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=__Session 2 - Online (9/1-9/8)__=

__Objectives for Session 2__

 * Participants will become familiar with statistics related to reading in the United States.
 * Participants will consider the reasons for focusing on reading in the content areas.
 * Participants will become familiar with a variety of strategies to develop intrinsic motivation for reading in the content area.

__Due Dates for Session 2__

 * "Theaters of the Mind" visual organizer - posted to your student page by 10pm on Wednesday, September 8th
 * Discussion - inital post on discussion board by 10pm on SUNDAY September 5th
 * Discussion - 2 responses on discussion board by 10pm on Wednesday, September 8th
 * Literacy Strategy Reflection #1 - emailed to Kelly by 10pm on Wednesday, September 8th

=__Homework from Session #1__= Don't forget to read the article "Theaters of the Mind" and post your visual organizer on your student page by 10pm on September 8th. See the description on the bottom of the Session 1 page for more details.

__Part I - Background__
In 1997, a task force gathered to develop and distribute a Resource Paper on Reading Achievement and to design and recoomend professional development related to best practices for reading in schools. This group's recommendations (including the Maryland Design Principles) led to the creation (and requirement) of this class, Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas.

View the PowerPoint below, entitled Reading Statistics, to better understand why there is such a need for teaching reading in the content areas.



__Part 2 - Why Do I Need To Teach Reading?__
Teachers often say, "I'm not a reading teacher. Why do I need to teach reading in my class?" Read the article entitled "Switching Gears" in order to explore one author's response to this question. While reading the article, you will complete a Structured Note-Taking chart to help you prepare for our discussion on this article. (To learn more about Structured Note-Taking, see pages 137-138 in your text.) The chart is provided below.




 * Due by Sunday 9/5 at 10pm**: Complete your initial post on the discussion board (gray discussion tab) of THIS session's page by 10pm on Sunday. When you click on the "Discussion" tab, click "New Post" to write your initial post. Your entry should respond to the article in no more than 200 words, including points from the article with which you agree, points with which you disagree, and/or other reflections about the article. Respond to the points with which you agree and/or disagree by sharing your own personal perspectives/experiences to support or refute the article.


 * Due by Wednesday 9/8 at 10pm**: Read your classmates' posts and respond to at least 2 people's posts by 10pm Wednesday. In your response, state whether you agree or disagree with points they've made and why. Use the article and your own experience to support what you've said.

__Part 3 - Literacy Strategy Reflection #1__
Choose a literacy strategy from our last class (session #1) and apply the strategy in your classroom. Write a reflection paper (typed, in Microsoft Word), reflecting on the strategy and your use of it. Include a brief description about how you used the strategy and the students' reactions. Also, evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy and any alterations you might make the next time you use it. This should be approximately one page. Submit your completed Literacy Strategy Reflection #1 to me as an attachment via email at Kelly.Kirby@fcps.org by September 8th.