Opening Doors to Reading: Building School-to-Work Skills

by Dee L. Fabry, Sally A. Seier

Overview

This integrated, technology-based reading curriculum helps you build school-to-work skills in middle school learners-especially those who have reading difficulties. Based on a field-tested program (the STARR curriculum), it is specifically designed to meet student needs in the workplace and uses best practices research, SCANS foundations skills and competencies, and middle school research. Components include speaking, technology, analysis, reading, and research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087752
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/15/2001
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	11 - 13 Years

About the Author

DEE L. FABRY is Vice President Assessment Programs, LightSpan San Diego, California.

SALLY A. SEIER is a teacher, Cherry Creek School District, Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	xi
	Acknowledgments	xiii
1	STARR Design and Development	1
	The Design and Development of the STARR Curriculum	1
	What Motivates Today's Learners?	2
	What Is the SCANS Report?	3
	Correlating the SCANS Framework to Standards	4
	Learning Theories	4
	Instructional Strategies	6
	The STARR Learning Environment	7
	STARR and Technology	8
	Resources	8
2	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research	11
	Speaking Foundation Skills	11
	Content Proficiencies in Language Arts	11
	Connecting Speaking to Workplace Skills	12
Unit 1	Speeches: Informative, Demonstration, and Persuasive	12
	Outline for Informative Speech	23
	Demonstration Speech	24
	Persuasive Speech Outline	28
	Informative Speech Questions	31
	Speech Evaluation Form	35
Unit 2	Creating a Mandala As a Visual Aid	37
	The Mandala	40
	Mandala Grading Sheet	44
	Speech Evaluation Checklist	45
	Resources	46
3	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research	47
	Technology Competencies	47
	National Educational Technology Standards for Students	48
	Connecting Technology to Workplace Skills	49
Unit 1	Friday Assignments	49
	Letter to Parents	57
	Friday Assignment #1	58
	Friday Assignment #2	59
	Friday Assignment #3	60
	Friday Assignment #4	62
	Friday Assignment #5	63
	Lab Instruction Sheet	64
	Friday Assignment #6	66
	Friday Assignment #7	67
	Friday Assignment #8	69
	Friday Assignment #9	70
	Friday Assignment #10	71
	Friday Assignment #11	72
Unit 2	Staff Development--Learning About Technology Integration	74
	Women of the American Civil War Scavenger Hunt	77
	Resources	78
4	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research	79
	Analysis Foundation Skills	79
	Content Proficiencies in Analysis	79
Unit 1	Problem Solving	80
	Problem-Solving Graphic Organizer	83
	Parent-Student Analysis	84
Unit 2	Learning to Create Research Questions	86
	Applying Bloom's Taxonomy	88
	Scoring Rubric	90
Unit 3	Journal Prompts	91
Unit 4	Enigma Research	91
	Enigmas	93
	Enigma Research Grade	95
	Resources	97
5	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research	99
	Reading Foundation Skills	99
	Content Proficiencies in Language Arts	99
	Connecting Reading to Workplace Skills	100
Unit 1	Incredible Exploration of Dragons	101
	Important Facts to Know	105
	Individual Final Assignments	111
	Rubrics for "The Incredible Exploration of Dragons"	112
	Dragon Individual Project Grading	113
	Dragon History Quiz	115
Unit 2	Mystery Reading Unit--Curiosity and Intrigue	117
	Ellery Queen Quiz	128
	Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill	131
	Day Two--Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill	133
	Mystery Quiz	135
	Authors Quiz	138
	Resources for the Dragon Unit	140
	Resources for the Mystery Unit	140
6	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research	143
	Research Foundation Skills	143
	Content Proficiencies	144
	Connecting Research to Workplace Skills	145
Unit 1	The American Civil War	145
	KWL Civil War Activity Sheet	154
	Civil War Novels	155
	Double Thoughts	157
	American Civil War Contract and Grading Rubric	159
	The American Civil War Newsletter Assignment and Grading Rubric	160
	Defining a Research Question for the American Civil War Unit	162
	American Civil War Research Rubric	163
	Plan, Plan, Plan	164
	Women of the American Civil War Scavenger Hunt	166
	The American Civil War Time Line	167
Unit 2	Planning for the Research Project	168
	The Research Project Evaluation	170
	Plan, Plan, Plan	171
	Resources	175
7	Speaking, Technology, Analysis, and Reading Through Research: Additional Units	177
	Research Foundation Skills	177
	Content Proficiencies	177
	Connecting Research to Workplace Skills	178
Unit 1	Research Roundup	179
Reference #1	World Almanac and Book of Facts	182
Reference #2	Webster's Biographical Dictionary	183
Reference #3	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations	184
