Becoming an Effective Teacher of Reading

1. Becoming an Effective Teacher of Reading 

2. What is Literacy Literacy, however, is not a prescription of certain books to read or concepts to devine. Rather�it is a tool, a way to learn about the world and a means to participate more fully in the technological society of the 21st Century.

3. Every teacher is a teacher of reading.William S. Gray Barb Kacer�s secondary class � Barb Kacer�s secondary class �

4. Twelve Principles (Burns, Roe, & Smith, 2002) Reading is a complex act with many factors that must be considered Reading involves the construction of meaning represented by the printed symbols There is no one correct way to teach reading Learning to read is a continuous process

5. Twelve Principles (Burns, Roe, & Smith, 2002) 5) Students should be taught word recognition strategies that will allow them to unlock the pronunciations and meanings of unfamiliar words independently 6) The teacher should assess each student�s reading ability and use the assessment as a basis for planning instruction 7) Reading and the other language arts are closely interrelated 8) Using complete literature selections in the reading programs is important

6. Twelve Principles (Burns, Roe, & Smith, 2002) con�t 9)Reading is an integral part of all content area instruction 10) The student needs to see that reading can be an enjoyable pursuit 11) Reading should be taught in a way that allows each child to experience success. 12) Encouragement of self-direction and self-monitoring of reading is important

7. A Balanced Approach To Literacy Instruction... Develops Students Skills Knowledge (decoding, comprehension, spelling, etc.) Includes word study and phonics within authentic literacy activities Uses trade books, leveled books ,and basal readers Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Viewing (integrated language arts)

8. Components Phonemic Awareness Phonics Word Recognition/identification Comprehension Vocabulary Fluency Critical reading Assessment (formal and informal) Adaptations

9. Effective Teachers Support Children�s use of the Four Cueing Systems The Phonological System (Sound-Symbol Relationship) phoneme, grapheme, phonemic awareness, phonics The Syntactic System (Sentence Structure and Grammar) syntax The Semantic System (Meaning/Comprehension) morpheme The Pragmatic System (Social and Cultural Use)

10. Reading is � construction of meaning from text. It is an active, cognitive, and affective process.

11. Reading is � construction of meaning from text. It is an active, cognitive, and affective process.

13. Background knowledge � And prior knowledge are critical to the reading process.

14. The Reading and Writing Process The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing The Reading Process Prereading Reading Responding Exploring Applying

15. Prereading Book Box Book Bits DRTA-Directed Reading Thinking Activity Story Maps Anticipation Guide Reading Logs Previewing Quickwrites Clusters SQ3R

16. Reading Modeled Reading Shared Reading Guided Reading Interactive Reading Independent Reading Buddy Reading

17. Responding Reading logs/quickwrites Grand Conversations Minilessons

18. Exploring Story Boards Story Maps Word Walls Clusters Word Sorts Minilessons

19. Applying Extending- Projects Readers Theatre Scripts Individual Books and Reports Murals Reading other books by the same author or on the same topic

20. The Writing Process Prewriting-brainstorm, choose topic, identify purpose, audience, and form, gather ideas (drawing, clusters, talking, reading, role-playing) Drafting-get ideas on paper-don�t worry about neatness, spelling, punctuation, skip lines on paper, mark out, make notes, or use computer

21. The Writing Process (con�t) Revising-proofread, have a friend proofread, talk to someone about how to improve your piece. Does it flow? Does it make sense? Editing-make necessary changes based on revisions, proofread, have a friend proofread, correct errors (spelling, grammar, etc.) put into final form, prepare to publish Publishing-make books, share, author�s chair, display, parties, submit for publication, etc.