1. Shared Writing and Shared Reading Erin Monn March In-Service March 16, 2012

2. Please Do Now! Think about how you use shared writing and shared reading with your students. List the benefits you find in using each. Please share with a partner.

3. What is Shared Writing? Part of a Balanced Writing Program – Writing to/for children Teacher models writing Verbalize thinking through think alouds Helps students develop common writing language – Writing with children (Shared Writing/Sharing the Pen) Makes writing process visible to students Teacher and students compose text together Students are free to focus on thinking

4. What is Shared Writing?(cont.) – Writing by children Students practice skills Allows student choice Allows teacher to see strengths and needs of students Helps teacher plan instruction

5. What Does Shared Writing Look Like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6QJ5z3OBQM Teacher writes text in front of students with students chiming in with ideas As teacher writes, he/she models strategies students will need to use when they write (Ex. sounding out a word) Reread periodically and revise as needed to make writing stronger Read finished piece to students asking volunteers to summarize what was discussed Post in room as a reference for students

6. What Does Shared Writing Look Like? (cont.) Key Points – Collaborative vs. directive “I wonder if the reader will get sick of reading the same sentence beginning over and over again. How could we change this?” vs. “We need to have different sentence beginnings.” – Decide on lesson focus and establish purpose for writing (area students are struggling with) – Can be based on shared reading text

7. Shared Writing Ideas Morning Message Ideas – Buzz Book http://www.thekcrew.net/buzzbook.html – Two Color Writing http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources /teachingwriting/morningmessage.aspx#ideas http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources /teachingwriting/morningmessage.aspx#ideas – More Morning Message Ideas http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources /teachingwriting/morningmessage.aspx#ideasteach ers http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources /teachingwriting/morningmessage.aspx#ideasteach ers

8. More Shared Writing Ideas Nursery Rhymes/Class Books – http://www.jmeacham.com/balanced%2 0literacy/balanced.literacy.shared.writ ing.htm http://www.jmeacham.com/balanced%2 0literacy/balanced.literacy.shared.writ ing.htm Poetry Ideas – Who See’s the Wind? http://www.scholasticdealer.com/prodimages/samp le/952977.pdf http://www.scholasticdealer.com/prodimages/samp le/952977.pdf – Thank You Notes for Earth Day http://www.scholasticdealer.com/prodimages/samp le/952975.pdf http://www.scholasticdealer.com/prodimages/samp le/952975.pdf

9. What is Shared Reading? Part of a Balanced Reading Program – Reading to children Teacher models fluent reading Develops students’ background knowledge, vocabulary, language development Verbalize strategy use through think alouds Gives students common reading language

10. What is Shared Reading?(cont.) – Reading with children (Shared Reading) Students participate in group Support allows students to read material beyond their instructional level – Reading by children Practice skills and strategies independently Allows student choice

11. What Skills Do I Teach During Shared Reading? Concepts about print – Reading left to right; letter vs. word vs. sentence; title, author, illustrator Reading strategies – HFW, rhyming words, beginning sounds, ending sounds, blending sounds to read words Comprehension – Character, plot, setting, problem, solution

12. What Does Shared Reading Look Like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfGjgOc- rJw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfGjgOc- rJw&feature=related Key Points – First reading Teacher reads story for enjoyment – Subsequent readings Interactivity increases Draw students’ attention to specific skills/strategies

13. What Does Shared Reading Look Like? (cont.) – Choose reading material kids will fall in love with – Use predictable books, poems, nursery rhymes, chants, songs, finger plays (Big Book/Enlarged Text) – Support helps build student confidence

14. Shared Reading Ideas Predictable Charts (5-Day Plan) – http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/H%20- %203%20%20Predictable%20Charts%20as%20Shared %20Reading.pdf http://www.cherylsigmon.com/pdf/H%20- %203%20%20Predictable%20Charts%20as%20Shared %20Reading.pdf Poetry – http://www.jmeacham.com/balanced%20literacy/balan ced.literacy.shared.reading.htm http://www.jmeacham.com/balanced%20literacy/balan ced.literacy.shared.reading.htm

15. Shared Reading Ideas (cont.) Mini Reader’s Theater – Pull out repeated phrases from story and write on sentence strips – Have volunteers stand in front of group and hold up sentence strip (Wear hats/nametags) – Rest of students choral read story – Student performers say their lines

16. Resources Feldgus, E.G. and Cardonick, I. Kid writing: A Systematic Approach to Phonics, Journals, and Writing Workshop. Chicago: Wright Group McGraw-Hill, 1999. Print. Gibson, Sharan A. “Strategy Guide: Shared Writing.” Read-Write-Think. International Reading Association, n.d. Web. http://www.readwritethink.org/professional- development/strategy-guides/shared-writing- 30686.html. 8 March 2012.http://www.readwritethink.org/professional- development/strategy-guides/shared-writing- 30686.html Shared Reading. n.p., n.d. Web. http://www.oe.k12.mi.us/balanced_literacy/shared_rea ding.htm. 9 March 2012. http://www.oe.k12.mi.us/balanced_literacy/shared_rea ding.htm Timmons, Dayle. “Vertical Professional Development.” Timmons Times. Chets Creek Elementary, 6 November 2009. Web. http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2009/11/vertical- professional-development.html. 9 March 2012. http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com/2009/11/vertical- professional-development.html