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VOCABULARY: Shared reading: Used when teachers read aloud books to class that are above independent reading level but still spark interest. 5 stages of the reading process are used. After the book has been read multiple times teachers use the book to teach high frequency words and phonics.   K-3 sit together on the carpet duringContinue reading “Ch. 4 The Youngest Readers and Writers (& Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs)”

VOCAB: Running Record: Monitoring students ability to recognize high frequency words, decode unfamiliar words, and use reading strategies.   This could be done while students are reading familiar books  Running records can be used to determine reading level  runrec.gif  Minilessons: Bringing attention and awareness to high frequency words, phonetic features of words, & capitalization/punctuation based on sentences of the week.  Book Talk: TeasersContinue reading “Chapter 3: Assessing Literacy Development”

Vocabulary: Reading Process: Goal is to comprehend the text and be able to understand it and use it for its intended purpose. Involves essential components: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Phonics: Relationship between phonemes and graphemes Orally manipulating sounds in words Word ID Words students see frequently and are able to read without much thought. WithContinue reading “Chapter 2: The Reading and Writing Processes”

Vocabulary: Principle 5: Effective Teachers Address Standards Principle 6: Effective Teachers Scaffold Students’ Reading and Writing Scaffolding: Demonstrating, guiding, and teaching to provide the right amount of support according to instructional purpose and students’ needs. 5 levels of support (from most-least) Modeled Shared Interactive Guided Independent Shared Reading: reading big books with young children SharedContinue reading “Chapter 1 Part 2”

Vocabulary: Principle 1: Effective Teachers Understand How Students Learn Quality literacy instruction is made up of a good balance of teacher-centered and student-centered theories. Behaviorism: Theory that focuses mainly on observable and measurable parts of students’ behavior. Teacher-centered Constructivism: Knowledge is constructed by the learner themselves. Student-centered theory “Learning occurs when students integrate new informationContinue reading “Chapter 1 Part 1”

Vocabulary: Principle 1: Effective Teachers Understand How Students Learn Quality literacy instruction is made up of a good balance of teacher-centered and student-centered theories. Behaviorism: Theory that focuses mainly on observable and measurable parts of students’ behavior. Teacher-centered Constructivism: Knowledge is constructed by the learner themselves. Student-centered theory “Learning occurs when students integrate new informationContinue reading “Chapter 1 Part 1”

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This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”