This training will help to prepare you to teach the Read Side by Side curriculum in grades 3-5.
Workshop 1: Raising the Standards Through Chapter Books: The C.I.A. Institute
Videos 1-4
Blue "C.I.A. Files" Book
Workshop 2: The C.I.A. Approach in Book Clubs and Independent Reading
Videos 5-7
Red "C.I.A. Book Club Files" Book
This video will take you through pages 1-20 in your C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
Video Outline
Introduction
Classroom and National Trends
Importance of Read Aloud
Increasing Student Stamina
Exposure to Text of Varying Difficulties
Meeting the Demands of 21st Century Literacy
Scheduling a Two-Part Literacy Block
Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
Setting Up Classroom for Read Aloud
Turn and Talk Routine with Stems
This video will take you through pages 20-28 in your C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
Video Outline
Discussion on Rigor of Stems
Importance of Welcome Pages
Lesson Format of Read Aloud
Read Aloud Video Example
Teaching with Integrity vs. Fidelity
Puzzle Analogy
“Read the Blurb”
Infer the Genre
Turn and Talk: Reading Genre Charts
Teach a Plan of Action: What is C.I.A.?
Plot Line Breakdown with C.I.A.
This video will take you through pages 28-54 in your C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
Video Outline
What is C.I.A.?
Overview of Quadrant 1
Character Guides
Question: How to handle absences; how to integrate vocabulary
Character List Family Tree, Setting Maps, Setting Clues, Problems List, Important Events, Retell Summary with frame
Complex Text Structure
Student Interviews on Reader’s Notebook
Common Core Anchor Standards Activity with a Partner
Overview of Quadrant 2
Key Repeated Words, Vocabulary: Making Connections, Main Character, Author's Craft and Evidence Collection Box
This video will take you through pages 55 to the end of your blue C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
Video Outline
End of Quadrant 3 in Earthquake Rising
Turning Point Writing
Maggie's Story
Quadrant 4 Read-In, Synthesis Summary, Reflection, Formal Writing
Brock's Letter
Why Read 20 Minutes a Day?
The Four C's of Motivation
5th Grade Scope and Sequence
Binary of Literacy and Nonfiction
The Three Part Literacy Block--At Home Reading
This video will take you through pages 4 to 33 in your red C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
*Note that the first part of the video where Bethany introduced the agenda for the day and surveyed the group on small group instruction were accidentally muted in the original footage. Please read pages 1-3 to get yourself ready for what's to come.
Video Outline
Classroom Trends vs. Common Core Shifts
Scheduling a Two-Part Literacy Block
Sample Daily Schedules
Small Group Planning
Plan of Action Using the C.I.A. Approach
Book Club Unit Structure and Benefits
Daily Work Time Schedule
Mini Lesson Format and Book Club Lesson Video Sample
Book Club Notebook
Review the Genre and Read the Blurb
This video will take you through pages 34 to 61 in your red C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
Video Outline
Divide Text into Quadrants
Quadrant 1: Character, Setting, Problem and Main Event in Shoeshine Girl
Fast Forward from 13:45-25:40 minutes (I accidentally added too much of a pause here.)
Read through pages 44-47 on your own.
Video picks back up on p. 48 at 29:40 with the Student Self Evaluation
Quadrant 2: Main Character
Author's Craft in Shoeshine Girl
Preparing for Book Club/Discussion Format
Video jumps to p. 57 in talking about the turning point.
Evidence Collection Box
Turning Point Writing
Preparing for Book Club
This video will take you through pages 62 to the end of your red C.I.A. Files book. Be sure to follow along and answer her prompts in your book as you watch.
*note: The title slide still says Video 6--go by the Video's title instead of the intro, as it did not get changed before publishing*
Video Outline
Following the Quadrant 4 Read In
Prepare for Book Club: Evaluation and Reflection
Book Preview for Continuing Reading
When Students Finish Early
Vocabulary
How will you help students stay engaged?
"The problem with guided reading"
Small Group Planning--Placement Guidelines
Classroom Story
Importance of Scaffolding
Differentiation of Nonfiction Book Clubs
Student Testimonies
What do you envision?