Module A 10/7/2014

Launching: Building a Readers Life with Literacy and Informational Text

The unit builds upon students knowledge of the fifth grade literacy standards to the point of application of the standards at a level of proficiency. Students
comprehension will be assessed with multiple texts. These assessments will help teachers to monitor student progress throughout the year.

This module includes: Diagnostic assessments - Fluency Checks - Word Study Vocabulary procedures Comprehension Strategies Developing
procedural knowledge for the classroom

6A Week 1
CCSS: L4
RL10

Goal:
Establish
procedures

Assessment:
Fluency Checks
and
Comprehension
Reading Inventory
6A Week 2
CCSS: L4,
RL10

Goal:
Establish
procedures
(continued)
Assessment:
Fluency Checks
and
Comprehension
Reading Inventory
6A Week 3
CCSS: RL4,
RI 4, RL10

Goal:
Setup a
vocabulary system

Assessment:
Fluency Checks
and
Comprehension
Reading Inventory
6A Week 4
CCSS: RL1, RI 2,
RL10

Goal:
Pre-assess
Comprehension
Strategies with
literary texts to
determine
proficiency
levels/plan for
remediation
6A Week 5
CCSS: RL1, RI 2,
RL10

Goal:
Practice-Apply
Comprehension
Strategies with
literary texts
6A Week 6
CCSS: RL1, RI 2,
RL10

Goal:
Practice -Apply
Comprehension
Strategies
6 Week 7
CCSS: SI 1,
SI 6, RL10

Goal:
Apply
Comprehension
Strategies
developing their
automaticity
6A Week 8
CCSS: RL3, RL10

Goal:
Describe how a
plot unfolds and
analyze how the
character
responds or
changes
6A Week 9
CCSS: RL1, RI 2,
RL10

Goal:
Assess and
evaluate
Comprehension
Strategies
Strategies and Processes:
-Book Pass -I-Notebooks
-Books to read -Reading Log
-Book Selection - Readers Workshop
-Book Talks -Stations
-Check-out - Time Management
-Collegial disc. -Vocab
-Conferencing
-Fluency
-Ind. Readers
Strategies:
-Vocabulary
Examples:
-Marzanos
Academic
Vocabulary
-Word Mapping
-Vocab. Journal
-Word Wall
Strategies:
-Stations/Mini
lessons
-Connections
-Questions
-Visualize
-Infer
-Predictions
-Determine
Importance
Strategies:
-Connections
-Questions
-Visualize
-Fix up
strategies


-Cite evidence
-Annotate
Strategies:
-Infer
-Predictions
-Determine
Importance



-Cite evidence
-Annotate
Strategies:
Students apply
Comprehension
strategies to
their individual
reading
discussion
groups ready to
discuss.
-Cite evidence
-Annotate
Strategies:
-Mini lessons
-Apply to
individual
reading books
-Discuss in
groups

-Cite evidence
-Annotate
Strategies:
-Building
capacity
Addressed Weekly
Eyes on text Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Skills Practice Conference Build Capacity Book Talks

RESOURCES: Guiding Readers and Writers by Fountas and Pinnell, The Comprehension Toolkit by Harvey and Goudvis, Strategies That Work by Harvey and
Goudvis, MAP data, Building Academic Vocabulary by Marzano, The Fluent Reader by Rasinski, Classroom Reading Inventory, Nicholas Silvaroli