ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING COMMUNITY

2. Literacy Leaders Irene C. Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell present
Building Community Around
Essential Literacy Experiences

3. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
What is a
community?
A dynamic learning environment that
• values the richness of linguistic, ethnic, and
cultural diversity
• fosters a sense of inclusion, agency, learning
and emotional well-being.
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4. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
What
happens in a
community?
Social Interaction
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5. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
What
happens in a
community?
• Empathy
• Sense of Community
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6. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
What
happens in a
community?
Emotional Well-Being
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7. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
What
happens in a
community?
Self-Regulation
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8. Text. Talk.
Teaching.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
TOGETHER TOWARDS A LITERATE LIFE
How is literacy
an essential part
of a classroom
community?
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9. • Understand the reading process
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Text
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10. • Understand the
characteristics of texts
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Text
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11. • Understand the demands of texts on readers
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Text
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12. • Understand
different uses
of texts
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Text
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13. Text Sets
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14. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Texts and Readers
Students need the opportunity to:
• Read a large number of texts daily with fluency and comprehension
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15. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Texts and Readers
Students need the opportunity to:
• Read texts in many different genres that expand their reading power
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16. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Texts and Readers
Students need the opportunity to:
• Read texts that provide a strong base for talk and writing
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17. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Texts and Readers
Students need the opportunity to:
• Read texts that interest and engage them
• Read, hear and talk about age-appropriate / grade-appropriate texts
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18. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Talk
• Engage students in talk about worthy texts
• Provide structured opportunity for talk that supports authentic conversation
• Promote the power of listening within the community of learners
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Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Talk: A Look at Book Clubs in Action
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20. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
Teaching
• Assess to inform responsive teaching
• Acknowledge students as unique learners
• Engage students in high impact teaching that is engaging, efficient
and effective
• Initiate coherent instructional practices
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21. Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Teaching
Management minilessons focus on building a literacy community
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22. © 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
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23. Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Teaching
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24. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Welcoming and Inviting
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25. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Organized and Tidy
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26. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Rich with Materials
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27. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Includes Group Meeting Space
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28. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Includes Personal Space
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29. Building a Community of Reader & Writers Across the Grades
© 2019 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
How does the
design of the
classroom
support
community?
Shows What is Valued
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30. Whole Group
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31. Small Group
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32. Independent
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33. WHAT WILL WE SEE? WHAT WILL WE HEAR?
• Classroom libraries
• Lots of books, books, books…
• Writing (authentic, meaningful)
• Engaged learners
• Students experiencing agency, pride and success
• One-on-one conferencing
• Visuals on walls
• Leveled books for guided reading
• Authentic children’s books
• Students playing with words
• Deep thinking
• Children in different literacy areas, small groups
• Teacher doing on-going assessment
• Teacher observing/recording
• Active learning and listening
• Literacy tools (pointers, magnetic letters, reader’s
notebooks, word walls…)
• Comfortable learning spaces and reading spots
• Environmental print
• Talking about reading
• Sharing
• Oral reading
• Pages turning
• Engaged, respectful discourse
• Children discussing/collaborating
• Laughter
• Asking questions and analyzing
• Use of vocabulary
• Students making connections
• Audio books
• Fluency practices
• Singing
• Student-led conferences
• Book talks
• Enthusiasm
• Wondering
• Making connections
Building Community around Essential Literacy Experiences
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34. Questions
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