Literacy in the Middle

Presented by Ms. Byrd, Ms.

Wheeler and Mrs. Orphey
Literacy Defined
noun | lit·er·a·cy | \ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē\
● The ability to read, write,
speak and listen
● Competence or knowledge
in a specified area
Four L.I.M. Components
1. Read Aloud
2. Small Group
3. Independent Reading
4. Writing Instruction
Guess what? You have everything
you need!
...and we have each other!
Do Now: Write a response to image. How does it
relate to your content area? Then, read “My Journey”
section of article (skip abstract) and take notes. Be
prepared to share.
Turn and Talk with your group!
Share your writing and listen
attentively to your colleagues.
Engage: Flocabulary Video
Use sentence stems to discuss main ideas:
1. I start by getting the _______ of the floor space.
2. the formula for finding the area is _______.
30 second Turn and Talk: Which L.I.M.
components have we done so far? Support
your answer with an example from the
lesson.
Components
#2: Small group
#3: Independent
Reading of article
#4: Writing
Instruction: Free
write response to
picture
Read Aloud: 10 Content-Area Literacy
Strategies for Art, Mathematics, Music, and
Physical Education

-Teacher-facilitated Read Aloud of “What Is

Content-Area Literacy, and Why Is it Important
in the Content Areas?” section.

-Please underline, highlight and/or take notes

on main ideas you notice in the reading.
Explore: Chunk the text
Read the rest of “10 Content-Area Literacy
Strategies for Art, Mathematics, Music, and
Physical Education”

Directions: While you read, write down

content-focused strategies on your
Post-it. The strategies can be in any
section.
Team Share: Read your Post-it Notes
to your Group, then stick the best
ones on your anchor charts.
Elaborate: Evaluate: Exit Ticket
Gallery Walk
● Write down ONE strategy
Directions: Go to anchor that you already incorporate
charts and look at other in your classroom and TWO
content areas. Jot down literacy strategies that you
interesting strategies. would like to incorporate.
● THREE new strategies if
you’re a first-year teacher.
 Green→ share out what you learned, where you need to be
challenged?
Yellow and Red→ write down questions you still have and where
you need more literacy support
Strategy Links
1. https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/stan
dards/essential-social-studies-skills-and-strateg
ies.pdf (SS)
2. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/seven-str
ategies-teach-students-text-comprehension
(ELA)
3. http://www.wismath.org/Resources/Document
s/Annual%20Conference/322EHoyer-Connectin
g%20Math%20to%20Literacy%20PP.pdf (math)
4. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1058676.pdf
(science)