Becoming a life-long language/literacy learner............on the road to success!
The purpose of this site is to encourage and facilitate the teaching and learning of language/literacy skills….for the 21st century.
This site is designed to be a resource for teachers and specialists and adult educators who work with students who are struggling with language/literacy learning.
Our commitment is to the success of students with ability that has not yet been realized--students with learning disabilities, students from economically or educationally disadvantaged situations, students in need of different learning opportunities.
We focus on 3 areas:
^Language Development
^Early Identification and Intervention of language/literacy/ challenges
^Learning how to learn
Our focus on Language/Literacy has included attention to reading comprehension problems, the development of vocabulary, and the role of oral language in the classroom.
Reading Comprehension: S.P.O.K.E.S
S.P.O.K.E.S. is a framework for addressing all 4 of the language arts. When students learn the 6 SPOKES skills and master at least one strategy for each skill, they will be on the road to applying those skills and strategies across reading, writing, speaking and listening. We begin with Reading Comprehension.
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About the Links
The Journey Begins: Reading Comprehension
Introduction to Reading Comprehension
Introduction to S.P.O.K.E.S. Reading Comprehension
(Including Excerpts from S.P.O.K.E.S. Teacher's Manual, Toomey, F, Scobie, B, Toomey, G (C, 2007)
Checkpoints Along the Way:
Self-Management
Purpose
Organization
Knowledge Building
Elaboration
Stop and Record
Reading Comprehension and the Literacy Common Core Standards
APPLICATION: Here is a wonderful web site created by Sharon Hayes and some of her colleagues for their school community: https://sites.google.com/site/folsomspokes/ |
Images from Microsoft Office (except SPOKES logo)
Wiki Author: Fran Toomey, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, St. Michael’s College
Toomeyand12@gmail.com
Links:
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