Title: Increasing 1st and 2nd grade Student Interest in Reading and
1Writers Workshop Teaching Writing to English
Learners
- Increasing 1st and 2nd grade Student Interest
in Reading and Writing by Supplementing the Open
Court Curriculum with Readers Theater, Writers
Workshop, and Video Production. - By Mathew Needleman
2Year One Readers Theater
3The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
4Classroom inquiry project goals year one
- engage students in repeated reading with an
authentic purpose - increase reading fluency
- increase students interest in reading for pleasure
5Results of Participating in Film students at
benchmark
Increased Enthusiasm for Reading
6Year Two Writing for Pleasure
7The research question
- Can student participation in writers workshop
positively impact writing on Open Court unit
topics?
8The writers workshop described in the Open Court
Reading Manual
- Students write on an assigned Open Court unit
topic - They move at the same pace (all students write a
story one day, edit it the next, revise and
publish the next, etc.). - There is little room to change the focus of the
essay, try new things, or explore different genres
9Scaffolding for teaching Open Court Writing with
ELLs
10English Learners often had difficulty
participating in the process.
11Writers Workshopas it evolved over the year
- Students chose their own topics
- Students moved at their own pace within decided
upon deadlines - Students could explore different genres and
topics without commitment
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13Prewriting
14Drafting
15Revising/Proofreading
16Publishing
17Jonathan
18Jonathans Film
19Why Use Technology with ELLs?
- Audio and visuals assist ELLs with
constructing meaning - Provides real audience beyond the classroom
- Promotes higher level thinking
- Teaches 21st Century skills toclose the
Digital Divide
20Todays graduates need to be critical thinkers,
problem solvers, and effective communicators who
are proficient in both core subjects and new,
21st-century content and skills. from Results
that Matter 21st Century Skills and High School
Reform a report issued in March by the
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
21completed student video projects www.videointhecla
ssroom.com