FunctionalReadingActivitiesDraftFinalA

Reading to Use References UR1 – Dictionary Page – Raw to Read-only memory

Reading To Fill Out Forms FOF1 – Form – T-Shirt Order Form
FD1 - Street Sign
LOW 1. What is this label from? 2. Who made this soda? 3. What is this soda sweetened with?
BEST 1. How many milliliters or ounces make up one serving? 2. How many calories are there from fat in this soda? 3. Regular Coke has 50 mg of sodium, how much less sodium does Diet Coke have?
Table of Contents
Reading to Follow Directions FD1 – Street Sign – Race & W. Fourth Streets

Reading to Gain Information
GI1 – Cola Label – Diet Coca-Cola GI2 – First-Aid Chart - Choking
Functional Reading Activities
Carl Frick, Dawnita Parkinson, Brandi Wardlow & David Van Twistern – Project Lead University of Phoenix MAT530 Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: Reading and Language Arts Learning Team A Patricia McDonald Davis September 18, 2006
Making this connection increases likelihood the student will successfully assimilate or accommodate the new information, resulting in increased functional literacy
AVERAGE 1. Where would you find this type of street sign? 2. On the bottom sign, what does the W represent? 3. On both signs, what word does the ST stand for?
Introduction
Research suggests that a contributing factor to the level of society’s functional literacy is capacity of schools to ensure students achieve ability to read and understand everyday print (Functional illiteracy, n.d.) What can schools do? (University of Phoenix, 2001)
Introduction
In the United States, an estimated one in seven people—more than 40 million people— are functionally illiterate (Literacy, 2006) Functional illiteracy deals with a person’s inability to efficiently use reading, writing, and computational skills in everyday life situations (Functional illiteracy, n.d.)
Street Sign Answers
1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. It is a street sign. You would find this sign on a street or street corner. The color of the words is white. You would find this type of street sign on the corner, where two streets intersect. The W represents or means West. The ST on the signs represents or means Street. Yes or maybe. Some may have only a single sign or two separate signs. The streets that parallel 4th street are 3rd and 5th. The street is named Race Street because people raced on it or the school track is at the end of it where track races are held.
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There are zero calories and fat in this soda. One serving is 240 milliliters or 8 ounces. Diet Coke has 20 fewer milligrams of sodium than regular Coke.
GI2 – Choking First-Aid
LOW 1. What is this? 2. What is the title of this chart? 3. What age children is this intended to be used for? AVERAGE 1. According to the poster, in an emergency, what should be done? 2. If a victim is conscious and standing, how many steps are given? 3. If a victim is lying (conscious or unconscious) how many helpful steps are given? BEST 1. For both standing and lying victims, please describe in detail, the actions that need to be taken.
GI1 - Cola Label
AVERAGE 1. How many liters or quarts of soda were in this bottle? 2. Is this bottle recyclable and how can you tell? 3. What could you find under the bottle cap?
Educational theory suggests children actively construct knowledge by interacting with environment (p. 8) By relating new information to prior knowledge, students are better able to assimilate or accommodate the new information, resulting in a more advanced level of understanding (p. 8)
Examples include not being able to fill out a job application, read a newspaper, understand an election ballot, read a utility bill, and understand a bus schedule.
LOW 1. What is this? 2. Where would you find it? 3. What is the color of the words?
BEST 1. Will every street in a town have a sign similar to this? 2. What will the streets that parallel W. Fourth St. be named? 3. What do you think Race Street was named for or why was it given that name?
Cola Label Answers
1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. It is from Diet Coke. The Coca-Cola Company made this soda. This soda is sweetened with Splenda. 2 liters or 2 quarts, 3.6 ounces were in the bottle. The bottle is recyclable because the label includes the recycle symbol. You could find a code under the cap.
Introduction
Using functional reading folders, similar to those on the following slides, is one way teachers can address functional literacy
Functional folders provide students with a more meaningful, real-world approach to reading and comprehension These folders accommodate three levels of literacy (low, average, and best) to allow teachers to work within the student’s zone of proximal development and scaffold to a higher level when appropriate Because most students are already familiar with many functional items, such as food labels and flyers, this approach allows teachers to connect new information to students’ prior knowledge
Introduction
Implications of functional illiteracy on the individual and society can be severe (Functional illiteracy, n.d.)
Functionally illiterate adults may experience social intimidation, stress, health risks, and low income An estimated 60 percent of adults in prisons and 85 percent of juvenile offenders are functionally or marginally illiterate The Northeast Institute’s 2001 Literacy at Work study found businesses suffer billion-dollar losses each year because of employe productivity, and errors