Tentative Course Calendar
LTCY 420 - 003, 610, 620, 621, 630
Reading in the Primary Grades
Monday/Wednesday
Fall 2009

Dates

 Topics and Required Readings

Assignments Due

 Notes and Other Optional Readings

8/31/09
M

 Introductions, orientation, syllabus

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   Please check the Course Documents section of Blackboard regularly. Folders containing lecture and class materials are posted weekly.

9/2/09
W

 Effective Reading Teachers and Enthusiastic Students:
1) Turner, J. & Paris, S.G. (1995). How literacy tasks influence children's motivation for literacy. Reading Teacher, 48, 662-673
2) Excellent Reading Teachers, as Adopted by the IRA Board of Directors. 
3) Fletcher, A Writer's Notebook, pp. 1-71		 Me Box due in class. Any class day during the month of September and no later than 9/30/09, you may hand in a literacy in the community event write up.
9/7/09
M		 Labor Day (no class)    

9/9/09
W

 Becoming Writers Ourselves:
1) Fletcher, A Writer's Notebook, pp. 72-138
The Literacy Foundation:
2) Cunningham, Phonics They Use (Phonics), Chapters 1-2, pp. 1-41;
3) Beck, I.L. & McKeown, M.G.  (2001). Text talk: Capturing the benefits of read-aloud experiences for young children. Reading Teacher, 55, 10-20.		 Student Homepage in Blackboard; Process Guide for 9/9/09 due  

9/14/09
M

 The Literacy Foundation:
1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 3, pp. 42-56
Self-Selected Reading:
2) Blachowicz & Ogle, Reading Comprehension (RC), pp. 277-280;
3) Louie, B.L. (2006). Guiding principles for teaching multicultural literature. Reading Teacher, 59, 438-448.

 Process Guide for 9/14/09 due

 1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 4, pp. 57-70;
2) Barrentine, S.J. (1996). Engaging with reading through interactive read-alouds. Reading Teacher, 50, 36-43

9/16/09
W

 Field Day (Me Box, read aloud)    

9/21/09
M

 The Literacy Foundation:
1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapters 5-6, pp. 73-108
2)  Biggers, D. (2001). The argument against Accelerated Reader. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45, 72-75.

 Me Box write up due; read aloud write up due Bring these articles to class for an in-class activity:
1) Martinez, M., Roser, N.L., & Strecker, S. (1998/1999). "I never thought I could be a star"": A Readers Theatre ticket to fluency. Reading Teacher, 52, 326-334;
2) Stahl, S.A. (1992). Saying the "p" word: Nine guidelines for exemplary phonics instruction. Reading Teacher, 45, 618-625.

9/23/09
W

 Field Day (text talk read aloud)    

9/28/09
M

 Decoding and Spelling:
1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapters 8-9, pp. 127-154;
2) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 10, pp. 155-192
 text talk read aloud write up due; Process Guide for 9/28/09 due 1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 7, pp. 112-126;
2) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter11, pp. 193-212;
3) Rasinski, T. (N.D.). Making and writing words. Reading Online. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from http://www.readingonline.org/articles/words/rasinski.html

9/30/09
W

 Field Day (self-selected reading lesson) last day to hand in first literacy and community event write up  

10/5/09
M

 Reading Comprehension:
Blachowicz & Ogle, RC, Chapters 1-2, pp. 1-42		  Write up for self-selected reading lesson due Any class day during the month of October and no later than 10/28/09, you may hand in a literacy in the community event write up.

10/7/09
W

 Marker Paper Training
Becoming Writers:
1) Button, K., Johnson, M.J., & Furgerson, P. (1996). Interactive writing in a primary classroom, Reading Teacher, 49, 446-454;
2) Zaragoza, N. & Vaughn, S. (1995). Children teach us to teach writing. Reading Teacher, 49, 42-47.
 Writer's Notebook check

  

10/12/09
M

 Midterm exam   Inside Writing Communities, Grades 3-5: Learning to Revise (We will view this 20-30 minute video and respond to questions in class.)

The main website:  http://www.learner.org
1. Please print out and review “Key Practices to Observe” before watching the 30-minute video.
2. Please print out and review the questions for each segment of the video before watching and responding the video.
3.Watch the video which can be found on the same webpage as #2 above Program13: Learning to Revise. Click on the green “VoD” button. This information is also located in Blackboard.

