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 * Tentative Schedule: Reading Methods EDU307**

Introduction Technology-wiki, blog, iPod Lecture: Reading Theory Create Definition of Reading Book Reviews. Each week we will read/review/discuss a specific type of children's literature. Books are preselected and available in class. Book Review: Wordless Picture Books READING ASSIGMENT FOR WED JAN 27 __Graves P 1-17__ __Cramer CHAPTER 1__
 * Class 1- Introduction-/Jan 25 & 27**

READING ASSIGMENT FOR MONDAY FEB 1 Graves __Chapter 4 & 5__ __Cramer__ __pages 62-82__ and __P. 178-199__ Phonemic Awareness Development Phonemic Awareness Activities/Centers Alphabet Activities/Centers Early Literacy Assessment Oral language Concepts About Print Interactive Read-Aloud Language Experience Approach
 * Class 2 & 3 -Emergent Literacy-/Feb 1** & 3

Preview iPod Apps for possible selection Book Review: Alphabet books

WSRA Convention Thursday, Friday or Sat !

__Read for Monday Feb 8: Cramer chapter 9 p. 324-367 Graves Chapter 6 and 7__

Phonics Elements Phonics Development Phonics approaches Analogizing Morphemic Analysis Syllabic Analysis Word Families Common Patterns Big-Book Shared Reading Word Sorts Making Words Differentiating Word Study Phonics Assessment
 * Class 4 Emergent Literacy /Feb 8 & 10**

Dearly Literacy Journal Articles Strategy Guide for Emergent Literacy Instruction Book Review:Picture Story book

R**EAD FOR WED FEB 17** Cramer chapter 10 Writing Process in a workshop environment Graves chapter 12 Writing and reading


 * Class 5-Writer's Workshop /Feb 17**
 * (No Class /Feb 15, Holiday)**

Writers workshop [] Develop Strategy Guide for Emergent Literacy Book Review: Pattern Books

READ FOR CLASS Graves Chapter 9 Teaching Comprehension strateies p. 272 Cramer Chapter 8 Teaching children to comprehend written text p. 282

WED. BRING FAVORITE AUTHOR BOOK COLLECTION** reviewing & Setting purposes Comprehension Monitoring DRTA QAR QtA
 * Class 6-****Reading Comprehension Feb 22 $ 24

Cramer Chapter Chapter 6 Graves re-read pages 195-199 Readability Activity Text selection activity Preparing for Instruction Activity Creating and Managing Leveled Library
 * Read For Next week Monday**
 * Class 7 –****Matching Texts to Readers** -March 1 & 3

READ Cramer-Chapter 11 p.406 for Monday


 * Class 8-** **Poetry for children/****Mar 8 & 10**

Wed=Bring your poetry ! What you have written Your favorite books

FOR CLASS READ: CHAPTER 3 Cramer for Monday Chapter 14 Graves for Wed

Running Records Analyzing Miscues Using Data to inform Instructional Decisions Narrative Text Structure Expository Text structure Writing Comprehension Questions Reader Response Literature Discussion Groups
 * Class 9-****Mar 15 & 17**
 * Assessment**


 * Class 10-Assessment & Instructional Decision Making/ Mar 22 & 24**

IRI McCracken Final report

March 31 Start of Spring Break Case study
 * Class 11- /Mar 29 & 31**

Content Area Literacy
 * Class 12- Organizing Literacy Instruction/ Apr 5 & 7**

FOR WED READ p. 256-257 Graves p.313-314 Cramer Workshop Model Guided Reading Literacy Block Planning Activity Design and discuss how you will be able to instruct a guided reading session and what the other students will be learning.

FINAL EXAM DUE Read Aloud DUE April 21 Posting for Research with iPods Due April 26 Classroom 2.0 discussion-Share what you have been following on Classroom 2.0 Diigo Readings Go to [] select an article and discuss and share your thoughts in class. Add an article or blog to diigo Social Networks [|Social Media Revolution] Google Reader set up google reader and blog or news feed. Conference attendance READ FOR MONDAY **Content Literacy: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas P.254 Cramer**
 * Class 13 - Independent work / Apr 12 & 14**

Content Area Reading Collect Field Logs From students/Student Evaluations from Cooperating Teacher
 * Class 14 / Apr 19 & 21**
 * Set date for final class EDU 311 Practicum:** __**MAY 7th**__

Discuss Research Findings (20% of Grade) Discuss Conference Summary (5% of Grade) Writer workshop lessons Due (25% of Grade) Provide samples of writing or detail explanation of writers workshop with students in field. Provide lesson plan (Post to wiki or make copies for fellow students) Discuss Research Findings (20% of Grade) Writer workshop lessons Due (25% of Grade) Observation Log (15% of Grade) **DUE APRIL 30** Class Activities Read a loud, wiki posting etc (15% of Grade) Completed (mid-Term Grade) Review of Classroom 2.0 and new **Student 2.0** Review of Final
 * Class 15/ Apr 26 & 28**
 * Class 16/ May 3 &5**
 * Class 16-Final Exam May 10**