Reading Sorts for PLCs and Professional Development
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- Make planning your next reading PD a breeze with this bundle of pre-made sorting activities! These hands on activities are perfect for balanced literacy professional development. Engage your teachers in real discussions about the writing process, expository and narrative characteristics for diffPrice $19.00Original Price $22.00Save $3.00
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Make planning your next reading PD a breeze with these pre-made sorting activities! These hands on activities are perfect for professional development or PLCs about literacy. Engage your teachers in real discussions about the components of reading, reading strategies, reader's workshop vocabulary, genre, and more with these card sorting activities! Answer keys are included for each sort.
As an instructional coach and a PD provider, I use sorts in every workshop that I provide because they give teachers...
- something to do with their hands
- an opportunity to discuss with their colleagues
- time to make meaning
- a purpose for accessing background knowledge
- the opportunity to develop a common language with their colleagues
Included in this resource...
- A two-page guide for the learning facilitator
- Ten sorting or matching activities
Before/During/After Reading Sort
- Before, During, After reading title cards
- Strategy cards for sorting: make predictions, generate questions, evaluate, summarize, make inferences, etc.
Reader's Workshop Vocabulary Match
- 12 terms including fluency, accuracy, comprehension, phonics, reading strategies, etc.
- definition cards for matching
Developmental Levels of Reading Sort
- 4 level cards: emergent reader, early reader, transitional reader, and fluent reader
- characteristics cards for sorting: decoding, fluency, and comprehension
Guided Reading vs. Intervention
- Guided Reading and Intervention title cards
- 24 characteristics cards for sorting
Independent Reading vs. Silent Sustained Reading Sort
- Independent Reading and Silent Sustained Reading title cards
- purpose cards for sorting
- 13 characteristics cards for sorting
Literacy Stations Sort
- Title cards for 8 stations: independent reading, buddy reading, word work, writing, read with technology, fluency, sensory play, and dramatic play
- purpose cards for each station
- purposeful activity cards: teachers choose between two different activities by deciding which one better matches the purpose of the station
Read Aloud vs. Shared Reading
- Read Aloud and Shared Reading title cards
- purpose cards for sorting
- 12 characteristics cards for sorting
Reader's Workshop Vocabulary Match
- 12 terms related to Reader's Workshop such as minilesson, read aloud, word study, instructional level, reading conference, etc.
- definition cards for matching
Reading Genre Sort
- 6 genre title cards: fiction, poetry, drama, expository, literary nonfiction/biography, persuasive
- author's purpose cards for sorting
- 59 vocabulary and characteristics cards for each genre to sort
Comprehension Strategy Sort
- 9 comprehension strategy title cards including determine importance, monitor comprehension, synthesize information, establish a purpose for reading, etc.
- what do readers do? cards for sorting
- how does it help readers? cards for sorting
Looking for more resources for professional development or instructional coaching? You might like...
Professional Development Toolkit for Coaches
Instructional Coaching Binder MegaPack
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