Dr. Sherry W. Powers
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LTCY 420
Spring 2002

Dr. Sherry W. Powers
119 TPH


Date
Topics and Readings
Assignment Due Dates
1/14 M
 Orientation
Jones Jaggers Centertorium - 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.		 . 
1/16 W
 Overview of the Course
Bring a copy of the course syllabus and course calendar to class for LTCY 420.		 . 
1/21 M
 University Holiday - No Class

** Very Important Notice:  If you did not receive an email from me this weekend you need to go to the ELED 420 Homepage and click onto "Frequently Asked Questions."  This will guide you through the process of changing your email address in CourseInfo.  I will be sending announcements for the Block through CourseInfo email, SO, make sure your email address is correct!

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1/23 W
 Components of Balanced Reading Instruction
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 1 & 2; 

** Very Important Notice:  Before 2/6/02 you need to copy the "Ethics Training in Writing:  MarkerPapers" packet on reserve in the ERC under my name.  You will need a copy of the packet for the training.

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1/28 M
 Meet in Tate Page Hall Computer Lab - 215 TPH
Literacy Website Technology Training Session
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
* Bring your own floppy disk for the session!
Look at the following two sites before the training.  All you have to do is click 
below since these are linked to the sites!  Have fun!!
Technology Training for Teachers
PowerPoint Presentation for Web Design		 .
1/30 W
 Cultural Diversity & Reading Instruction 
Burns, Roe & Smith - ch.14;
Read Excellent Reading Teachers, as Adopted by the IRA Board of Directors, January 2000.  Download your copy at the following web site: (Scroll down the page and click on Download a Copy)
http://www.reading.org/positions/excellent.html		 . 
2/4 M
 Models of Reading Instruction
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 14;		 . 
2/6 W
 Word Recognition Strategies
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 3;
Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton, & Johnston - ch. 1;		 Literacy Web Site URL due
2/11 M
 Word Recognition Strategies
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 3;
Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton, & Johnston - ch. 1;
Using a Context-Plus-Phonics Reading Strategy 
Article on reserve in the ERC under Dr. S. Powers/LTCY 420:
Teaching Children to Use a Context-Plus-Phonics Strategy by Dixie Spiegel, Jill Fitzgerald, & Miles Reck.		 .
2/13 W
 Vocabulary Development & Reading Comprehension
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 4,5;		 .
2/18 M
 Meet in Tate Page Hall Computer Lab - 215 TPH
Technology Work Session
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
* Bring your own floppy disk for the session!		 Interactive Read Aloud #1 due
2/20 W
 Comprehension and Reading Instruction - LEA, DRTA, DLTA
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch.7,13; 		 .
2/25 M
 Assessment:  Informal Reading Inventory
Burns, Roe , & Smith - ch. 12;
Burns & Roe, IRI Manual (5th edition) - Section 1 &2;		 Literacy Web Site Index page due
2/27 W
 Assessment:  Informal Reading Inventory
Burns, Roe , & Smith - ch. 12;
Burns & Roe, IRI Manual (5th edition) - Section 1 &2;		 Interactive Read Aloud #2 due
3/4 M
 Ms. Molly presentation 7:30 -7:45 a.m.
Assessment:  Qualitative Spelling Inventory (QSI)
Bear, Ivernizzi, Templeton & Johnston - ch. 2,3,4;		 . 
3/6  W
 Observe Ms. Molly's Shared Reading - Breakthrough To Literacy
10:00-10:40 a.m.
Reading Processes: Literature Based Reading Instruction
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 8; Solley - ch. 3,4,6; Yopp & Yopp- ch. 1,2,3;		 Literacy Web Site Bibliography page due.
3/11M
 Reading Processes:  Reading and Writing Processes
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 8; Solley - ch. 3, 4;		 .
3/13 W
 Midterm Examination Teaching Experience #1 due
Informal Reading Inventory due
3/18 M
 WKU Spring Break - No Class .
3/20 W
 WKU Spring Break - No Class .
3/25 M
 Writing Workshop
Solley - ch. 1, 2
Reading in the Content Areas
Burns, Roe, & Smith - ch. 9,10;		 Literacy Web Site Vignette due
QSI & Word Sort
3/27 W
 Ethics Training in Writing - Jones Jaggers (12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) .
4/1 M
 Elementary Classroom .
4/3 W
 Elementary Classroom .
4/8 M
 Elementary Classroom Teaching Experience #2 due
4/10 W
 Elementary Classroom .
4/15 M
 Elementary Classroom .
4/17 W
 Elementary Classroom Guided Reading Teaching Experience due
4/22 M
 Elementary Classroom  Literature-Based Reading Unit due
4/24 W
  Topic and Readings to be announced! . 
4/29 M
   Topic and Readings to be announced! Literacy Web Site due
5/1 W
 Review for Final Exam .
   
5/10
  8:00 a.m. Final Exam at Jones Jaggers Centertorium Final Exam