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Working with

Katy Booher

@WebbCityELL

kbooher@wcr7.org

Webb City R-VII School District

MELL Conference

Session 304

11:15 - 12:15

November 21, 2014

http://goo.gl/lDPxvh

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Disclaimer #1

Limitation

Lack of Resources/Materials
Lack of Funding
Lack of Time for Planning
Broad Range of Age Groups
Broad Range of Proficiency Levels

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Disclaimer #2

I do not work for readworks.org
I am not paid by readworks.org
I did not receive any gifts or favors from readworks.org

My Relationship With

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It’s Nice to Meet You!

Katy Booher

Webb City R-VII School District
1 ELL Teacher + 1 Paraprofessional
2nd Year
120 ELLs
10 Buildings
K-12
12 Languages

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Turn to Your Partner...

Word Bank

challenges conscientious

unique diverse unusual

overwhelming rewarding

Sentence Stem or Frame

I can relate to this video because…

I can relate to this video because the video shows _____________ and I _________________.

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Problem I Was Facing...

Running on Empty

No ready-made curriculum
No funding to purchase curriculum
Not much variety in the market
An incredibly diverse population
Scheduling around 80 students’ schedules in 10 buildings
Wasting a lot of time traveling
Very little planning time

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Turn to Your Partner...

Word Bank

materials resources scheduling

diversity planning demands

collaboration curriculum

Sentence Stem or Frame

A problem I am facing is...

A problem I am facing is _____________. This is a problem for me because __________.

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Part of the Solution...

iPads

Allowed for diverse groupings
High levels of student engagement
Versatility of available apps

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Turn to Your Partner...

TOPIC: iPads in ELL	Pros	Cons

Students
Teacher

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You Can’t Use an iPad for Everything

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What Was the Problem?

Something Was Missing

I Needed Paper

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Enter ReadWorks.org

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About ReadWorks.org

Completely free website, used by over 700,000 educators, offering over 1,800 reading resources for grades K-12!

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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A Tour of ReadWorks.org

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Steps to Using

Register
Search for a reading passage
Find/Create a Pre-Reading Organizer
Build Background with Videos & Images
Identify Key Vocabulary & Pre-Teach
Read the Passage (Scaffold as Needed)
Answer the Comprehension Questions. Expand the questions for speaking and writing activities.
Use the vocabulary terms, diagrams, pictures, and text to incorporate listening activities.
Allow for deeper thinking and creativity with engaging speaking and writing activities.
Invite students to choose the next passage and repeat!

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An Example

8th Grade Male
Newcomer from El Salvador
Level 1 Entering in all 4 domains
Very Little Native Language Literacy
Upcoming Science Unit on Volcanoes & Earthquakes

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Another Example

8th Grade Males
Born in the US, but Speak Spanish at Home
Student 1: Level 3 Developing in all 4 domains
Student 2: R-2, W-1, L-3, S-6
No Native Language Literacy
Upcoming Science Unit on Volcanoes & Earthquakes

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A Simple Planning Form

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My Starting Point...

Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions

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An Opportunity to Share Background...

Clipart or Coloring Page as Graphic Organizer

http://www.momjunction.com/articles/amazing-volcano-coloring-pages-to-keep-your-little-one-busy_0087614/

I know that a

has…

can…

is...

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An Opportunity to Build Background...

A Video, Movie, or Google Images

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Preteach Vocabulary...

Some ReadWorks.org Passages Now Inlcude Vocabulary Resources

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Preteach Vocabulary...

For ReadWorks.org Passages Without Vocabulary Resources, Develop Your Own

Matching

Student Glossary

Word Webs

Concept Definition Map

I Have... Who Has?

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Read the Passage...

Scaffold As Needed

Highlight

L1 Support

Graphic Organizers

Images

Annotate

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Speaking & Writing Activities...

ReadWorks.org Passages Contain Limited Writing Activites in the Comprehension Questions

Sentence Stems

Sentence Frames

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Speaking & Writing Activities...

ReadWorks.org Passages Contain Limited Writing Activites in the Comprehension Questions

Compare and Contrast the Characteristics of the Three Types of Volcanoes

A composite volcano is _______________, but a shield volcano is _______________.

A characteristic of a composite volcano is ______________. This is similar to shields and cones because ____________. However, this is different than shields and cones because ________.

Type of Volcano	Characteristics
Composite
Shield
Cone

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Listening Activities...

ReadWorks.org Passages Do Not Include Listening Activites

Sequencing

Following Directions

Labeling in Order

BINGO

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Speaking & Writing Activities...

ReadWorks.org Passages Do Not Include Speaking Activites

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Some things I like about ReadWorks.org are…

Some things I dislike about ReadWorks.org are…

I can use ReadWorks.org to _____________ with my students.

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Steps to Using

Register
Search for a reading passage
Find/Create a Pre-Reading Organizer
Build Background with Videos & Images
Identify Key Vocabulary & Pre-Teach
Read the Passage (Scaffold as Needed)
Answer the Comprehension Questions. Expand the questions for speaking and writing activities.
Use the vocabulary terms, diagrams, pictures, and text to incorporate listening activities.
Allow for deeper thinking and creativity with engaging speaking and writing activities.
Invite students to choose the next passage and repeat!

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Now Get to Work with

Katy Booher

@WebbCityELL

kbooher@wcr7.org