August #TCRWP Reading: Day 1

Monday arrives with rain and yet the fire in my brain flames on . . .

Lucy Calkins keynote . . .

Laughter with Natalie Louis . . .

Learning with Kelly Boland Hohne

Illumination with Cornelius Minor

Such was the Monday in my life!

Today’s post is a recap of information from Cornelius Minor from his closing session: “Using Digital Tools to Offer Access to Students with IEPs”

Access for all Kids – Why is Access Important?  (AKA “Research to Weaponize”) 

•        UdL – more inclusive
•        On heels of Civil Rights
•        Architects – ADA compliant – door width, door knob  (designed from inception)
•        Knowledge of the three networks that access the brain:
  • Recognition (input – see, hear, perceive);
  • Strategic (executive functioning); and
  • Attitude (and feelings about teacher and learning)

 

Here is a chart I developed to organize some of the information shared by Cornelius.

What is the main thing?
Skills	Instruction
Vocabulary Alfred Tatum – Teaching Reading to Adolescent Black Boys  (Chicago) (EL) Start with verbs – most common  (not ameliorate)  to speak, to move, to think Build on strengths!	Synonyms:  Ponder, saunter, exclaim – derivatives of most common words. Camera  saunter A , B photographer Video ponder B, A videographer Develop criteria together. Make pic for word wall – Use students in the class Social – Doing and Talking
Fluency The sound of my voice when I am reading text I care about.  (have to like my audience as well as my text) Teen ink  is a source “The day I met you was a bad hair day” Need texts that are worthy of practice.	“Going to play Simon says. You are going to read the poem like I do!” 3 different emotions: “You just ate the last Dorito” and I wanted it “Cutest baby” – change voice to match your meaning Accused, but didn’t throw paper ball!    Annotate text for emotion
Specific Chrome Tools Announcify Read and Write for google Ginger – grammar checker Google dictionary – define and save Text compactor – summary	Have 3 or 4 that are extremely effective. More is NOT better. Can also change readability
Effort Behavior mirror Transfer – Use contexts that are familiar – Audio / Video – Students use daily!	Do what the leader does!  SELL it! Effort lives in our methodology.

What was something tried and true?  

What was new?  

What will you do next?

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Thank you, Betsy, Beth, Deb, Kathleen, Lanny, Melanie, and Stacey for this weekly forum. Check out the writers, readers and teachers here.