Focus on writing building the conversationKeith Pruitt
In this presentation teachers are reminded of the importance of conversation in exciting children to write. Keith Pruitt shares three child-tested strategies for engagement. The video clips used in this presentation are from a DVD included in Children Want to Write by Thomas Newkirk and Penny Kittle.
How about students who cannot read complex textKeith Pruitt
1. The document provides guidance on using scaffolds to help students access complex text as required by 21st century standards.
2. It recommends three key scaffolds: laying the foundation with phonics instruction, having students hear text, and ensuring students read a lot of text with choice and at their level.
3. Examples are given for each scaffold, such as using phonics programs, having students read aloud to each other, and providing 20 minutes of independent reading per day with high-interest topics.
Focus on writing building the conversationKeith Pruitt
In this presentation teachers are reminded of the importance of conversation in exciting children to write. Keith Pruitt shares three child-tested strategies for engagement. The video clips used in this presentation are from a DVD included in Children Want to Write by Thomas Newkirk and Penny Kittle.
How about students who cannot read complex textKeith Pruitt
1. The document provides guidance on using scaffolds to help students access complex text as required by 21st century standards.
2. It recommends three key scaffolds: laying the foundation with phonics instruction, having students hear text, and ensuring students read a lot of text with choice and at their level.
3. Examples are given for each scaffold, such as using phonics programs, having students read aloud to each other, and providing 20 minutes of independent reading per day with high-interest topics.
Putting wow in the classroom with common coreKeith Pruitt
This document discusses strategies for teaching literacy skills aligned with the Common Core State Standards. It emphasizes developing close reading skills through analyzing text complexity, academic vocabulary, and critical thinking. It also stresses the importance of writing instruction and process writing. The key ideas are that the CCSS focus on learning how to learn through in-depth comprehension and placing equal emphasis on both reading and writing skills.
Ignite vocabulary with a multimedia approachKeith Pruitt
Presented at TNTESOL conference 2012. This is the ticketed session and it is a bit longer than the previous presentation with a similar title. Works with multimedia in teaching vocabulary.
Teaching students in a common core world decatur trainingKeith Pruitt
This document discusses teaching students in a Common Core world. It makes three key points:
1. Common Core State Standards aim to provide all students with the same level of expertise regardless of their backgrounds by focusing on core skill sets.
2. There is a shift from a culture of teaching to a culture of learning, with the standards defining what students should know and be able to do rather than how teachers should teach.
3. Successful implementation of the standards requires a focus on comprehension through close reading of complex texts, as well as scaffolding such as pre-teaching vocabulary to support students in making meaning from what they read.
Teaching ELL students in a common core worldKeith Pruitt
Workshop done in Decatur City Schools, Alabama. This looks at Common Core and the impact on teaching ELL in Comprehension, Vocabulary, Academic Language and Writing. 5 Hour workshop.
Teaching vocabulary in a common core worldKeith Pruitt
The document discusses how vocabulary is addressed in the Common Core State Standards for K-5. It emphasizes that students should determine meanings of unknown words, understand relationships between words, and acquire academic vocabulary. It outlines how vocabulary is developed for literature, informational text, foundational skills, and writing. Specific standards are provided for each grade level. Effective strategies for teaching vocabulary are explained, such as explaining words, showing their use, and applying them in fun ways to build background knowledge. Sample read aloud books and lesson templates are provided to help teachers implement vocabulary instruction.
This presentation was delivered at the 2013 GATESOL conference and looks at the challenge of taking older ELL students to a higher level in the CCSS world to continue their education.
Presentation looks at numerous strategies for teaching vocabulary to little kids. Based on the book by the same name by Keith Pruitt. It also goes into the Hart and Risley study and why this study is important.
Response to Intervention: Instruction That Is More Than Just TestingKeith Pruitt
The document discusses Response to Intervention (RTI) and how it focuses on teaching students rather than just testing them. It explains the differences between Tier 1 and Tier 3 interventions, with Tier 1 being core classroom instruction for all students and Tier 3 being intensive intervention for 5-10% of students who are experiencing significant problems. The document advocates using assessments to plan differentiated instruction that matches students' needs through targeted small group or individualized teaching.
Creating the link between reading and writingKeith Pruitt
This presentation will be delivered at the East TN Federal Programs conference and speaks to the need of incorporating a literacy block in the classroom where reading, writing, speaking and listening are incorporated together.
Recasting history: Lee Harvey Oswald on TrialKeith Pruitt
This document discusses the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and questions the official conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. It notes that Oswald claimed to be a "patsy" and was never brought to trial. The author was haunted by this and wondered what if Oswald was framed. Primary sources are discussed that plant seeds of doubt about the official investigation. The document suggests an historical fiction book was created that presents an alternative interpretation of the facts surrounding Kennedy's assassination with perhaps more truth than the Warren Report. The lesson for students is about exploring history through primary sources and questioning singular interpretations.
What Struggling Readers Need For SuccessKeith Pruitt
This document outlines best practices for helping struggling readers succeed. It discusses that struggling readers need to break the reading code through phonics, but also need extensive reading practice with books at their instructional level. Students benefit from exposure to new experiences through field trips and guest speakers, as well as hearing fluent reading from teachers, audio programs, and partner reads. Implementing these practices can help struggling readers become independent, strategic readers with strong comprehension.
