1. Secondary English Methods
Week/Meeting Four

2. Blogging…
Thoughts on this genre?

3. Nonlinguistic Experiences?

4. 90% of what they say and do. 70% of what they say
According to the noted educator Sandra Rief students retain
10% of what they read
20% of what they hear
30% of what they see
50% of what they see and hear
70% of what they say
90% of what they say and do.

5. Print - refers to seeing printed or written words.
Aural - refers to listening.
Interactive - refers to verbalization.
Visual - refers to seeing visual depictions
such as pictures and graphs.
Haptic - refers to the sense of touch or grasp.
Kinesthetic - refers to whole body movement.
Olfactory - refers to sense of smell and taste.
Seven Learning Styles

6. Visual Learners: learn through seeing...
need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to fully understand the content of a lesson.
prefer sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g. people's heads).
may think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. 
often prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information.

7. Auditory Learners: learn through listening...
learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say.
interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances.
Written information may have little meaning until it is heard.
often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.

8. Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners: learn through , moving, doing and touching...
learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around them.
may find it hard to sit still for long periods and may become distracted by their need for activity and exploration.

9. Take the test… http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
It’s free!
Print the results.
Test students?

10. Teaching Non-Fiction Background knowledge Cross-curricular Example:
English 11 ~ US History
English 10 ~ World History

11. Teaching Non-Fiction Benchmarks End-of-Level Exam Who teaches this?
Literary, practical,
Who teaches this?
English?
Cross-curricular?

12. For next week… Classroom Instruction: Ch. 7
Instructional Strategies: pg. 33
Teaching Poetry
Mastery Learning