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Christina Nosek

Literacy Coach & TOSA

Palo Alto Unified School District

Making ALL of Them Readers & Writers Using Tech Tools

*Modified slides without student images. Complete slide show can only be seen

during the presentation with Christina.

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Christina Nosek, Literacy Coach/TOSA

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Me By The Numbers

-16 years in education

-12 years a teacher

-8 years an SF resident

-5 years a triathlete

-2 years a blogger

-70 mile commuter

-Not enough sleep. Yet, incredibly happy!

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Experience:

My journey in literacy-education began on 9/11/01...

The journey continues...

Art: Sketchbook by Richard Curtner

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Back when I first started...

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Now, it’s all about Twitter

writerswin.com

#tcrwp, #titletalk, #rwworkshop, #filwcr, #nerdybookclub, #engchat, #writingworkshop, #5thchat (all grade levels)...

Literacy Leaders are

talking & collaborating.

Join the conversation!

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Today, we’ll discuss...

  • Tools to support kids with reading
  • Tools to support kids with writing

*Everything discussed supports the Common Core!

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-Dr. Seuss

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85% of America’s kids convicted of committing crimes have trouble reading.

-Literacy Project Foundation

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Kids Need

to

Read More!

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We, Teachers,

Can Make

it Happen!

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3 things to be readers:

  1. Available Reading Material
  2. Interest Build-Up
  3. Time & Space

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Countless

Resources

Online!

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  • Whole Class on the Smart Board/Projector
  • Listening Center
  • Book Introduction for Guided Reading groups
  • Even More!

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Don’t forget about nonfiction!

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By 5th Grade, kids should be reading at least 40-60 minutes each day.

This build-up must start in or before kindergarten.

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To achieve this, we have to

go across the curriculum.

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Another way to build motivation for reading is to go global!

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Pernille Ripp’s Global Read Aloud

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Read Aloud

should be interactive!

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Now, Let’s Talk Writing!

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Writing Workshop

  1. Mini Lesson, 15%
  2. Writing/Conferring Time, 70%
  3. Closure/Sharing, 15%

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Mini Lessons Take Kids Through

The (messy) Writing Process

Idea Generation

Idea Selection

Pre-Drafting

Drafting

Organizing

Conferring

Researching?

Revising

Editing

Publishing?

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The best way to determine

which mini lessons to use is to

look at your students’ writing.

Formatively assess to learn

what you need to teach.

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Writing/Conferring time…

From Mini Lessons to Charts…

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Make charts more accessible to students by putting them online!

On Blogger

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Google Drive for Both Writing & Conferring

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Need A Google Tutorial?

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Students can easily annotate and think about their own writing!

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Teachers can easily monitor how and when students are working, and check with their conferring partners.

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Students can share and confer with other teachers and even their parents!

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Closure & Sharing

  • Whole Group
  • In Pairs
  • Small Group
  • Via Google Drive

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Publishing Student Writing: A BIG Take-Away from CUE14:

Students can publish their work using Google sites!

Students can publish their work using Google Sites!

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How to publish using Google Sites:

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Always remember what it’s all about...

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Making ALL of Them

LOVE

Reading & Writing