reading a key to success in the social studies mr. kevin richins nbct
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Reading
A Key to Success in the Social Studies
Mr. Kevin RichinsNBCT
Overview
Introductions
Purpose
Factors
Methods
Introductions
Mr. Kevin Richins
History & East Asian Studies BA
MEd from WWU
National Board Certified
6 years experience
Purpose
Why teach reading?
Too much to “cover”
Vital skillWe will not always be around to feed them the answer
Social Studies ReadingSpecialized
Varied
Factors
The TextReadability
Grade levelVocabularyText Features
The ReaderReading Level
LexileGrade level
Skills
Levels of Understanding
Independent level
Instructional level
Frustration level
Evaluating the Text
ReadabilityThe overall difficulty or ease with which can be read by a given audience
Concept LoadHow many new ideas or terms are there?
AbstractnessHow concrete is the subject?
Evaluating the Text
Format and Length of TextGraphic AidsHeadings and SubheadingsPrint SizeLength of TextVocabulary
New words boldedSyllabificationPhonetic SpellingDefined in context
Evaluating the Text
Fry Scalehttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
Flesch-KincaidBuilt into MS Word.
Do a word count. It will be listed on the statistics reported
Test the readability of what you write…
Lexilewww.lexile.com
Evaluating the Reader
Reading level tests as part of standardized tests
MAP testing
Gives a grade level
Quick testsSan Diego Quick Test
CLOZELeaving out words in a text
Matching the Reader and the Text
Content Informal Reading InventorySelect the best text you can
Or just work with what you have been given
Using your text find out what skills and abilities your students have
An inventory of skills and abilities
What do Good Readers Do?
For many educators they are already good readers and do things automatically
Predict
Ask Questions
Make connections
Change rate
Have a conversation with the text
Use imagery
Seek out background information
Have a plan is they get stuck
Reading Strategies
Reading with purposeVocabulary IntroductionReading Notebook Activities
Concept MappingZooming in/outHistory FrameVenn DiagramGroup SummarizingHistorical Character MapK-W-LPLANMaking connections
Reading With Purpose Practice
Read, “The House”
Using your pen circle what is important
Reread the story this time use a highlighter to highlight what would be important to a robber.
Reread one last time and highlight with a different colored highlighter the things that would be important to a potential home buyer.
How did establishing a purpose help you to know what was important?
Are there things that could be important to both a robber and a potential home buyers?
Making Connections
The brain remembers new information by connecting new data to already existing information.
Focus on the conversation in your head
Three types of connectionsText to Self Connections
Text to Text Connections
Text to World Connections
Use a double entry diary
Making Connections Practice
PracticeSelect a magazineRead an article As you read record the page and a few words to show what you are connecting to on the left side of your notesOn the right Indicate which type of connection.
T–>S, T–>T, or T–>WWrite out what the text is reminding you of
Website
www.lynden.wednet.edu/lhsGo to staff directory and find Kevin Richins