Reference #4	Famous First Facts	185
Reference #5	Sixth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators	186
Reference #6	Webster's New Geographical Dictionary	187
Reference #7	Illustrated Facts and Records Book of Animals	188
Reference #8	The Facts on File Visual Dictionary	189
Reference #9	The Stamp Atlas	191
Reference #10	Lands and Peoples	192
Reference #11	Great Lives	193
Reference #12	American Nicknames	194
Reference #13	Holidays Around the World	195
Reference #14	New Encyclopedia of Sports	196
Reference #15	Macmillan Dictionary of Quotations	197
Reference #16	New View Almanac	198
Reference #17	The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents	199
Reference #18	Goode's World Atlas	200
Reference #19	Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates	201
Reference #20	Auschwitz Chronicle 1939-1945	202
Reference #21	National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States	203
Reference #22	Chronicle of America	204
Reference #23	Something About the Author	205
Reference #24	Timelines of the Ancient World	206
Electronic Reference #25	EBSCO Periodical Service	207
Electronic Reference #26	Newsfile	208
Electronic Reference #27	Factory	209
Electronic Reference #28	Writing Center	210
Electronic Reference #29	Word Munchers	211
Electronic Reference #30	Clarisworks Word Processing	212
Reference #31	Chronicle of the 20th Century	213
Reference #32	Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century	214
Reference #33	U.S.A., A Chronicle in Pictures	215
Reference #34	Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690-1990	216
Reference #35	Timetables of History	217
Reference #36	American Destiny	218
Reference #37	Dictionary of American History	219
Reference #38	Buildings of Colorado	220
Reference #39	New York Public Library Desk Reference	221
Reference #40	Reference Library of Hispanic America	222
Reference #41	Words That Make America Great	223
Reference #42	Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers	224
Reference #43	Reference Library of Black America	225
Reference #44	Encyclopedia of World Sport	226
Reference #45	Military History of the United States	227
Reference #46	American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary	228
Reference #47	Reference Library of Asian America	229
Reference #48	New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II	230
Reference #49	Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces	231
Reference #50	Elements: Copper, Silver and Gold	232
Reference #51	New York Public Library Book of How and Where to Look It Up	233
	Presentation	236
	Resources and Useful Information	238
8	Starr Multidisciplinary Units	241
	The Interrelationship of the STARR Components	241
	Creating STARR Enriched Learning Environments	241
Multidisciplinary Unit 1	Renaissance Learners	242
	Renaissance Scavenger Hunt	247
	Planning Questions	249
	Final Project Grading Rubric for the Renaissance Learners Project	251
Unit 2	Hero Research Project	252
	Questions for Heroes	256
	Grade Sheet	260
	Research Questions	262
	Extra Credit Assignments	263
	How to Outline	265
	Outline Framework	266
	Some Final Thoughts	267
	Resources and Useful Information	267
9	Management, Assessment, and Evaluation	269
	Assessment and Evaluation	271
	Options for Assessment and Evaluation	272
	Student Portfolios	273
	Community Showcase	274
	District Technology Fair	274
	Evaluation of the STARR Program	274
	Examples of Evaluation and Assessment Tools	276
	Research Grading Rubric	277
	Resources	278
	Index	279

Editorial Reviews

This teaching package helps educators build school-to-work skills in middle school students, especially those who have reading difficulties. The integrated, technology-based reading curriculum presented (the STARR curriculum) is specifically designed to strengthen reading and other communication skills needed in the workplace. Chapters overview the STARR curriculum design and development and discuss each of its components. The book includes many worksheets and assignments for students. Fabry was the motivating force behind the STARR curriculum. Seier is the first teacher hired specifically to implement the program. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Opening Doors To Reading: Building School-To-Work Skills offers STARR, an innovative and highly effective, technology-based reading curriculum designed for use with students in grades 6 to 8 — especially those who are experience reading difficulties or aversions. Every aspect of the curriculum is covered from initial planning strategies to final implementation procedures. Opening Doors To Reading is a very highly recommended, "user friendly", instruction guide that is highly recommended for public, private, and parochial school reading instruction programs.