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Title: Increasing 1st and 2nd grade Student Interest in Reading and


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Writers 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

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Year One Readers Theater
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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
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Classroom inquiry project goals year one
  • engage students in repeated reading with an
    authentic purpose
  • increase reading fluency
  • increase students interest in reading for pleasure

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Results of Participating in Film students at
benchmark
Increased Enthusiasm for Reading
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Year Two Writing for Pleasure
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The research question
  • Can student participation in writers workshop
    positively impact writing on Open Court unit
    topics? 

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The 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

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Scaffolding for teaching Open Court Writing with
ELLs
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English Learners often had difficulty
participating in the process.
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Writers 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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Prewriting
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Drafting
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Revising/Proofreading
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Publishing
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Jonathan
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Jonathans Film
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Why 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

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Todays 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
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completed student video projects www.videointhecla
ssroom.com
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