ARA is Charting ARA is Charting the Course for the Course for

LiteracyLiteracy

““Building a Literate Building a Literate Community”Community”

FacilitatorsFacilitators

Elizabeth GillespieElizabeth GillespieReading Intervention TeacherReading Intervention TeacherMobile Metro Reading Council PresidentMobile Metro Reading Council Presidentgillespiee@bellsouth.netgillespiee@bellsouth.net

Cabrina McShanCabrina McShanARI Reading CoachARI Reading CoachMMRC President-ElectMMRC President-Electcmcshan20@comcast.netcmcshan20@comcast.net

OutcomesOutcomes

• To become familiar with the To become familiar with the research on motivation research on motivation

• To understand the importance of To understand the importance of active participation and effect on active participation and effect on student achievementstudent achievement

• To understand and articulate the To understand and articulate the educator’s role in engaging students educator’s role in engaging students in literacy activitiesin literacy activities

Research…Research…

• Motivated childrenMotivated children will will read more, read more, achieve academicallyachieve academically, and are more , and are more likely to be likely to be lifelong readerslifelong readers (Guthrie 1999; (Guthrie 1999; Morrow, 1992; Wigfield & Guthrie, 1997; Mazzoni, Morrow, 1992; Wigfield & Guthrie, 1997; Mazzoni, Gambrell, & Korekeamaki, 1999; Taylor, Frye, & Gambrell, & Korekeamaki, 1999; Taylor, Frye, & Maruyama, 1990; Morrow, 1992; Wang & Guthrie, Maruyama, 1990; Morrow, 1992; Wang & Guthrie, 2004).2004).

• Instructional factorsInstructional factors (i.e. high-quality (i.e. high-quality books, variety of genres, repeated books, variety of genres, repeated readings, book discussions, writing readings, book discussions, writing process) process) influence student motivationinfluence student motivation (Teale & Gambrell, 2007). (Teale & Gambrell, 2007).

Research continuedResearch continued

• Reading aloudReading aloud can can increase vocabularyincrease vocabulary (Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002; Temple & (Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002; Temple & Snow, 2003; Brabham & Lynch-Brown, 2002; Snow, 2003; Brabham & Lynch-Brown, 2002; Sénéchal, 1997; Sharif, Ozuah, Dinkevich, & Sénéchal, 1997; Sharif, Ozuah, Dinkevich, & Mulvihill, 2003)Mulvihill, 2003)

• R.A. can R.A. can increase listening comprehension increase listening comprehension skillsskills (Morrow & Gambrell, 2002; Stanovich, Cunningha, (Morrow & Gambrell, 2002; Stanovich, Cunningha, & West, 1998; Teale, 1986),& West, 1998; Teale, 1986),

• R.A. can R.A. can increase ability to recognize increase ability to recognize wordswords (Chomsky, 1972).(Chomsky, 1972).

• MotivationMotivation is is enhanced by feedbackenhanced by feedback on the on the knowledge gained and from knowledge gained and from engaging engaging tasks and activitiestasks and activities (Marzano, 2003).(Marzano, 2003).

Main PointsMain Points

• Effective literacy activities that motivate Effective literacy activities that motivate students and teachers to become better students and teachers to become better readers, writers, and thinkers readers, writers, and thinkers

• Classroom activities and school-wide Classroom activities and school-wide events engage and stimulate students events engage and stimulate students and enhance their love of literature and and enhance their love of literature and learning learning

• Draws in other members of the school Draws in other members of the school neighborhood which helps to build a true neighborhood which helps to build a true community of learners community of learners

Specific ActivitiesSpecific Activities

• Reader’s TheatreReader’s Theatre• Read-A-thonsRead-A-thons• Million MinutesMillion Minutes• Vocabulary BeeVocabulary Bee• MusicMusic• GamesGames• Young Author’s ConferenceYoung Author’s Conference• Photo StoryPhoto Story