Schools that celebrate reading promote a culture of literacy. Students, faculty and staff, and community members could choose a favorite book from the school library and record a Book Talk to be shown on the morning announcements. #SWCultureofLiteracy@LisaGilligan4
I have to admit that I was excited to see the many resources that PBS has to offer. This interactive lesson would give my gifted class more ownership of their learning! #SWReadingEndorsement@LisaGilligan4
PBS LearningMedia https://t.co/evI4xazyBf
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This rubric was a simple way to see areas of concern and areas of proficiency for the assignment. Feedback is key!
I have to admit that I am guilty of forgetting rhe speaking and listening standards at times. We should all remember that some of our students can answer aloud better than on paper. @LisaGilligan4
I like to use this strategy in my classroom because I like to watch and listen as the students interact at each station. And we all know that the student love to move! @LisaGilligan4
Brainstorming & Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy is a great activity found that will get students talking and writing when reviewing information from any content area!
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🌟 = Important part
💜 = Favorite part
❗️ = Surprising part
T @TheLiteracyDive inspires her Ss to annotate up a storm – and think critically in the process!
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I like to use the RAFT writing strategy in my social studies class to encourage creative writing for a varied audience. #SWGAContentLearning@LisaGilligan4 https://t.co/Cna5TpN023
My students and I read The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and we also watch the movie. Many of them say that the drab colors in the movie effectively depict the tone and mood in the novel. Great idea! @LisaGilligan4
Using Multi-Modal Comparisons is one of the many effective strategies that help teach visual literacy! After a novel study, have your students watch the movie version and have them compare the two. https://t.co/kesvlr0qJI #SWVisualLiteracy
Love this! The New York Times has a version of this called “What’s Going On in This Picture?” My students are eager to see the new picture every Monday.
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“Caption a Photograph or Meme” is a great way to show how an image can be interpreted differently by people & yet, still have accurate meaning. Give them a pic, have them caption, discuss choices, & reveal true caption. @LisaGilligan4#SWVisualLiteracy https://t.co/tVAAsgHqpn
My students love this activity every Monday. They are eager to see who guessed correctly when the caption is revealed on Thursday!
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How to Use Interesting Photos to Help Students Become Better Writers - The New York Times https://t.co/GI4EQliWs7
Show, Don’t Tell is a strategy that I use from The Writing Strategies Book. When writing narratives, I want my students to write vividly and with meaning when showing what a character feels. @JSerravallo #SWGADemonstratingMeaning#writingstrategiesbook
Using a plot mountain for every story helps students become familiar with the various elements of plot. This strategy is called Uh-Oh…Phew in The Reading Strategies Book.
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I was delighted to see Summarizing with SWBST in Jennifer Serravallo’s Reading Strategies Book. It is an easy way to teach students to summarize short stories. Laminate to reuse easily!! #SWGAGainingMeaning
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Cloze tests that only measure comprehension at the single sentence level may have their place in some areas, but students who have a higher standard of coherence are more likely to make needed inferences while reading. #SWGAGainingMeaning#LisaGilligan4
A great article about Cloze Reading Tests. Jensen, K., & Elbro, C. (2022). Clozing in on reading comprehension: a deep cloze test of global inference making. Reading and Writing, 35(5), 1221-1237.
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I like the idea of having students “walk” through the various components of an informational text. Students who are familiar with the text structure and features of informational texts will comprehend more easily. #SWGAGainingMeaning#LisaGilligan4
Using instructional strategies to aid students in learning content-specific vocabulary is important. The Concept Sort is a great strategy to teach students so that they can place new vocabulary into meaningful groups.
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Lengthy but helpful article on “Supporting Disciplinary Literacy & Science Learning Grades 3-5” by Rebeca A. Grysko & Vicky I. Zygpuris-Coe from Reading Teacher, Jan/Feb 2020. Found on Galileo.
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Yes, definitely!! Informational texts are not going away, so exposing students to them is essential. Academic language and content specific vocabulary in this type of text is essential in later years. #SWGAGainingMeaning#LisaGilligan4
I like using the NYTimes Picture of the Week to get students thinking about events in other parts of the world. Great way to incorporate current events and build background knowledge in Social Studies and ELA. #SWGAGainingMeaning@LisaGilligan4
What’s going on in this picture? We're hosting a live-moderated discussion today about this photo. Teachers from @VTSNational are responding to students in the site's comments section. https://t.co/HiLsO1YQJT