Educ 6706: The Role Of Increasing Literacy Skills In Students
Literacy
Lisa Nix
Walden University
Dr. Martha Moore, Instructor
EDUC 6706: The Beginning Reader, PreK–3
January 12, 2014
Literacy
Educating and guiding students to read and become fluent readers is a life changing experience for the students. Increasing literacy skills in students prepares them for academic and professional careers. Educators must reflect on their own teaching practices and implementation of intervention strategies to meet the needs of all children while taking into account of their individual reading readiness: emergent, beginner, and transitional. As educators are implementing strategies and teaching practices, they are creating a literate environment that is conducive to all readers. The Framework for Literacy Instruction is rubric that allows an educator to self-evaluate current literacy instruction. The Response Perspective for learners is an area of strength. At the beginning of school, getting to know you activities are used to gain information and understanding of students’ likes and dislikes. This includes revealing their favorite subject, color, hobby, or book. In addition to the information gained from the beginning of school, student consults are completed to learn information about students’ literary experiences. Students are asked about what kind of books they like to read, do they have anyone at home …show more content…
Harcourt Trophies is the selected basal for the school district. Students are assigned a weekly story along with vocabulary and spelling words aligned to the story. Resources are limited, this results in a variety of texts being limited to addressing student interest. Strickland (Laureate Education, n.d.) addresses the issue of students bringing background knowledge while reading text and making connections. If resources are limited, students’ background knowledge and experiences may be just as
Lisa Nix
Walden University
Dr. Martha Moore, Instructor
EDUC 6706: The Beginning Reader, PreK–3
January 12, 2014
Literacy
Educating and guiding students to read and become fluent readers is a life changing experience for the students. Increasing literacy skills in students prepares them for academic and professional careers. Educators must reflect on their own teaching practices and implementation of intervention strategies to meet the needs of all children while taking into account of their individual reading readiness: emergent, beginner, and transitional. As educators are implementing strategies and teaching practices, they are creating a literate environment that is conducive to all readers. The Framework for Literacy Instruction is rubric that allows an educator to self-evaluate current literacy instruction. The Response Perspective for learners is an area of strength. At the beginning of school, getting to know you activities are used to gain information and understanding of students’ likes and dislikes. This includes revealing their favorite subject, color, hobby, or book. In addition to the information gained from the beginning of school, student consults are completed to learn information about students’ literary experiences. Students are asked about what kind of books they like to read, do they have anyone at home …show more content…
Harcourt Trophies is the selected basal for the school district. Students are assigned a weekly story along with vocabulary and spelling words aligned to the story. Resources are limited, this results in a variety of texts being limited to addressing student interest. Strickland (Laureate Education, n.d.) addresses the issue of students bringing background knowledge while reading text and making connections. If resources are limited, students’ background knowledge and experiences may be just as