BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER OF READING By Sarah

BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER OF READING By Sarah L. Lopez

PRINCIPLE 1: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS UNDERSTAND HOW CHILDREN LEARN Teacher-Centered Student-Centered Behaviorism Constructivism Interactive Sociolinguistics Reader Response Critical Literacy

PRINCIPLE 1: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS UNDERSTAND HOW CHILDREN LEARN CRITICAL LITERACY Code Breakers Text Participants Text Users Text Critics

PRINCIPLE 2: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SUPPORT CHILDREN’S USE OF THE FOUR CUEING SYSTEMS • 44 speech sounds The (phonemes) Phonologic al or Sound • Grapheme (written representation) System The Syntacic or Structural System • Syntax • Morpheme The Sematic or Meaning System • Vocabulary Based • Sematics, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms The Pragmatic or Social • Function (English language varies and according to social Cultural and cultural issues) Use System

PRINCIPLE 3: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS CREATE A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS Response Instruction Risk Taking Opportunities Choice Demonstratio n Response Assessment Response Classrooms are social settings in which students read, discuss, and write about literature.

PRINCIPLE 4: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ADOPT BALANCED APPROACH TO LITERACY INSTRUCTION 3 Principles of Balanced Literacy Approach 1. Develop students’ skills knowledge 2. Instructional approaches sometimes viewed as opposites 3. Variety of reading materials Characteristics of Balanced Program • Involve both reading and writing • Skills and strategies taught directly and inderectly • Learning word recognition and identification, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension • Express meaningful ideas • Goal: Develop lifelong readers and writers

PRINCIPLE 5: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SCAFFOLD CHILDREN’S READING AND WRITING EXPERIENCES Modeling/ Shared Reading and Writing • • Read fluently with expression and talk about strategies used while reading. Teach procedure for new reading or writing activity. Interactive/Guided Reading and Writing • • Choral reading, readers theatre Guided literacy activities • Independent Reading and writing

PRINCIPLE 6: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ORGANIZE LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN FOUR WAYS Basal Reading Programs Literature Focus Units Literature Circles Reading and Writing Workshop

PRINCIPLE 7: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS CONNECT INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT Effective teachers identify their goals and plan their instruction at the same time as they develop their assessment plan • Determine students’ background knowledge • Identify reading levels • Monitor learning • Identify strengths and • • weaknesses Analyze spelling development Document learning Showcase students’ best work Assign grades

PRINCIPLE 8: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS BECOME PARTNERS WITH PARENTS PROVIDING LITERACY INFORMATION TO PARENTS Back to school nights Newsletters Workshops Conference s with parents Phone calls “Parents are the most powerful influence on children’s literacy development. ”

PRINCIPLE 8: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS BECOME PARTNERS WITH PARENTS PARENT VOLUNTEERS Recruitment Training Variety Recognition Evaluation

PRINCIPLE 8: EFFECTIVE TEACHERS BECOME PARTNERS WITH PARENTS SUPPORTING LITERACY AT HOME “Parents are children’s first and best teachers. ” • Support groups for parents • Parents develop their own reading and writing competencies • Planned interactions between parents and children • Programs that support parents as children’s first teachers • Educate parents on the importance of literacy at home