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08 Sep 2013
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Embedded Reading for Tumba by Mira Canion

The school year passes so much more quickly than we plan.   So, before too much time goes by,  here is a short embedded reading for the short novel Tumba written by Mira Canion.  ( Please note that Mira has given clear consent for us to post this reading.  If you wish to re-post in any way, however,please contact Mira or the owners of this site for permission.)

Tumba is a story about a boy in Mexico who explores the life of his deceased grandfather…and find himself in a great adventure.

An embedded reading for an entire novel?

Yes!  It doesn’t give away the entire plot, the excitement or any great details.  What it does is provide the students with a framework to hang a great story on.

Working with the embedded reading before reading the novel can also create a perfect opportunity for wonder, speculation and prediction.

So here is the Embedded Reading for Tumba!

Base reading:

Es el 31 de octubre.   Alex está nervioso.  La familia de Alex celebra el Día de los Muertos.

El abuelo de Alex está muerto.  Al abuelo le gustaba explorar cuevas.  Alex quiere explorar cuevas también.

¿Hay un espíritu malo en la cueva?   ¿Es posible?

Version 2:

Es el 31 de octubre y el primero de noviembre es el Día de los Muertos en México .

Alex es un estudiante de México.  David es un amigo de Alex.   David y Alex no tienen clases.  Alex está contento.

La familia de Alex celebra el Día de los Muertos.  El abuelo de Alex está muerto.  La abuela de Alex habla mucho del abuelo.  Al abuelo le gustaba explorar cuevas.

Alex quiere explorar cuevas también.  David y Alex van a explorar una cueva.  Alex piensa que un espíritu malo está en la cueva.  Alex está nervioso.

¿Hay un espíritu malo en la cueva?   ¿Es posible?

Version 3:

Es el 31 de octubre y el primero de noviembre es el Día de los Muertos.  El Día de Los Muertos es una celebración popular en México.   A Alex no le gusta celebrar el Día de los Muertos

Alex es un estudiante de México.  David es un amigo de Alex.    David y Alex no tienen clases.  Alex está contento.   Quiere jugar videojuegos en casa.

La familia de Alex celebra el Día de los Muertos.    El abuelo de Alex está muerto.   La familia prepara celebrar la vida del abuelo.   La abuela de Alex habla mucho del abuelo.  El abuelo se llamaba Félix.   Al abuelo Félix le gustaba explorar cuevas.     Actualmente, le gustaba explorar una cueva especial.  Alex quiere explorar esa cueva especial también.

Alex encuentra un mapa de la cueva especial.  David y Alex van a explorar la cueva.   Alex piensa que un espíritu malo está en la cueva.    Piensa que el espíritu defiende la cueva.  Alex está nervioso.     Cuando caminan hacia la cueva, oyen una voz.    La voz grita, “¿Quién entra?”

¿Hay un espíritu malo en la cueva?   ¿Es posible?

 

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Posted in Spanish Embedded Readings, Using Readings With Students
27 Aug 2013

El Cuco by Erin Bas

Erin teaches in Chattanooga, TN and shared this Spanish reading with us.

She writes “I just wanted to share a reading I made for el Cuco.  I wanted to teach “El cuco” by Cienfue for my monsters unit, and I came across the lullaby in my research.  The embedded reading I created uses the structures “viene” and “dormirse,””

I’m excited for school to begin so that I can use it!  Hope that other Spanish teachers can too!

 

Here is Erin’s PowerPoint: El cuco-1 Erin Bas

(Please contact the author or this site before sharing.)

 

 

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27 Aug 2013
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First Week of Spanish Embedded Reading!

 

Wow!!!!!  This post highlights a wonderful embedded reading written by Elizabeth Dentlinger for her beginning Spanish students!!  It appears in Spanish and English and her students loved it.  Teacher AND student-approved!!   It doesn’t get any better than that!

Sra Dentinger talks about how this worked with her students .    Find out more about this reading here!!

 

She just posted the slideshare link for the story….Click here..it’s fantastic and very current!!  High school students will love it.  (Since it is about Miley Cyrus Cuidado con the younger ones!)

 

Here is the real beauty of sharing…..not only could you use this story as is, you could adapt it for your own students.   Thanks so much Sra!

 

 

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Posted in Examples of Embedded Reading in English, Spanish Embedded Readings, Teachers Talk About Embedded Reading
07 Aug 2013

Welcome NYSAFLT Summer Institute 2013!

