IFL Patterened Way, Strategy for Working Toward Text-Dependent Analysis {Video Tutorial}

In the past I’ve shared my favorite resource from the Institute for Learning called Patterned Way of Reading, Writing and Talking. A close-reading strategy which promotes text-based questioning, essential for working toward text-based analysis.

Although mostly self-explanatory, the actual protocol which can be used in any classroom, is even easier to understand with a quick explanation. Whether a teacher asking students to analyze literature or informational text, a paragraph or multiple texts, the “Patterned Way” can be easily utilized with built in scaffolds for struggling students.

5 Access Points for Rigorous Reading {Video}

Looking for Latin and Greek roots and affixes I found this article on vocabulary misconceptions. This led me to a Scholastic article titled Expanding Your Roots Through Latin and Greek Study. Curious about this graph embedded in the article,

Achievement %                 Min. Read/Day               Words/Year Exposure

 90th                                             40.4                                  2,357,000

50th                                             12.9                                  601,000

10th                                             1.6                                    51,000

Adopted from Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding, 1988.

I was led to a Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey powerpoint in which I found the video below which gives an overview of their 5 Access Points for Rigorous Reading. Interesting.

Text Dependent Analysis: Video Overview

With Text Dependent Analysis a popular topic in PA and The Nuts & Bolts of TDA the most viewed post on this site, I thought a short (well, short for an Italian girl who likes to talk) video outlining TDA and highlighting resources maybe be helpful. Enjoy!

TEDEd: Lessons Worth Sharing {Resource}

Though I’ve known about TED for some time, I just discovered TEDEd today. Coupling mini-lessons with animation and covering topics from social studies to grammar (the Oxford comma), these lessons are, as the tagline suggests, worth sharing. They include a video plus “Think,” “Dig Deeper,” and “Discuss” sections which allow for more in-depth assessment and analysis after completing the video.

Teachers can also create their only lessons. Just find a video to build a lesson around and add questions, notes and ideas. Voila!