W E L C O M E “HBMS Curriculum Night ~ Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013

1. W E L C O M E“HBMS Curriculum Night ~ Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Ms. McMichael, M.Ed. Reading Teacher and Dyslexia Specialist Created by Sharon McMichael

2. Degrees • B.A.T. ~ Bachelor’s of Art in Teaching with a major in English, Cum Laude. Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL. • M.Ed. ~ Master’s in Reading Education as a Reading Specialist. • Info. on my HBMS teacher web-site. • 2013 President of the Austin Area Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Created by Sharon McMichael

3. Contact Information • Classroom Telephone ~ voice mail (512) 533-5681 • E-mail mcmichaels@ltisdschools.org Created by Sharon McMichael

4. TEKS Middle School • Reading – Elective • Sub-component of Language Arts Created by Sharon McMichael

5. 4 Major Components of Reading • Decoding • Vocabulary • Fluency • Comprehension Created by Sharon McMichael

6. Decoding • Decoding • Encoding • Phonemic awareness • Auditory discrimination • Increase auditory component (directions, # of details) • Structure of language • Order dictates spelling • Spelling correlation • Fluency correlation Created by Sharon McMichael

7. Vocabulary • Brain accesses information in clumps • Word parts (prefixes, suffixes, & root words) • Over 80% of language is made up of 15 prefixes • Reading research shows most important part of vocabulary is oral reading to children along with prefix/suffix work. Created by Sharon McMichael

8. Fluency • Reading research shows repeated & controlled reading is KEY to increasing fluency. Created by Sharon McMichael

9. Comprehension • Multisensory methods • Analytical • Analogy of small parts to prior knowledge) • Increase complexity & rigor • TEKS • CCSS Created by Sharon McMichael

10. TEKS – Reading Comprehension Middle School • Reading (elective) – 3 • Language Arts – 17 tested on STAAR • I teach all 17. Created by Sharon McMichael

11. Homework • There is no assigned homework in my Reading Enrichment or Reading Dyslexia classes. Created by Sharon McMichael

12. Grades • Daily Grades = 40% • Minimum of 9 per 9 weeks • Reading Practices; Handwriting; Sentence dictation; 6 Way Paragraph stories; Vocabulary Word Web; Reading Comprehension Objective Practice (RCOP) • Major Grades = 40% • Minimum of 3 per 9 weeks • Review and/or Mixed Lists • Reading Comprehension Objective Exam (RCOE) Created by Sharon McMichael

13. Other Assessments • Reading assessments (beg. of yr. – Lang. Arts; post-test in Rdg. Enrich.) • Fluency checks • Comprehension checks • CBAs (Curriculum Based Assessments) in Language Arts • Reading benchmarks • One in Spring Created by Sharon McMichael

14. Technology • Reading research = computers cannot teach a child to read or improve their reading. Yet…they can enhance our learning & experience. • Minor = computer science. • iPads • Grant requested last year for 17 iPads for our classroom along with a cart. • Apps • Audio books • Learning Ally • On-line • My teacher web-site http://c2.ltisdschools.org//Domain/555 Created by Sharon McMichael

15. Let’s Chat… • ??? Created by Sharon McMichael

16. Thank you! • Thank you for attending. • Have a great evening. Created by Sharon McMichael

17. Agreement (read this page) If you would like to use this presentation, then you agree to acknowledge Sharon McMichael as the author. By using this presentation, you also agree that you will not copy or use this presentation as your own nor will you try to re-sell or present it for money or acknowledgement. If you use parts of this presentation or ideas from this presentation for or as part of a development/idea/presentation, you agree to give Sharon McMichael credit as the original author. Sharon McMichael hotdiggetyskm@yahoo.com Created by Sharon McMichael

18. Extended/Further Information by 9 Weeks Created by Sharon McMichael

19. 1st 9 Weeks • 10 lessons of “Initial Schedule” • 39 lessons of Basic Language Skills (phonemic awareness, encoding, decoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes)~ ~ 3 of the 6 syllable types. • Organization skills; Successful student skills • Fluency • Homophones & homonyms • Dictionary skills • Vocabulary • Comprehension • “6 Way Paragraphs” (a story every Friday, 9 completed) • TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives (using their prior knowledge as a base & starting point) * Best Summary Created by Sharon McMichael

20. 2st 9 Weeks • 42 lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes) ~ ~ the last 3 of the 6 syllable types. • They’ve learned all 6 of the syllable types of the English language before the end of the 1st semester! • Fluency • Dictionary Skills • Vocabulary • Comprehension • Comp. Practice Stories – length & rigor will increase. • TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives = Wednesdays, Tu./Th., & EOCs (End of Class) * Best Summary – cont. * Style, Tone, & Mood * Fact vs. Opinion * Inference * Map & Chart Skills * Inference & Drawing Conclusions- cont. * Diagrams & Visuals * Charts * Summary of a Paragraph * Main Idea & Details * Analyze Characters * Identify the Different Purposes of Texts * Flashback, Foreshadowing, & Symbolism * Context Clues * Sequential Order & Chronological Order • STAAR Reading practices • Test Taking Skills Created by Sharon McMichael

21. 3rd 9 Weeks • 13 more lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes). • Comprehension • STAAR Reading practices • TEKS Reading Comprehension Objectives • Analyze STAAR tests & questions * Dictionary Skills * Connotation & Denotation * Predictions – Inferences * Compare & Contrast Similarities and Differences * Author’s Point of View & Perspective * Sequential Order & Chronological Order – cont. * Predictions * Point of View & Voice * Symbolism * Cause & Effect • Test Taking Skills Created by Sharon McMichael

22. 4th 9 Weeks • STAAR testing • 16+ more lessons of Basic Language Skills (decoding, encoding, fluency, oral reading/read alouds, handwriting, spelling, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, verbal awareness, & suffixes). • Homophones & Homonyms • Writing Response to Reading • Writing • Comprehension • “6 Way Paragraph” • Post test – reading assessment Created by Sharon McMichael