Thanks to all of you who organized and attended the 2013 NYSAFLT Summer Institute!!  If you are teaching in NY State and have never attended, please think about it for next August, where it will be held in lovely Oneonta, N.Y.

 

Below you can find the PowerPoint and handouts from our workshop:

NYSAFLT Summer Lighting Up Languages with Literacy

RR 2013 ER

Reading Activities Chart

 

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03 Aug 2013
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Welcome to FLENEF Summer Conference!

Hello and welcome to the FLENEF Summer Conference in Jacksonville, Florida!   What a great opportunity for language teachers in Northeast Florida to prepare for a new school year!  Thank you to all of you who worked hard to prepare this conference.

Here you will find the PowerPoint for the presentation:

flenef 2013

Here are the handouts:

er jacksonville

There is so much more information about Embedded Reading here on the site.  Please explore!!

When you’ve tried it with your students, write in and let us know how it went.  We’d love to hear from you.

 

 

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Posted in PowerPoints, Workshops and Training
25 Jul 2013
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PowerPoints Category

We’ve created a special category for PowerPoint presentations on the right hand side of the page.   As PowerPoints are added we will tag them so that they will show up in this area.    Here is a list of the PowerPoints already posted so that you can quickly peruse them:

 

(Reminder: These are for use as educational materials only, not for profit, please contact us if you have any questions.)

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Explanations:

Embedded Reading Explanation and Example

Bottom Up Creating Embedded Readings

Top Down Creating Embedded Readings

Workshops:

Lighting Up Language Acquisition NTPRS 2013 Basic

iFLT 2013 Creating Embedded Readings

Embedded Reading in Action 2013 Basic

Embedded R roch regional 13

Stories:

Grandma 1

Grandma 2

Grandma 5

Grandma_奶奶

Eres tú con Enrique

Clothing Embedded Story

Alma embedded lectura

Trotro et le sapin de Noel[1]

Posted in PowerPoints
25 Jul 2013
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奶奶 Grandma in Mandarin

Here is a creative adapted version of the Grandma PowerPoint in Mandarin!!  Many thanks to our friend La for sharing it with us!!

Grandma_奶奶

 

 

 

 

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Posted in Chinese Embedded Readings, PowerPoints
15 Jul 2013
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Embedded Reading in Action PowerPoint

This PowerPoint shares ideas on how to use Embedded Readings with students.    It is here so that you can use it for yourself and so that you can share it with your colleagues who may be interested in learning more about Embedded Readings.  Please feel free to share your questions and comments!

Embedded Reading in Action 2013 Basic

 

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Posted in Definitions and Explanations, Frequently Asked Questions, Ideas, PowerPoints, Tips for Success, Using Readings With Students, Workshops and Training
11 Jul 2013

iFLT 2013 San Diego

This year’s iFLT Conference was held in beautiful San Diego!!  Hello to all of you who attended!  Be sure to look for information later in the year about next summer’s conference.

Here is the basic PowerPoint from the workshop: Embedded Reading in Action 2013 Basic

It addresses some of the ways in which teachers can create and use Embedded Reading ACTIVITIES with their students.

Here is the handout that accompanied it:

Embedded Reading in Action 2013

Here is the basic PowerPoint from the workshop iFLT 2013 Creating Embedded Readings

it outlines how to create Embedded Readings from existing texts and how to build Embedded Readings from a very small list of structures into a much longer and more complex text.

Here is the handout that accompanied it:

Writing Embedded Readings iFLT 2013Please feel free to post your questions and comments!!

Here is a sample of an Embedded Reading created by Carla Tarini at that workshop.  Thank you Carla!!

Carla’s iflt story

 

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21 Jun 2013
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NTPRS 2013 Lighting Up Literacy!

Thanks to everyone who attended the session at NTPRS13 in Dallas, Texas!!

Here is a basic version of the PowerPoint from that session that you should be able to follow and share, even if you were not able to attend the session!!

(If you attended the session, you will note that some things were changed in order for the PowerPoint to stand alone and be comprehensible.)

Lighting Up Language Acquisition NTPRS 2013 Basic

Here are the handouts for that presentation.  The first two pages are small posters, reminders of important concepts.  The remainder of the handout is a compilation of reading activities that can be used with Embedded Readings.  Hope that they are useful!!

HANDOUT 1 NTPRS 13

Reading Activities Chart

 

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