1. + Stanley Teacher Prep August 2015

2. + Quick write Write a definition: What does it mean to read? -use Routman’s work as a support for your definition

3. + Turn and Talk Share your definition of reading + essential components from the text

4. + Mini-Lesson: Optimal Learning Model Instructional framework at the heart of teaching and learning: moving from dependence to independence Gradual Release of Responsibility

7. + Gradual Release of Teacher Responsibility Direct Instruction ModelingGuided Practice Collaborative work Independent Work Sharing & Reflection Teacher names the skill and gives the rationale for learning it Teacher models the use of the skill Teacher leads students through practicing a skill Students work together to use the skill Students use the skill on their own Students make their work public and reflect on their use of the skill and how it helped them learn “I Do, You Watch” “I Do, You Help” “You Do, I Watch”

8. + Work Time: Apply Comprehension Strategies Groups of 4-5 Each person share: what stood out as most important/ essential given your upcoming grade level? Synthesize your thinking on a chart to teach the rest of us

9. + Debrief: Gallery Walk In your writer’s notebook: Write down what is essential at this point about Reading Essentials as you prepare to head into the classroom

10. + Some pages not to miss: Focus on what matters most, (7) Understand and apply the learning model, (47) Best practices in teaching reading, (187) I keep the following questions in mind all the time, (203)