Week3

= Tuesday January 27 =

Attendance & Housekeeping

 * In the wiki & blog?

Blogging Assignment Details

 * Original post
 * Response Postings

**Assessing Learners:**

 * What do readers need to understand?
 * ppt: learners-text-instruction
 * miscues
 * Interview them to get to know them (in  clinicals link) (Qualitative)
 * Information Survey (p. 199) (Qualitative)
 * Rhody Survey (in clincials link) (Quantitative)
 * Fluency Rubric: (Quantitative)
 * Listening prompt: practice listening to middle school reader
 * Practice with a partner
 * Person B administer the Rhody Survey & reading sample (using script 2)
 * Middle School Clinical Experience Paper Part I. (posted on the Clinicals page)

For our next class session

 * First Blog Post Due
 * Print off the Additional Clinical Hours Assignment sheet (located on the clinicals page)
 * Print off the Database Assignment sheet

= Thursday January 29 =

Important!
Do NOT meet in our regular room. Meet in the computer lab on the third floor of DeGarmo

Attendance & Housekeeping

 * In the wiki & blog?
 * Using the Community Questions link when you have problems that others may be having.
 * Get your grade via email? If you can't see it, click on the attachment....its there! :)
 * Due dates are listed on the announcements page! Pencil these in!

Clinicals
Discuss Additional Clinical Hour Assignments Job Shadowing Taking good field notes

Metcalf Observation Times

 * You will need 5 additional hours of Metcalf observation of middle level (to fulfill the 12 hours)
 * Fill out orange sheet with availability times...be clear!

Computer Lab Time

 * Explain database assignment
 * http://databasefall08.wikispaces.com/ (Use ONLY as an example of what a completed database will look like)
 * Show the class database Wiki: Our Class database wiki: http://306-2s09database.wikispaces.com/
 * Sign up to be a member

For our next class session

 * First Blog Response Due
 * On a 4x6 card, nominate a member of the class for Blog of Fame...here's the details.
 * [[file:Blog of Fame Nomination.doc]]
 * Read Chapter 3: Anticipatory Activities (and browse the Allen text for strategies that could be used as pre-reading strategies)
 * This is a list of pre-reading activities, mentioned in chapter 3 & in your Allen flip text: Demonstration, discrepant event, visual display, thought provoking questions, virtual interview, quick write, found poem, anticipation guide, kwl chart, admit slip, Developing Questions for Reading
 * As you read about ALL of these strategies, choose three to write about on a 4x6 card: Bring the following information with you to class
 * Favorite pre-reading strategy & how you'd use it
 * Strategy you least understood, describe what confuses you
 * A strategy you'd like to use, but you're not sure how you would it!
 * Bring Dinah Zike book about foldables & your Allen flip book!
 * Bring a pair of scissors
 * Practice miscues with your friends!