Choice Matters

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Lisa Bakita Bellbrook Middle School

Choice Matters
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and Writers

Choice Matters
Dierent Learners Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and Writers New Strategies

What Kind of Reader Are You?

Perpetual Diet Reader Fast Food Reader Meeting the Needs Omnivorous Reader Trendy Reader Vegetarian Reader Gourmet Reader Junk Food Reader Stalker Reader Cuisine Reader
I only read what I am assigned. I only read posts, texts, and Cli notes. I read anything and everything. of Diverse Readers and I read only Writers what is on the best seller list. I read professional books and articles. I prefer the classics. I only read comics and magazines, I read everything by one author. I only read one genre.

Choice Matters
I love to read, but I dont have time with homework. Reading is hard. I read too slow and never finish books
I read when I have to, but I dont choose to read on my own.

I read sports and adventure. I like Gary Paulsen.

Choice Matters
Wide range of interests Varying Perspectives

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and Writers

Diverse Experiences Levels of Maturity

Diverse Tastes
How can we be sensitive to students dierences while holding them accountable to the standards?

Choice Matters
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and Writers

Choice Matters
Choice is where it starts; It fosters the feeling of ownership.
-Kelly Gallagher

Content
What the teacher wants the student to learn and the materials or resources through which that is accomplished. Standards Skills Topics Genres Topics Issues

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What the teacher wants the student to learn and the materials or resources through which that is accomplished. Genres Topics Habits

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Learning to make good choices builds responsibility and independence. Students develop literary tastes, discovering topics and genres that they relish and feel the need to read about. -Laura Robb

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Note to Self Can You Meeting the Needs of Diverse ReadersRelate? and Writers

This I Believe

Adversity& Perseverance

Embrace Change

Make a Dierence

Activities designed to ensure that students use key skills to make sense out of essential ideas and information Cooperative Groups Discussions Conferences Reections

Process

Process

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The Three big choices for any writer are topic, genre, and audience, which are inuenced by the purpose of the project. Diverse Readers Meeting the Needs of What impact do they and want their words to make? This is the most Writers important choice for any writer. Giving students an opportunity to aect change is a gi( every person deserves
-Ayres & Shubitz

Process

Product
Reading is the inhale and . writing is the exhale.
-Donalyn Miller

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Vehicles through which students demonstrate and extend what they have learned. Art Music Multi-media Writing Performance

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Make the dierence between an embarrassed straight face and a clean, healthy smile in every picture.

My mission is to be an outstanding dentist that provides my patients teeth with care by ensuring a clean environment and determined hygienists.

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Menus

Assessment

odeled lessons in genre, organization, authors cra( and conventions as a whole class and

Differentiation Through Choice

The whole idea behind making choices and the creative problem solving that is involved helped me to nd of Diverse between Meeting the Needsthe missing linkReaders and instruction and retention of knowledge. Writers It also reached the higher levels of critical thinking that lling in multiple choice tests or worksheets did not provide.

Differentiation Through Choice

Balances rigor with interest

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and Writers Stresses meaning making, not regurgitation
Raises ceiling for personal best. I like that I can work on what I want and need and not have to flow with everyone elses pace.

Growth
I Used to
Not think about what Im reading

But Now I
really think about what Im reading

Because
it helps me to understand.

think I couldnt write poems

think my writing stamina was bad

know that I can

I know now that all ideas can become something great.

we did brain drains and we wrote more.

know my hand doesnt hurt a lot after writing

Growth
I Used to
not be a reader

But Now I
read different genres

Because
I learned a lot of different ones and enjoy them now.

not be creative

express my thoughts in different ways

understand it is much more than that

I am confident
through t he whole year we learned a lot like how to be a true reader and writer.

think that l/A was just where you learn vocab and read

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Think about an illness or injury that you suered at Meeting the Needs of Diverse Readers and anytime in your life and Writers write it down.