Equitable Literacy Education

Equitable Literacy Education

1. Individuals involved in Literacy Education

   • Principal
   • Ministry of Education
   • Teachers
   • Guidance Counsellors
   • Special Education Teachers
   • Speech Therapists
   • Reading Specialist
   • Librarians
   • Early Childhood Educators
   • Student's Family
     • Parents / Caregiver
     • Siblings
     • Extended Family
   • Students

2. Relationships

   • Student-Student
   • Student-Teacher
   • Teacher-Teacher
   • Student-Parent
   • Parent-Teacher
   • Teacher-Principal
   • Student-Principal

3. Well-Being

   • Physical Well-Being
     • Nutrition
       • Eating healthy food choices.
       • Eating every meal and eating on time.
       • Staying hydrated.
     • Sleep
     • Staying Active
       • Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
       • Movement Breaks
     • Environment
   • Mental / Emotional Well-Being
     • Feeling positive emotions.
     • Self confidence.
     • Safety and security.
     • Stress.
       • Nervous System Therometer
       • 5 Minute Mindfulness
       • Body Scan
       • Walk and Energize
       • Hands on Knees
     • Satisfaction.
   • Social Well-Being
     • Sense of community.
     • Engaging with teacher and peers.
     • Contributing to the class.

4. Recognizing One's Positionality and it's Impact

   • Age
   • Race
   • Class
   • Gender
   • Ability-Status
     • Learning Disabilities
       • Dysgraphia
       • Dyslexia
       • Hyperlexia
   • Sexuality

5. Literacy Resources

   • Ontario Language Curriculum
     • Oral Communication
     • Reading
       • Prior Knowledge / Activation
       • Domain Specific Knowledge
       • Letter / Sound Knowledge
       • Print Knowledge
       • Comprehension
       • Memory
     • Writing
       • Ideas
       • Organization
       • Word Choice
       • Sentence Fluency
       • Voice
       • Conventions
       • Presentation
     • Media Literacy
   • Social Issues Books
   • English Language Learner (ELL) Program
     • Initial Assessment
     • Placement
     • Ongoing Assessment
     • Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy (CRRP)

6. Literacy Strategies (from Seminars)

   • Critical Literacy
     • Taking action and promoting social justice.
       • Engaging in reflection and action.
       • Using language to exercise power and question injustice.
     • Focusing on sociopolitical issues.
       • Studying relationship between power and language.
     • Interrogating multiple viewpoints.
       • Whose voices are heard and whose are missing?
       • Seeking silenced and marginalized voices.
     • Disrupting the commonplace.
       • How is this text trying to position me?
       • Language of critique and hope.
   • Read-Alouds
     • Text from a variety of genres.
     • What do you want students to take away from this read-aloud experience?
   • Word Study
     • Teach word knowledge, not just words.
     • Word Walls
     • Word Work
   • Interactive Writing Instruction
     • 3 Key Components
       • 1 - Explicit Instruction
       • 2 - Modeling
       • 3. Guided Practice
     • "Good writers ..."
     • 6 Themes that Support the Learning to Write Process
       • 1 - Resources for Topics
       • 2 - Characteristics of Genre
       • 3 - Monitoring Meaning and Sustaining Composing
       • 4 - Understanding the Orthography
       • 5 - Word Solving
       • 6 - Linking Instruction to Independent Writing
     • Word Walls
     • Writing Checklists
   • Reader's Theatre
     • To visualize stories and practice oral communication.
     • Using Podcasts
       • Wider audience.
       • Using audio (sound waves) as a visualizing medium.
     • Integrated Curriculum
       • Social studies - using text from social studies.
       • Science - studying sound waves of podcast.
       • Technology - how to record and publish podcast.
       • Media Literacy - marketing, podcasts and internet safety.
   • Balanced Literacy
     • Reading
       • Modelled
       • Shared
       • Guided
       • Independent
     • Writing
   • Literature Circles (Roles)
     • Literary Luminary
       • Locate special sections / phrases / quotations to discuss.
     • Illustrator
       • Sketch, cartoon, diagram, flowchart, stick figure, scene.
     • Discussion Director
       • Lead group members in discussion based on thoughtful questioning.
     • Researcher
       • Research background information relevant to book / topic.
     • Connector
       • Find connections between book and past experiences, stories or other books.
     • Travel Tracer
       • Track where action takes place. Describe the setting.
     • Text Critic
       • Take another perspective from a voice unheard / critical perspective.

7. Accountable Talk

   • Listening to students' responses.
     • Tell me more.
     • How did you know?
     • Who can add to this thinking?
   • Promoting talk in the Classroom
     • Repeating
     • Revising
     • Adding On
     • Revoicing
     • Reasoning
     • The Power of Yet
   • Getting Started
     • Positive lively discussion.
     • Use wait time to allow for internal dialogue.
     • Structured interaction activities (think-pair-share).
     • Discuss conversation etiquette.
     • Create a safe learning environment.

8. Assessment

   • Reading Assessment
     • Attitude and interest surveys
     • Teacher observation
     • Retelling
     • Self-Evaluation
       • What have I done?
       • What can I do to improve?
       • How can I use what I have learned?
     • Records of reading behaviour
     • Performance Tasks
   • 4 Stages of Assessment
     • 1 - Assessment before new learning.
     • 2 - Assessment during learning.
     • 3 - Assessment of independent student achievement.
     • 4 - Evaluation, reporting, and next steps.

9. Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

   • • Literature
       • Teaching Literacy
         • Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
         • Little i by Michael Hall
         • I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
         • Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon
         • Take Away the A by Michael Escoffier
       • CRRP
         • I am Human by Susan Verde
         • All Kinds of Families by Suzanne Lang
         • Hair Love by Matter A. Cherry
         • The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
         • From Far Away by Robert Munsch and Saoussan Askar
         • Maggie's Chopsticks by Alan Woo
         • Sweetest Kul by Celina Kalluk
         • I Can do Hard Things by Gabi Garcin
         • The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson
         • Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor
   • Differentiation By
     • Content
       • Multiple levels of reading material.
       • Transcripts / Recordings
       • Reading Buddies
       • Using home language.
       • Auditory and visual representations.
     • Process
       • Tiered Activities
       • Hands-on Support / Manipulatives
       • Student Choice
       • Vary length of time for completion.
       • Activating 5 Senses
     • Product
       • Allow for options to show evidence of learning.
       • Choice in working independently / groups.
       • Re-evaluate weight of assessment.
     • Learning Environment
       • Learning stations
       • Classroom routines.
       • Materials present in a variety of cultures and home settings.