Instructional Coach Meeting 3-18-10 with Lora Drum, Kathy Keane, and Alycen Wilson

EOG Strategies

(Instructional Coach Meeting 3-18-10 with Lora Drum, Kathy Keane, and Alycen Wilson)

Math and Literacy Mix-up : Create cards one with vocabulary word, one with definition, and one with an example. Pass out to various students in the classroom. Students must go on a hunt to find their partners.

(under Teacher Resources, click on EOG strategies folder for Move and Match-genre terms); Poetry terms found on Laura Candlers website

Brainstorming Activity/ Vocabulary Webs: Give students a theme (could go along with a read-aloud or reading selection). Students work in groups of 4-6 with one recorder. On chart paper, have students write their assigned theme in the middle of the paper. Circle the word. The group then calls out vocabulary that is related to that word as the recorder lists their ideas/vocabulary. Choose an expert for your chart. Expert goes to different parts of the classroom and students visit experts that were not a part of their group. Students listen as the poster expert explains their chart. Students who are listening may have more connections as they look at the chart. New connections/ideas should be added to these charts.

Some possible choices: use topics from the released selections

Alternative Ideas: Math- put a math strand (Geometry, Fractions, etc) or math skills as the topic As a review of all the types of genres- each type of genre can be the key word and students can brainstorm any characteristics that help them identify that genre.

Text Features: Begin lesson by saying look around the room for something yellow. Now close your eyes. When I tap you on the shoulder, tell me something that is the color blue in the room. Students will get frustrated because you told them to look for something yellow. Explain that when we read, we must scan all features on the page. Pass out a Weekly Reader or have students look in a Science or SS book. Tell them we will be playing a game. You are going to scan the text and try to notice all of the features. Give students one minute. They must then close their book/ selection. Teacher will then ask questions about the text features. Example: Did anyone notice any captions? What information did you notice in the caption? Then give students another chance to look at the text/ selection for another minute and continue asking questions. You could also let the students play against you. The teacher looks at the features for one minute and then allows students to ask you questions. (They love to stump the teacher!!)

Text Features

(Look under Text Feature Scanning)

Text Feature Scavenger Hunt form- can be used as individual activity, partners, or small groups.

I Have, Who Has: Each student is given a card, the card with the star signals the first person. On their turn the student reads the I have … statement on their card and then reads the Who has … question below it. The person who has the answer to the question goes next. Play continues until all cards are used. If you notice that at the end of the activity that there are some words that weren’t used, instead of starting over have those students stand up with their cards and discuss as a class what you think the word means. Work together to fix- up the mistake and then try the game again. (When clicking on the hyperlinks below, you may be asked to sign in each time with your username and password for the school website.)

I have who has set A

I have who has set B

I have who has set C

EOG (Kathy Bumgardner):

Don’t forget to visit her site for lots of comprehension activities and strategies!!!!

http://www.kbumreading.com/booklist.html

Genres

Genre Walk

Genre Descriptions

Genre Focus

QAR: Model with a read aloud. Teacher will create questions for each type of question. After modeling with read- alouds allow students to create their own QAR questions in groups with a reading selection or guided reading book.

Click on the QAR concept map as a review for what each means.

QAR concept map

Click on QAR Chart to see how students can set up their own chart to create questions for selections or books they are reading.

QAR chart

Brain 2 Text

Simplier version of the QAR strategy

email Lora Drum () or see your instructional coach or literacy specialists if you would like a copy of a foldable version

Chunking: This is a great partner activity to practice finding the main idea of a selection or paragraphs. Students learn the importance of reading more closely. I couldn’t create a hyperlink to this activity.

Chunking

Author’s Purpose Pie: Rarely students will see a question on the EOG that says what is the author’s purpose? They are more likely to see a question that says: the author’s purpose for writing this selection was to… followed by choices that include other vocabulary that would mean to persuade, explain, entertain, or inform. Look at the chart in this link to familiarize your students with author’s purpose vocabulary.

author's purpose

other author’s purpose ideas

Word Diaries: Students should NOT go to the dictionary to look up the words as an activity when doing vocabulary activities. (4 Blocks) Word in the first block/ kid friendly definition/ sentence with the word using context/ mental model (picture)/ non-examples/ synonyms/ etc…

Frayer Model Graphic Organizer

Foldable version- fold paper in half hamburger style, then fold again, dog ear the corner that would be the center of the paper, unfold and there should be a diamond shape in the middle- write the vocabulary word here. In the upper left block, write a kid friendly definition of the word, right top block- draw a picture, symbol, or image that would represent a mental model, lower left corner list examples of the word, lower right corner, list non-examples of the word

See SIOP strategies powerpoint for examples

SIOP Strategies

Character Trait Words: When reading and writing discuss characters using a variety of vocabulary so that students can become familiar with words found on EOG. (example from last year: courageous) The following link is a list of words that I found from readwritethink.org These words have to be explicitly taught-most students do not know or understand these traits.

character trait list

Character Activity (Character Read and Roll Activity, character stick figure)

Pick a Card, Any Card: Copy released test items and glue to a file folder and laminate. Inside file folder include questions on index cards and answers on index cards. Follow the link below and click on Pick a Card for directions to the game.

EOG activities

Directions for Pick a Card, Any Card

Remediation Resources/ Math: Folders; online games; etc. You have to sign in

Math Remediation Resource Page

Language Arts Remediation Resource Page: activities, powerpoint games, etc.

Language Arts Remediation Resource Page

Curriculum Specialist Page:

(temporary) new folders will be set up over the summer

Curriculum Specialists Webpages

EOG Question Stems : On this page, released items on the Reading EOG for 3-6 from last year are charted by the percentage of questions for objectives on the test as well as question stems that were found for those objectives. Start using these stems now during guided reading to familiarize your students with the terms. This is something that can be done all year during reading discussions. Guide your questioning with these stems and your students will be more comfortable when taking the test.

EOG question stems

More EOG question Stems (separated by grade level, genre- based on newest released selections)

Reading EOG vocabulary chart: Please check out this chart of terms!!

vocabulary chart

other EOG vocabulary review activities

**Invitation to come see a strategy being taught for a prize drawing.