigan State University
4 Fraser Teachers representing each grade level who are available to attend
Learn how Fraser District teachers revised the Macomb ISD Grades 3 to 6 Literature (Genre) Units. Each unit has an organizing generalization providing a conceptual lens to create prompts that demand evidence from the text. Witness how conceptual generalizations join science and social studies to form interdisciplinary units. The units are free and aligned with Michigan standards. Strands: STEM Integration Strand Literature, Social Justice and Cultural Relevance Strand Early Literacy Strand Learner Age Group: Lower Elementary (K-3), Upper Elementary (3-6), Adult Presentation Style: Workshop (Hands-On)
Link to Unit Resources

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