Julia Gibeault

Julia Gibeault, Adjunct Faculty Retired University of Alaska, Southeast School of Education, MAT Program e-Learning Literacy in the Intermediate & Middle School Grades 2007-2019

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Mar 29

Specific Word Instruction demonstrated by Dr. Anita Archer

By Julia Gibeault in 7. Content Area Literacy: Reading and Writing Information, 8. Spelling, Word Study and Vocabulary, Pedagogy (teaching methods & practice)

Vocabulary is taught incidentally, intentionally and through the development of word consciousness. Here is an example of intentional teaching from Dr. Anita Archer. She has focused the vocabulary for the reading selection to a few key concept words and demonstrates explicit teaching for vocabulary comprehension and use. 3. Vocabulary Instruction – Sixth Grade Language Arts https://explicitinstruction.org/video-secondary-main/secondary-video-3/ …

Mar 27

Guiding Students Through Expository Text with Text Feature Walks

By Julia Gibeault in 7. Content Area Literacy: Reading and Writing Information

By: Michelle J. Kelley, Nicki Clausen-Grace Published by “The text feature walk guides students in the reading of text features in order to access prior knowledge, make connections, and set a purpose for reading expository text.”

Mar 22

Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development & Scaffolded Literacy

By Julia Gibeault in 1. Literacy Philosophy Foundations, 4. Teaching Reading, English Language Learners, Pedagogy (teaching methods & practice)

Although not updated since 2011, this site from Dr. Olenka S.E. Bilash at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, is an outstanding resource for improving teaching and learning, and improving second language education. https://sites.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/Best%20of%20Bilash/vygotsky.html Scroll down to see an example of how the ZPD might relate to the development of reading. Note the scaffolding/Gradual Release …

Feb 27

The Importance and Use of Student Self-Selected Literature to Reading Engagement in an Elementary Reading Curriculum

By Julia Gibeault in 4. Teaching Reading, 5. Reluctant Readers, 6. Reading and Literature, Pedagogy (teaching methods & practice), Reading Workshop

http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1155&context=reading_horizons The Importance and Use of Student Self-Selected Literature to Reading Engagement in an Elementary Reading Curriculum Denise Johnson and Anne Blair Abstract “The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of student self-selecting literature and reading engagement in an elementary reading curriculum. The article discuses the use of self- selected reading in …

Feb 27

Resources for Literature Circles and More!

By Julia Gibeault in 4. Teaching Reading, 6. Reading and Literature, Reading Response, Talking About Our Reading

Looking for a few good books to get your literature circles off the ground? Click on the following links for some suggestions from teachers around the country: http://www.litcircles.org/Books/books.html

Jan 02

Welcome to the Writer’s Workshop by Steve Peha.

By Julia Gibeault in 10. Writers' Workshop and Digital WW, 9. Teaching Writing and Writing Process

For more information visit: Teaching That Makes Sense, at http://www.ttms.org “Writer’s Workshop is a popular way of organizing a writing class for one simple reason: it works better than any other management system yet devised. And it works because it is based on the idea that students learn to write best when they write frequently, for …

Dec 20