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August 3, 2007
C O N T E N T S
1) Chat online with the authors of Test Talk
2) Author Conversations: Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis
3) PD Corner: Strategies that work
4) NCLB changes are in the air
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1) Chat online with the authors of Test Talk
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Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 7 from 2 to 3pm ET when Amy
Greene and Glennon Melton will appear on Edweek.org for a live
chat about helping students prepare for standardized tests while
maintaining purposeful instruction. Amy and Glennon are the
authors of Test Talk: Integrating Test Preparation into Reading
Workshop. Get details on the chat and submit questions in advance:
And you can browse the entire text of Test Talk online:
http://www.stenhouse.com/0461.asp?r=n118
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2) Author Conversations: Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis
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"When we get into unfamiliar topics, it's our responsibility to
build background knowledge, and when we do that kids are engaged,
excited, and they sink their teeth into what they're learning."
The much-anticipated second edition of Strategies That Work was
published in May. In our latest podcast, authors Stephanie Harvey
and Anne Goudvis discuss how their thinking has changed in the
seven years since the first edition, especially on the importance
of background knowledge and comprehension monitoring:
http://www.stenhouse.com/harvey_goudvismp32.asp?r=n118
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3) PD Corner: Strategies that work
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"Strategic readers address their thinking in an inner conversation
that helps them make sense of what they read."
--Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis, Strategies That Work, 2nd Ed.
Looking for strategic activities you can implement immediately?
Reading Quest: Making Sense for Social Studies has a large
collection of reading strategies--from ABC brainstorming to Venn
diagrams to word maps--complete with definitions, directions for
use, and printable pages:
http://www.readingquest.org/strat/
The Ohio Resource Center at Ohio State University describes itself
as "a trusted source of easily accessible, peer-reviewed, high-
quality, and effective resources." Check out the Reading
Strategies page on the adolescent literacy section of their site
for a concise summary of key strategies:
http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit/strategy/
And their Research and Best Practice Resources is a database of
hundreds of literacy instruction resources from around the Web,
with over 100 entries under the "Explicit Comprehension
Instruction" category:
http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit/professional_resources.aspx?topicid=5
The revised and expanded Strategies That Work is a must-read for
teachers who want their students to become active, engaged,
independent, and critical thinkers and readers. Check out the new
chapters on content literacy under "Part III: Comprehension Across
the Curriculum":
http://www.stenhouse.com/0310.asp?r=n118
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4) NCLB changes are in the air
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On Monday Rep. George Miller, the chairman of the House education
committee, gave a major policy speech on "serious changes" he
intends to propose to the No Child Left Behind Act. Highlights
include allowing states to use growth models (value-added
assessment) to measure student progress, performance pay for
principals and teachers, and an additional focus on improving high
schools:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/07/30/44nclb_web.h26.html
(Free registration required.)
You can read or watch the speech here:
http://edlabor.house.gov/micro/nclb.shtml
Education Week reporter David Hoff surveys the reaction to Rep.
Miller's speech from officials, newspapers, and bloggers:
http://www.stenhouse.com/rdnclbreaction.htm
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