This session will begin with Scarborough’s Reading Rope and the big picture of reading acquisition. It will then zoom in to the language comprehension strand of the rope. Educators will review the research that supports three big instructional shifts: daily access to complex text, a focus on building knowledge and vocabulary, and daily integration of discussion and writing grounded in evidence from text. Participants will answer questions to help them assess the extent to which their current materials support these instructional shifts, and they will learn strategies to support all learners to access complex text and ideas, regardless of their current curriculum.
Learner Outcomes
Explain three instructional shifts that support students reading and language comprehension, and the research that supports them. Articulate how the three shifts can support student engagement. Explain how the three shifts support acceleration for traditionally marginalized and/or struggling readers. Determine how their current materials/practices support them to enact the instructional shifts. Integrate the instructional shifts into their own classroom, regardless of current materials.
Learning Questions:
- Share two key takeaways around best practices in literacy instruction that you learned in this session.
- Share one clear next step you plan to take from the learning in this session.
- Share more about the learning that you would want or need to advance your practice in literacy instruction.
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