1. Reading Apprenticeship (RA) What is RA? How can it benefit our students? How can I implement RA into our curriculum? How can we strengthen RA practices on campus? Final thoughts…

2. Reading Apprenticeship from: WestEd: Reading Apprenticeship

3. How can it benefit our students? Increased independence and confidence Increased engagement Development of different reading strategies Higher levels of comprehension Increased retention

4. Reading Apprenticeship classroom Focus on comprehension A climate of collaboration An emphasis on student independence

5. Create a Reading Strategies List for your class After students read an assignment in your class ask them… 1.What were some of the thought processes you used as you were reading the passage? 2.Which passages were particularly challenging for you? Why? 3.What did you do to make sense of those challenging passages? 1)“Pair/Share” 2)Group discussion 3)Type of list for the class

6. How can I implement RA into our curriculum? Strategies include (not a comprehensive list): Case Inquiry (Evidence/Interpretation) Golden Lines Final Word Think-Aloud Process Talking to the Text Reading Logs Caveat

7. Case Inquiry Handout Evidence I saw/heard/read in the text… Interpretation I wondered/I made a connection/ I thought…

8. Golden Lines Identify several key concepts from a reading selection Forces students to read for the main ideas and/or to make personal connections with their reading

9. The Final Word Each group member has the opportunity to share his/her ideas – beliefs and assumptions are questioned resulting in greater understanding – The first person shares a quote or idea (3 minutes) – Each group member responds (1 minute each) – The first group member has the “final word” (1 minute) – Repeat process throughout the group – Total activity time= 40 minutes

10. How can we strengthen RA practices on campus? Faculty Inquiry Group (FIG) Student Inquiry

11. Faculty Inquiry Group August 2011 – preliminary meeting Meetings during Fall semester

12. Student Inquiry Fall service learning students will interview/video students This inquiry of the reading process is a campus wide “reading strategies list” It will be made available to the students Perhaps in an “interactive” format to create ongoing discussion