Putting all the Pieces Together

LBD/Lectura

Whole Group

Spelling for

Writers

Units of

Study

Theme/Unit

tests

LBD / Lectura

Small Group

Prompted

Writing

Samples

Differentiati

on

Oral Language

Development

6-TraitsMeaningful

Independent

Work

Units of

Study

An Example Schedule-Bilingual Schools• 8:40-8:45 Morning Business & Pledge• 8:45-9:30 Reading -Whole Group Instruction

– SFW, Vocabulary, Word Study, & Read & Comprehend

• 9:30-10:20 Reading - Small Group Instruction• 10:20-11:05 Specials• 11:05-11:55 Writing Workshop

– 4 days with Units of Study lessons & 1 day with grammar lesson

• 11:55-12:15 DEAR or Interactive Read Aloud• 12:15-1:00 Lunch• 1:00 – 2:15 Math Investigations• 2:15-2:30 recess• 2:30-3:15 Avenues• 3:15-3:20 Clean up

An Example Schedule• 8:40-8:45 Morning Business & Pledge• 8:45-9:30 Reading -Whole Group Instruction

– SFW, Vocabulary, Word Study, & Read & Comprehend

• 9:30-10:20 Reading - Small Group Instruction• 10:20-11:05 Specials• 11:05-11:55 Writing Workshop

– 4 days with Units of Study lessons & 1 day with grammar lesson

• 11:55-12:15 DEAR Time or Interactive Read Aloud• 12:15-1:00 Lunch• 1:00 – 2:15 Math Investigations• 2:15-2:30 Recess• 2:30-3:15 Science or Social Studies• 3:15-3:20 Clean up

Literacy by Design Whole Group

Think about this…• Standards Based

– What skills is the theme test assessing?

– Content vs. Skills• You should be focusing on SKILLS!

– Think about…• Do you have to read the entire story to

model the reading strategy/skill to the kids? NO.

• Ex. Theme 7 “Squid Attack” – do you really have to read the entire story to practice creating visual images?

Literacy by Design Whole Group

• Gradual Release of Responsibility– Lesson 1-4 teacher supported– Lessons 5-10 teacher becomes coach– What activities could we pull from

whole group instruction and plug into meaningful independent work?

• Some Word Study Activities – lessons 4-10

• Some Vocabulary Activities - lessons 4-10

– Picture It

• Some Interactive Reading - lesson 6-10

Menus, Centers, 4-Blocks…• Word Study

– Spelling for Writers– Word Study Activities– Vocabulary Activities

• Reading and Reflecting– Students read independent text while

completing a graphic organizer or just let them read and practice in their mind!

– Interactive Reading – if appropriate for students

• Content Area– Look up time– Integration with Science and Social Studies

• Independent Writing– LBD or Lectura prompts

Spelling For Writers• Lesson 1

– Pre-test– Shopping list– Home & school lists

• Lesson 2 – Word Sort

• Lesson 3– Generalization

• Lesson 4– Spelling for Writing

• Lesson 5– Post-test

Whole GroupLesson 1• 3 min -Introduce Academic

Language• 7 min - Spelling pretest• 10 min -Vocabulary• 5 min -Word Study • 20 min –Read & Comprehend

Whole GroupLesson 2• 10 min -Vocabulary• 10 min -Word Study • 25 min –Read & Comprehend

Whole GroupLesson 3• 5-7 min -Spelling Generalization• 7 min -Vocabulary• 5 min -Word Study • 20 min –Read & Comprehend

Whole GroupLesson 4 & 5• 10 min -Vocabulary• 0-5 min -Word Study • 20-25 min –Read &

Comprehend

Lectura Whole Group Instruction

• Word Study Work– Cognates– Word patterns in English

• Vocabulary – Use the Marazano’s 6-steps to Academic

Language that is embedded in LBD– Spanish words related to unit– English words related to unit

• Read & comprehend– Think aloud by the teacher modeling the

reading strategy/skill being taught in unit– Use the Interactive Reading Strategies

provided by LBD – quality instructional practices

Literacy by Design & Lectura

Small Group• Students small group

instruction should be at instructional level

• Integrate - use leveled books about science or social studies

• 45 minutes - lessons 1-52-21 minute groups per day

• 55 minutes - lessons 6-10• 2 - 25 minute groups (lower level)• 1-10-15 minute group (higher level)

Small Group ScheduleDay 1

– 25 min. Group 1 (Below Level)

– 25 min. Group 2 (Below Level)

Day 2– 25 min. Group 3 (At Level)– 25 min. Group 1 (Below

Level) Group 2 during DEAR time (Below Level)

Day 3– 25 min. Group 4

(Advanced)– 25 min. Group 2 (Below

Level) Group 1 during DEAR time (Below Level)

Day 4– 25 min. Group 1 (Below Level)– 25 min. Group 2 (Below Level)

10-15 min. Group 3 (At Level)

Day 5– 25 min. Group 1 (Below Level)

25 min. Group 2 (Below Level) 10-15 min. Group 4 (Advancedd)

Day 6-10– 25 min. Group 1 (Below Level)– 25 min. Group 2 (Below Level)

10-15 min. Group 3 (At Level)*Alternate groups 3 & 4

Theme/Unit Tests

• Literacy by Design Theme Tests– Look at theme test before beginning of

the unit…what skills are being assessed?– Every 10-11 days– Analyze data

• What did all the kids do successfully?• What areas did students struggle?• Is any re-teaching necessary?

– A day to Re-teach • Independent-during DEAR or small reading

group• Small group – flexible small reading group• Whole class – “lesson 12”

Theme/Unit Tests

• Lectura Unit Tests– Look at unit test before beginning of the

unit…what skills are being assessed?– Every 6 weeks– Analyze data

• What did all the kids do successfully?• What areas did students struggle?• Is any re-teaching necessary?

– Re-teach • Independent-during DEAR or small reading

group• Small group – flexible small reading group• Whole class

Prompted Writing

• Use the LBD and Lectura prompts that were created last year by the Writing Leadership Team

• This is another meaningful independent activity

• Can be found on my blog

English Language Development• Bilingual Schools will use

Avenues every day:– Kinder 30 minutes per day– 1-5 45 minutes per day

• The goal in using Avenues is for our second language learners to be reading, writing, listening and speaking in English.