The document outlines the key elements of a comprehensive classroom reading program to develop academic literacy: 1) Pre-assessments to understand students' background knowledge and reading levels. 2) Vocabulary development and grammar instruction integrated into reading. 3) Independent choice reading at students' individual levels. 4) Strategic reading instruction incorporating pre-reading, reading and post-reading activities using text sets. 5) A writing process incorporating prewriting, writing, revising, editing and publishing. 6) Post-assessments to demonstrate learning.

1. Elements of a Comprehensive Classroom Program to Develop Academic Literacy TED 406 Teaching Secondary Reading Jill A. Aguilar

2. READING IS THINKING

3. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Grammar Instruction Independent Choice Reading Pre- Assessment Writing Instruction Post- Assessment

4. Developing Academic Literacy Pre- Assessment

5. Developing Academic Literacy Pre- Assessment Before we begin teaching, we need to know what students already know. What do they know about the content?

6. Developing Academic Literacy Pre- Assessment Before we begin teaching, we need to know what students already know. What do they know about the content? What vocabulary do they know? What do they know about how to read this kind of text (genre)? How confident is their reading?

7. Developing Academic Literacy Vocabulary Development

8. Developing Academic Literacy Vocabulary Development Schoolchildren need to increase their vocabulary at the rate of about 3,000 words per year!

9. Developing Academic Literacy Vocabulary Development Schoolchildren need to increase their vocabulary at the rate of about 3,000 words per year! Since teachers obviously can’t teach that many words, they need to be selective about the words they do teach.

10. Developing Academic Literacy Grammar Instruction

11. Developing Academic Literacy Grammar Instruction Students do need some grammar instruction, but it Should only be relevant and in context-- Grammar workbook pages don’t achieve grammar learning.

12. Developing Academic Literacy Independent Choice Reading

13. Developing Academic Literacy Independent Choice Reading At the same time that students are receiving vocabulary and grammar instruction, they should be independently reading texts that they choose.

14. Developing Academic Literacy Independent Choice Reading At the same time that students are receiving vocabulary and grammar instruction, they should be independently reading texts that they choose. Independent reading level means 95% or higher accuracy rate. Instructional reading level is at 90-94% accuracy rate. Frustration reading level is an accuracy rate below 90%.

15. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction

16. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Strategically select vocabulary, grammar or genre structures to teach.

17. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Strategically select vocabulary, grammar or genre structures to teach. Strategically select which texts to teach.

18. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Strategically select vocabulary, grammar or genre structures to teach. Strategically select which texts to teach. Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

19. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

20. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

21. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

22. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

23. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

24. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

25. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction Use TEXT SETS to help make content accessible and increase fluency and comprehension.

26. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction

27. Developing Academic Literacy Reading Instruction PREREADING

31. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction

32. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process

33. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process PREWRITING

34. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process PREWRITING WRITING

35. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process PREWRITING WRITING REVISING

36. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process PREWRITING WRITING REVISING EDITING

37. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Writing Instruction The Writing Process PREWRITING WRITING REVISING EDITING PUBLISHING EVALUATING

38. Developing Academic Literacy Post- Assessment

39. Developing Academic Literacy Post- Assessment Opportunities to Demonstrate and Celebrate What we have Learned.

40. Teaching Reading is Teaching Thinking Reading Instruction Vocabulary Development Grammar Instruction Independent Choice Reading Pre- Assessment Writing Instruction Post- Assessment