Literacy

Seamless Literacy Integration Consists of…

· Understanding the learning progression of reading objectives to be taught

· Purposeful selection of science fiction and nonfiction texts to teach whole group reading skills

· Implementing fiction and nonfiction science texts during guided reading when possible

· Opportunities to informally write about science/engineering concepts during reading/writing time

· Applying literacy concepts during science time (graphic organizers, reading and writing like scientists

Coaching Cycle Goals (Literacy Integration):

· Implementing a science/engineering writing center

o Planning center

o Setting up expectations

o Monitoring learning

· Planning the learning progression of literacy skills

· Power of quality mentor texts – seeing the connections

o Identifying how to use a text to model literacy skill and develop conceptual knowledge

· Whole group literacy skill integration

o Selecting purposeful texts to teach science and literacy concepts

· Small group integration

o Selecting purposeful guided reading texts for your groups

· Reading and writing like scientists

o Using graphic organizers during science

· Reading texts to gather information for science