1. Picture Book Possibilities: Using
Literature to Collaborate with
Learners
Ann Marie Corgill
amliteracylearninglog.blogspot.com
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Katie DiCesare
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Cathy Mere
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Kathy Collins
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5. Features of text that support shared reading (Parkes, 2000)
Stories that:
reflect the experiences of children
contain humor, action or strong characters
contain, rhyme, rhythm and memorable language
contain illustrations that support and extend the text
have entry points for kids to participate in reading
6. What are some picture books kids love to read
over and over again?
What are the possibilities for these loved books?
38. 4. Please: Read it again
Read Again Online
Read Again At Home
Read Again Throughout the Year:
Come back to shared texts for new
teaching/thinking opportunities
Read Again Independently
50. Work and Play in WPB
• How do we read books without
words?
• How do we read wordless picture
books with friends?
• How do we talk about and play with
our wordless picture books?
51. Teacher Support
• Model a book tour
• Reread narrating the story
• Reread acting out the story
• Reread to study an aspect of the
story
54. Power of Choice
Rights of Every Reader
• To choose their own books
• To talk with a friend about a
book
• To laugh over books
• Too spend too much time in
a series
• To enjoy bad writing
• To see others read and hear
about their decisions
• To find their own reading
voice
55. Helping Students Choose:
Teaching Balance
Focus Lessons
• Teach for procedures
• Teach comprehension
strategies
• Teach strategies for sustaining
reading
• Supporting students as they
learn to live the life of a
reader.
56. Supporting Independence: Focus
Lesson
• Knowing yourself as a
reader
• Book choice
• Talking about books with
friends
• Reading purposes
(reading choices)
• Characteristics of books
(genres, characters, etc.)
69. Picture Books:
Catalysts for Academic and
Social Growth
in Primary and Middle Grades
Ann Marie Corgill-Ingram
amliteracylearninglog.blogspot.com
annmariecorgill@mac.com
NCTE 2010
70.
71.
72. WHY
did I say “yes” to this session?
• My colleagues
• My learning
• My belief in the power and
potential of picture books
in “growing” our students
forward as learners and
people
73. WHY
are picture books important
for teaching all students?
• They’re non-threatening.
• They’re visually
appealing.
• They’re a catalyst for
academic AND
social/emotional
growth.
74. HOW
do I use picture books to “grow” both academic and
social/emotional learners?
• By using them to teach,
support, and encourage
meaningful TALK among
students
75. HOW
do students learn how to talk about these picture
books?
• Students need to see the
purpose of meaningful
talk
• Intentional teaching
76.
77. WHAT
kinds of talk do picture books encourage?
• Talk to make meaning of the
text
• Talk to explore writing craft
and author techniques
• Talk to make sense of world
issues
• Talk to understand
themselves and others
78. SO WHAT?
So Why Is This Important for All Students?
• Identity
• Inquiry
• Interaction
Editor's Notes
get example of Natalie's book on thinking
Pete the Cat is your ordinary blue cat who gets new shoes. He keeps walking along after stepping in all kinds of stuff like blueberries, strawberries and mud. Pete never gets down, he keeps walking along singing his song (which the kids love to join in and sing). Pete teaches kids to love life, not to worry.
Our K teacher uses a character her students connect with to help teach many concepts. This year she has Pete featured in many different colored shoes on her cupboards to help kids access this text and learn colors.
After taking photos and printing pics of our own shoes, each student created Pete wearing their tennis shoes. Helped kids learn to read each others names, sing and read.
Anchored our practice with how readers pay attention to words and pictures.
Allowed kids to independently think about words using a familiar text.
Little girl and monkey who go on imaginary adventures together.
Pic clues for getting kids to think and predict
acting out
Take off of Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Great ending: feature picture
Rhyme
Feels like Brown Bear Brown Bear
Linking words kids are learning back to a familiar text
Intro hf, into notion that we can notice patterns in words that will help us spell
Simple text and lots of opportunities to talk about comprehension through picture reading. Use pics to infer how each animal helped the other.
Little duck is lost, monkey helps him find his way back to his family
Monkey is falling and little girafffe catches him as he falls,
Little Giraffe can't reach his food and gorilla bends down the branches. The story continues until you meet duck who is lost again.
I am the King is the story of a lost crown and the journey it takes
Fluency: opportunities for becoming the characters. Expression, possibilities with creating different voice for each animal that tries on the crown.
Comprehension : Using pictures to infer
Hello Day is a simple text that introduces kids to animal sounds.
Pictures are exquisite and some opportunities for predicting.
"Moo," said the cow.
Patterns in color
The book kids refer to when remembering said. Nice book for beginning to look at how writers write dialog.
I love Bob Shea books!
This story wins the hearts of boys who love to compete. Dinosaur is ready to verse everyone and everything. From a bowl of spaghetti to talking grown ups to Bedtime. This dinosaur often wins until he gets tired.
Fluency study: allows readers to practice using cues presented in the text that tell them to read louder (lg font) softer, slower...
intonation/expression
Rhythm in finding and asking where is the green sheep?
Picture of kids participating in shared reading or kid smiling with book or close up reading?
add pic of book bin
kids reading in whole group
We can provide tools for helping kids access books again and again.
During election week we voted for our favorite pattern book using ballots and then calculating the class vote. We then reflected on WHY Pete the Cat won and you can see the message of this book really affected kids and their vote.
Cortney said you will need a break from Kathy’s laughter
Readers are readers (not striving not struggling not reluctant)
I am a gardener
Careful with idea of "just-right" books (uncomfortable)
First Grade -
Dick & Jane
No library
2nd grade library once a week
Problem escalated as we moved toward intermediate grades
BUT...
My students
Library every day
Self-select books in classrooms
Reality...
kids need to know how to choose at the library, book store, on the computer
Develop
reader voice
love of reading
Books choice isn't about levels
Why not just GR books?
(ck new core)
I don't read levels. I probably wouldn't be allowed to read most books I read.
Book choice isn't about me choosing books for students
It's about helping students learn to make choices
Curricular Ties
Purpose
Selection
We have to honor and trust children.
Focus Lessons that support living a reading life
All lessons (comp, sustaining, procedures) move readers toward independence
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION THAT SUPPORTS
Defining Easy, JR, Ch
Talk about Amanda's comment
This is beginning ---
conversation changes
likes
authors
genres
Strategies to help read w independence
Picture Walks: teaching students to look through book first to get their mind ready.
Predicting: Thinking about what story might be about.
Monitoring: Knowing when to stop, reread, ask questions
Morning as students return from the library
Reader's Workshop
As they come in from lunch
Classroom library needs:
Sorted to help readers
authors
characters
topics
genres
Books at a variety of levels
Display to capture attention
Mobile
Frequent change
REPETITION
Books after I've read aloud students can take home and read
Format
Appealing and easy for students to navigate
When I Was Five (Size of print)
Would you Rather (structure question)
Would You Rather (words right under supportive pic)
Beasty Story (words under text)
Picture Support
Familiarity to Students
Elephant from Read Aloud
The Three Bears story
Story Structure
Appeal to Students
(Todd Parr
Prior knowledge of an author, series, character can make reading easier for students
Joy Cowley
Jan Thomas
Mo Willems
David Shannon
Mem Fox
Series
Reading Bags
Letters
News
Sites
Probably Need Different Ending
Common reasons teachers are hesitant to let children choose:
What about when students don't make "right" choices?
What about students who always read books that are too challenging? (ie early chapter books) easy?
What about students who only read particular genres?
What about students who need to develop fluency?