Dr. Kate Kinsella - Bolstering Academic Language and Reading Comprehension Using High-Interest Nonfiction (Grades 4-12)

Institute Materials Index

1. Lesson Observation and Unit Planning Tools

a. Nonfiction Reading ELD Unit Plan and Pacing Guide (Grades 4-12) 1
b. Walk-through Observation Tool: Structured Accountable Instruction (Brief) 2
c. Walk-through Observation Tool: Structured Accountable Instruction (Completed) 3
d. Walk-through Observation Tool: Structured Accountable Instruction (Thorough) 4
e. Lesson Observation Tool: Structured Student Engagement 5
 

2. Structured Academic Discussion Resources

a. Active, Responsible Learner Self-Assessment Chart 6
b. Active, Responsible Learner Goal Setting Task 7
c. Pragmatics of Structured Partnering 8
d. Structured Academic Discussion Strategy: Instructional Steps 9
e. Language Strategies for Active Classroom Participation 10
f. Structured Academic Discussion Sample Task: Give One-Get One 13
g. Structured Academic Discussion Sample Task: Think-Write-Pair-Share 16
h. Structured Academic Discussion: Blank Template 57
i. Structured Verbal Response Task -Planning Scaffold 56


3. Vocabulary Instruction Resources

a. Vocabulary Knowledge Rating Strategy: Instructional Steps 17
b. Vocabulary Knowledge Rating Handout Format 18
c. Vocabulary Instructional Strategy 11

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
d. Scripted Example: High-Use Academic Word -accurate 11
e. Note-taking Support (Sample Student Notetaking Guides) 12, 15
f. Academic Word Family Chart 22
g. Vocabulary Notebook Page Format for Academic Word Families 23
h. Guidelines for Prioritizing Words to Address from a Text 19
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3


4. Nonfiction Unit with Explicit Vocabulary Instruction and Structured Discussion

a. Dealing with Bullying 25-26
b. Concept Map (Blank) 27
c. Concept Organizer (Adapted Frayer Model): bullying 28
d. Vocabulary Knowledge Rating 29
e. Vocabulary Instruction Note-taking Support (Student Handouts) 30-32

• Part 1
• Part 2
f. Prereading Structured Academic Discussion with Target Vocabulary 33
g. Teacher-Mediated "Ten-Minute Paragraph": I do it: We do it: You do it 34
h. Precise Language to Teach Quantity and Frequency 35
i. Practice Writing Power Sentences with Precise Vocabulary 36-37
j. "Thirty-Minute Essay" with a Writing Frame 38
k. Postreading Structured Academic Discussion with Target Vocabulary 39
l. "Thirty-Minute Essay" with Scaffolded Support 40
m. Scoring Guide with Target Vocabulary Criteria 41


5. Strategies to Bolster Reading Comprehension & Retention:

a. Reading Readiness Guide / Anticipation Guide 44
b. Oral Cloze Passage Reading Strategy to Build Fluency 45
c. Reading Guide Questions for Informational Text 46-49
d. Asking and Answering Questions: Identifying Main Ideas/Supporting Details 50
e. Oral Summarization: Paragraph/Passage Shrinking 51-52
f. Reciprocal Questioning (ReQuest): Question Formation Exercise 53
g. The Budget Reading Tour: Summary and Response Task 54-55
• Part 1
• Part 2


6. Writing Tasks & Tools to Bolster Content and Vocabulary Mastery:

a. The Budget Reading Tour: Summary and Response Task 54
b. Sample Teacher-Mediated Brief Academic Writing Practice: Ten-Minute Paragraph 14,34
• Part 1
• Part 2
c. Sample Teacher-Mediated Brief Academic Writing Practice: Thirty-Minute Essay 38,40

• Part 1
• Part 2
d. Sample Thirty-Minute Expository Essay Writing Rubric 41


7. Lesson Planning Application Tasks and Resources

a. Structured Verbal Response Task-Planning Scaffold 56
b. Structured Academic Discussion: Blank Template 57
c. Nonfiction Text Vocabulary Analysis Template 58
d. High-Interest Nonfiction Readings with High-Leverage Vocabulary 59-67
e. References and Resources 68