8th+Grade+Team

Session 1: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Members Present: Emily, Jamilla, Michele, Mike D., Mike M. Robin

Facilitator: Robin Note taker: Michele Timekeeper: Mike M.

Reading: Introduction and Chapter 1 Engagement: Reading's Missing Link

Here are the thoughts from the memebers:


 * Items students do read ex: text messages, internet, it's not taht kids don't read,it is that they just read things other than content related texts. We need to teach them how to access content at the level they are at. Teach standard not novel
 * We need to teach to a variety of learning styles and a variety of content areas.
 * Passive readers need to be motivated to become active readers. __MOTIVATION__ is key.
 * Students have many missing literacy pieces and it makes it difficult for them to access text, and they afall into am I right or wrong, but ehy are unable to read (sounds/phonics).
 * Look at students' multiple intelligencies to support their academics
 * How does reading what they want to texts, instructions for video games transfer to getting them to read content text?
 * Failing Foward
 * All contents need trial, error, revision

Things to Consider:
 * Benchmarking students to determine reading levels - possibly group students according to level at which they acces content area text instead of just using SRI scores
 * Possibly test or survey for mustiple intelligences

Next Session: Thursday, April 26, 2012

Reading: Chapter 2 Building Background Knowledge