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From the ORC Collection
More Resources on Reaching Out to Struggling Readers
Here are some resources from the ORC collection related to this month's theme, Reaching
Out to Struggling Readers:
Building Reading Comprehension Through Think-Alouds Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This NCTE lesson plan cites studies that show think-aloud strategies improve reading comprehension on tests, then builds and details a think-aloud lesson plan around poetry. Rubrics, handouts, and links to a site which models a similar think-aloud activity are included for reference....
Seeing Themselves as Capable and Engaged Readers: Adolescents and Re/Mediated Instruction Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: As a leader in reading research, Donna Alvermann continues the detailed work she began in "Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents" (2001), and asserts that if academic literacy instruction is to be effective, it must address issues of self-efficacy and engagement. Alvermann's earlier article is linked in its entirety from this site, and her extensive work here... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Improving Literary Understanding Through Classroom Conversation Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 1–12 Professional Commentary: Drawn from the research of Judith Langer at the Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA), this resource examines how students think when they discuss literature and offers ideas on how to use classroom discourse to deepen students' thinking. The resource begins with an overview of the research study and a list of guiding questions, which... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Juxtaposing Traditional and Intermedial Literacies to Redefine the Competence of Struggling Adolescents Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: In his earlier article (2001) in Reading Online, O'Brien examined at-risk adolescents in relation to the new literacies (media, digital, nonprint), and lent his perspective, based on his collaborative project research, to multiliteracies and their effect on struggling readers. He focused especially on how students' literacy competencies were redefined as they moved from a predominantly print-based literacy to an environment of mulitliteracies.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Mixing It Up in Middle School: Themed Booklists to Entice Struggling Adolescent Readers Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This professional resource by Dana Grisham describes a school-university partnership aimed at "accelerating" the literacy development of struggling middle school readers. Teachers who participated in the project explored the uses of literature in the classroom and created themed booklists that would appeal to their sixth- and seventh-grade students, all of whom were reading at least two grade levels below their peers....
Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR): Improving Secondary Students' Reading Comprehension Skills Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–12 Professional Commentary: This professional resource by Christine D. Bremer, Sharon Vaughn, Ann T.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Teaching for Understanding: Improving Secondary Education and Transition Services through Research Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This professional resource by Christine D. Bremer and Catherine Cobb Morocco explains the theories and methods behind the teaching philosophy "teaching for understanding." This strategy promotes in-depth learning, advocates covering a broad range of material, and encourages teachers to provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge to real-world problems, thus deemphasizing performance on short-answer quizzes.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First
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