10/14/09
W

 Field Day (phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition lesson)    

10/19/09
M

 Assessment: An Informal Reading Inventory
Johns, Basic Reading Inventory (BRI), pp. 3-18		 phonemic awareness/phonics/word recognition lesson write up due Johns, BRI, pp. 21-46

10/21/09
W

 Assessment: An Informal Reading Inventory
Johns, Basic Reading Inventory (BRI), pp. 55-65
Johns, BRI, pp. 67-117

10/26/09
M

 Field Day (BRI word list and text talk read aloud)    

10/28/09
W

 Field Day (administration of BRI passages) last day to hand in second literacy and community event write up  

11/2/09
M

 Building Vocabularies:
1) Blachowicz & Ogle, RC, Chapter 7, pp. 176-213;
2) Hickman, P., Pollard-Durodola, S., & Vaughn, S. (2004). Storybook reading: Improving vocabulary and comprehension for English-language learners. Reading Teacher, 57, 720-730.		 Writer's Notebook check
text talk read aloud write up due		 Any class day before 12/9/09, you may hand in the final two literacy and community event write ups.

Sign up for Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher Project group, topic, and presentation format.

11/4/09
W

 Field Day (fluency lesson)    

11/9/09
M

 Building Vocabularies:
1) Bukowiecki, E.M. (2006). Vocabulary instruction: Advice to new teachers. New England Reading Journal, 42, 29-40.
ESL Learners:
2) Drucker, M.J. (2003). What reading teachers should know about ESL learners. Reading Teacher, 57, 22-29.		 Basic Reading Inventory Formal Report due;
fluency lesson write up due; Process Guide for 11/9/09 due		  

11/11/09
W

 Field Day (vocabulary lesson)    

11/16/09
M

 Comprehending Fiction:
1) Blachowicz & Ogle, RC, Chapter 6, pp. 129-167
2) Schwartz, R.M. (1997). Self-monitoring in beginning reading. Reading Teacher, 51, 40-48.
3) Ford, M.P., & Opitz, M.F. (2002). Using centers to engage children during guided reading time: Intensifying learning experiences away from the teacher. Reading Teacher, 55, 710-717.
 vocabulary lesson write up due; Process Guide for 11/16/09 due

Peer revision of writing piece in class

11/18/09
W

 Field Day (comprehension lesson-fiction)    

11/23/09
M

 Comprehending Informational Text:
1) Blachowicz & Ogle, RC, Chapter 5, pp. 91-128;
2) Moss, B. (2004). Teaching expository text structures through information trade book retellings. Reading Teacher, 57, 710-718.		 comprehension lesson write up due; Process Guide for 11/23/09 due Teaching Reading K-2 Workshop Comprehension and Response; Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop Building Comprehension
 (We will view this 20-30 minute video and respond to questions in class.)

The main website is http://www.learner.org
1. Print out the four lecture posters before watching the video segments. Use these to take notes as you watch the video.
2. Go here to view the video and click on the green VoD button.  Begin watching the video at approximately 6:20 minutes into the video.  This is the comprehension lecture.  Following the comprehension lecture will be classroom segments.  These last until 25:45 minutes into the video. 
3. After you have finished viewing the classroom segments. Consider these questions:
*What reading strategies did the teachers emphasize in their instruction?
*How did the students demonstrate use of these strategies during the lessons?
*In what ways was the instruction explicit? Strategic? Which lessons clearly reflected explicit instruction? Which strategic?
*How did the lessons promote both comprehension and personal response?

Teaching Reading 3-5 Workshop
Building Comprehension
Print this guide to aid you as you watch the video by clicking on the VoD button on this same webpage.
11/25/09
W		 Thanksgiving holiday begins (no class)    
11/30/09
M		 Informal Assessment:
1) Blachowicz & Ogle, RC, Chapter 4, pp. 63-90
2) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 13, pp. 221-234		 Writer's Notebook final reflection and check due Peer editing of writing piece during class

12/2/09
W

 Field Day (comprehension lesson-informational text)    

12/7/09
M

 Struggling Readers and Writers:
1) Cunningham, Phonics, Chapter 12, pp. 214-220
2) Ganske, K., Monroe, J.K., & Strickland, D.S. (2003). Questions teachers ask about struggling readers and writers, Reading Teacher, 57, 118-12.
informational text comprehension lesson write up due; Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher Project due

 

 Upload the critical performance (Basic Reading Inventory) to your electronic portfolio

12/9/09
W

 New Literacies:
1) Henry, L.A. (2006). SEARCHing for an answer: The critical role of new literacies while reading on the Internet. Reading Teacher, 59, 614-627.
2) Leu, D.J. & Zawilinski, L. (2007). The new literacies of online reading comprehension. New England Reading Journal, 43, 1-7.		 Writing Process Experience piece due (sharing in class); final two literacy in the community event write ups due
  

12/17/09
Th

 Final Exam, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.