This document discusses authentic literacy and its importance. It begins by asking what authentic literacy is and why it matters. It then provides ground rules for the conversation, emphasizing that everyone should participate respectfully and keep an open mind. The document goes on to ask questions about the goals of literacy instruction and what real readers and writers do. It mentions community and authentic assessment. It concludes by encouraging participants to not be afraid of real learning and to share one thing they learned or a new idea they want to think more about.

1. MJGDS
Parent
Connect
Authentic Literacy
What is it?
Why Does it Matter?
Karin
Halle4
&
Andrea
Hernandez

2. “Ground
Rules”
It’s
a
conversa=on
Everyone
par=cipates;
no
one
dominates
There
are
no
right
answers
You
don’t
need
to
be
an
expert
to
share
your
thoughts.
Keep
an
open
mind
Listen
carefully.
Honor
differences
in
viewpoint
and
opinion.
Have
fun!
Learning
together
moves
our
school
forward.

3. What IS
authentic literacy?

5. What is the
goal of literacy instruction?

8. What do real
readers and
writers do?

9. community

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Authentic
Assessment

16. Let’s
STOP being afraid
real learning.
of

17. SHARE..
one thing you learned
OR
a new idea that you
want to continue to think
about.