Developing Literacy in MST

Reflect on your initial responses to the 8 statements on the anticipation guide discussed the first night of class.  Identify 2-3 statements where your thinking has changed or deepened.  Share your insights.

• All students should have solid reading and writing skills by the time they reach middle school.
• Students should discuss their assigned readings only after they have had a chance to read it independently first.
• Vocabulary is learned best when it is taught within the context of a lesson.
• It is the job of all teachers to create lifeong readers.
• Textbooks provide adequate reading passages for students.
• Reading independently is a passive experience.
• Teaching reading strategies in the content areas will take away valuable teaching time.
• There are limited text resources to use in the content areas.

We are working on RAFTS this week.  What are some ways you have adapted this technique to your content area?  Do you feel RAFT will be helpful for students to explore and understand content?

Paul, Christian, & Diana