Part 2 of 2 of Climbing the Mountain series from Old Hickory VBS 2019. This lesson looks at the lives of Job and Elijah to obtain lessons by which we may be blessed.
This document provides an outline of topics from Romans chapters 1-14, with a focus on chapter 12. It discusses how Christians are called to be a living sacrifice by presenting their bodies as holy and acceptable to God. The passage explains that this reasonable service grows out of God's mercies and comfort shown to believers. It notes how believers should not be conformed to the world but transformed by renewing their minds. The outcomes of living as a living sacrifice are then outlined, including showing love, clinging to good, serving others, rejoicing in hope, and more.
God has designed salvation for all people. Salvation comes through faith, which is an internalized belief based on the evidence and preaching of the gospel. True faith involves believing in one's heart that Jesus is Lord and confessing this with one's mouth. Confessing Jesus as Lord acknowledges him as the ruler of one's life and allegiance. To be saved, one must have faith that Jesus was born of a virgin, died and was buried but then resurrected as proof that he alone can forgive sins and offer eternal life.
This document outlines the key topics discussed in the book of Romans. It explores Romans 1-11, covering themes like the glory of God, the problem of sin, holiness, the law, predestination, and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. The document also examines God's relationship with the Israelites and his plan for all people to hear the gospel, not just Jews. It emphasizes that acceptance with God begins through faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord.
This document discusses the topic of hope in Christianity. It explains that as Christians, our hope is anchored in God and looks forward to what He has promised us. Several Bible passages are referenced that discuss hope, including how hope relates to suffering. The document also discusses how God is present even in difficult times, saying that when we face temptation, suffering, pain from the world, or even death, God remains with us as He is "in the fire" with us.
This document discusses the concept of predestination from the Bible. It examines the questions of whether God predetermined who would be saved or lost, and whether Calvin was correct that only the elect could be saved. The document argues that what God predetermined was the method of salvation, not specific individuals. It notes the Greek meanings of words related to predestination in the Bible. The document concludes that whoever desires salvation can take it freely according to God's purpose.
The document discusses the topic of how all things work together for good according to Romans 8:28. It explains that God causes everything, even painful things, to work for the good of those who love Him. Examples from the Bible like Joseph, Job, and Paul show how God protected them and brought good out of their hardships. The document encourages trusting that God, who has power over all creation, is able to turn any situation for our benefit.
The document discusses chapter 6 of Romans, titled "The Law Has Died". It summarizes that Paul uses marriage as an example - that the law reigns as long as the relationship lasts, and one is dead to the law by the body of Christ in order to be married to another. It notes that the law was nailed to the cross of Christ and that sin reigned until Christ. The law led to Christ. Without Christ, one is dead in sin, and there was no justification through works of the law because we could not do for ourselves what we needed God to do. Christ took away our sins and changes us through his love. The law was kept to please God but today we follow the perfect law of
This document discusses the problem of sin and walking in the light. It explores the concept of walking in darkness versus walking in the light, and how we cannot maintain a relationship with God if we walk in darkness. It notes that some believe in "yo-yo Christianity" where one's salvation depends on whether they are in or out of fellowship with God based on their sins. However, the document suggests that God demands growth, not perfection, and discusses how Paul struggled against sin yet was still righteous. It emphasizes that if we are not struggling against sin, we may have been overcome by the devil.
The document discusses the problem of sin according to Romans. It explains sin's origin when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and listened to Satan in the garden. Sin is defined as missing the mark or transgression of God's law. Sin is removed when a person puts their faith in Jesus Christ - they die with Christ to sin and are raised to new life, with their old sinful self being crucified. Through justification, a believer is made righteous as if they had never sinned.
The document discusses the concept of sin and salvation according to Romans chapters 1-3. It explains that all people have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. However, salvation is offered through Jesus Christ by God's grace through faith. Justification comes not by works of the law but through Jesus' blood. The conclusion is that all are condemned by sin, but salvation extends to all through Christ alone by grace through faith.
The document discusses the background and context of the book of Romans. It describes how the church in Rome likely originated from Pentecost converts in Acts and was influenced by Paul's missionary journeys. It examines key passages in Romans and the Gospel, concluding that the Gospel refers specifically to the testimony of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection according to the Scriptures and apostolic witnesses. The document then outlines 14 lessons or topics covered in the book of Romans.
This document provides an overview of Jesus' miracles as recorded in the Gospel of John. It summarizes 12 miracles that demonstrate Jesus' power over elements, space, time, tradition, quantity, nature, adversity, and death. The purpose stated at the end is that by believing in Jesus as the Christ and Son of God, one may have eternal life.
This document discusses Jesus' obedience to God through his baptism and temptation. It provides several examples from the Bible of Jesus obeying God's will, such as being baptized by John, resisting Satan's three temptations, and saying he came to do God's will. The key point is that Jesus followed God's will completely and was the perfect obedient son, setting an example for believers to also obey God in their lives.
What i've learned about literacy in 40 yearsKeith Pruitt
Presentation delivered at the 2017 Tennessee Reading Association Meeting. Covers just some of the things I've learned over 40 years of work in education