5020 week 7 funds of knowl schema comprehen (moll article)
1. LCRT 5020: Workshop in Literacy
& Language Teaching (March 9)
Welcome!
Sign in & get a name tag, please.
Look for your name at one of the tables.
Please sit at the table where you find your name.
REMINDER: If you do not have your own classroom, you should be
well-established in a regular volunteer position in someone else’s
classroom by now.
2. Tonight’s Agenda
Reading Comprehension & Connecting to
Students
Welcome back! I’m so glad you are here!
Moll Article Discussion (On your own & Small Group)
Who are your students?
Reading & Comprehension (Stations)
Choice Book Group Discussion #1
Looking Ahead: March 16th
3. Touching base
Online Videos about comprehension:
WOW!
Observation Papers: Grading done by
Wed (3/12)
4. Moll et al article: AAA
Discussion
ON YOUR OWN
(5-7 minutes)
1. Re-read the text silently.
2. Write notes in the margin
on post-it notes & answer
the questions (On top of
post-it label: AGREE, ARGUE or
ASPIRE):
What do you Agree with
in the text?
What do you want to
Argue with in the text?
What parts of the text do
you want to Aspire to?
IN SMALL GROUPS
(3 in a group) (7-10 minutes)
Have each person identify one
area of AGREEMENT in the text,
cite the text as evidence (with
page numbers).
Then, have each person identify
one area they ARGUE with in the
text, citing the text as evidence
(with page numbers).
Finally, have each person identify
one area from the text they ASPIRE
to do or support with their
students, citing the text as
evidence (with page numbers).
5. Who are your students?
Reflecting on Funds
of Knowledge
What information do
you have about
your students?
How might you go
about gathering
additional
information
(considering the
work by Moll et al?)
Getting started…..
Who are your students?
Strengths, Interests, Hobbies
Parents: Names, jobs, situation,
more?
Siblings: Names, ages, schools,
more?
Ethnicity, home language,
speakers of home language at
home, religion, other?
Home traditions? Family travels?
Funds of knowledge?
Other Information? Share insights!
6. What do you know about your
students?
What don’t you know about them?
What additional information about your
students would be useful? How would you
use it to inform your instructional
decisions? Assessment?
How might you go about gathering this
information?
TALK IT OVER – SHARE YOUR IDEAS!
7. Reading & Comprehension:
Preview the handout, then watch the
video clip.
View 2 of the 4 videos in class; watch
more if time allows. Or watch the rest on
your own!!
What connections can you make with the
use of students’ “Funds of Knowledge?”
8. Reading & Comprehension:
Preview the handout then watch video &
discuss connections you can make with
the use of students’ “Funds of Knowledge?”
Scroll down the webpage to locate the video!
Reciprocal Teaching
http://www.readingrockets.org/strate
gies/reciprocal_teaching
QAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
wsud7AQWva8
Close reading
http://www.learner.org/workshops/teachr
eading35/classrooms/cv7.html
Watch only 6 minutes (above)
Comprehension Strategies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxIZ
mgrK-xc
9. Reading & Comprehension: Preview the
handout then watch video & discuss
What connections can you
make with the use of
students’ “Funds of
Knowledge?”
What ideas for teaching &
reinforcing comprehension
strategies will you apply in
your context?
11. Choice Book Groups
TOPIC: Deep Reading Comprehension (books): I read it, but I
don’t get it and Thinking through Quality Questioning
Courtney, Patrick & Dima
Reading essentials: Brandi, Melanie, Chelsea, Shannon, Trina,
Kaylee, Lindsey, Michelle V. (split into 2 groups of 4)
Understanding & Using Miscue Analysis: Mariesa & Michelle A.
Differentiating for English Language Learners: Julia & Christina
Teaching CLD Learners: Katie, Shanna, Kara
12. Choice Book Groups
Identify a note-taker in your choice book group to take notes during
the discussion & email them to Dr. Taylor (& copy each member) by
Wednesday, March 12th.
Discussion Topics:
Why did you select this book?
What information and/or insights do you hope to gain from reading it?
In what ways does the choice book connect to the literacy goal(s)
you articulated for yourself?
What chapters will you read for March 16th? Come to class on 3/16
having applied at least one suggestion or strategy in the classroom.
Be ready to share out about this.
13. Looking ahead to March 16th
Face-to-face Session (March 16th):
Assigned reading: Freeman & Freeman ch. 5; August
article; Bowers Sipe or Bear (choose one chapter); Read
PBA Assignment Guidelines; and advance your reading in
Choice Book
March 16th: Choice Book Discussion #2 in class and be
prepared to share out something you tried from the book.
REMINDER: If you do not have your own classroom, you
should be established in a regular volunteer position in
someone else’s classroom by now.
Editor's Notes
Start with completing info on chart for THREE students…. Then share with a colleague.
10-12 minutes to complete information
10-12 minutes to share and share out
(25 mintutes total)
