https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio By Perri Lake en-us 2016-12-05 22:26:16 UTC 2023-10-14 00:46:45 UTC hello@padlet.com plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142120018 The ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds of a word. It is an essential tool that children must understand and develop before they can begin to learn to read.

H.K. Yopp developed a Phonemic Awareness Assessment that many teachers can use in their classrooms to determine the phonics level of their students.

http://www.balancedreading.com/assessment/yopp-singer.pdf]]> 2016-12-06 18:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142120018 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142679600 A method for teaching reading and writing English by using phonemic awareness, and correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters. Phonics is one of the main building blocks necessary for reading. 

Patricia Cunningham was a brilliant scholar who did a lot of research on phonics. She wrote many different books on teaching phonics, and has youtube videos to learn about phonics as well. 






]]> 2016-12-08 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142679600 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142683018 The ability to speak and/or write easily and accurately. It is important because it provides a "bridge" between word recognition and comprehension. Fluent readers are able to direct their focus on what the text actually means because they don't have to direct their focus to decoding the words and sentences.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/common-questions-about-fluency

http://busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/fluency.html]]> 2016-12-08 20:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142683018 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142686066 2016-12-08 20:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142686066 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142868330 Read Alouds: Practicing read alouds can immensely improve students' reading levels. When a teacher reads aloud to students, it exposes the students to texts higher than their reading levels which creates collaboration. This is also a great way for the teacher to model fluent reading to her students.

Guided Reading: A component of shared reading blocks, the teacher will meet with the students in small groups to provide support to differentiated students.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/4-tips-guided-reading-success

Shared Reading: An interactive experience in which the students take turn reading a specific text while under the guidance and support of the teacher. The teacher will model proficient reader skills, including fluency and expression.

During shared reading students learn to:
*track print from left to right, word by word
*predict and infer
*enjoy and participate in reading with a high level of support
*build a sense of story
*focus on story elements






Independent Reading: Students read by themselves and are able to choose their own reading material for their enjoyment (fiction, non-fiction, etc).
http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/supporting-students-they-read-30817.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxd8tWoUev8]]> 2016-12-09 17:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142868330 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142873665 2016-12-09 18:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142873665 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142876845 A process in which people acquire words.

E.H. Hiebert's research focuses on how vocabulary, fluency, and knowledge can be fostered through text. Her research has been focused on identifying appropriate text for beginning and struggling readers. She has written many published articles about how the decodability of a word can certainly inflate the text's difficulty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzroM-mq8qY]]> 2016-12-09 18:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142876845 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142896118 Ways for students to understand the text better.

Strategies include:
*summarizing
*sequencing
*inferencing
*comparing and contrasting
*drawing conclusions
*self-questioning
*problem-solving
*relating background knowledge

M.Pressley was known for his research in reading comprehension. After conducting a year long study, his research found that “In general, students were provided with opportunities to practice comprehension strategies, but they were not actually taught the strategies themselves nor the utility value of applying them” (Pressley, 2002c, p. 241). It is important for teachers to teach the students strategies for comprehension so they can apply them better to make them successful readers.

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/reading-comprehension-skills-english-language-learners

Teaching students how to use reading comprehension strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwEg97LdF-w]]> 2016-12-09 19:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/142896118 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143150677 An emerging set of relationships between reading and writing. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop pre-literacy and oral language skills that will help them become better readers.

This youtube song is great for preschoolers who need to learn the sounds the letters make to help them learn to read.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW7N64zsrs0]]> 2016-12-12 15:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143150677 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143174989 Reader's Workshop is a framework for reading instruction which provides students with a supportive environment and involves them in authentic reading experiences.

Lucy Calkins is the founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. She has trained thousands of educators across the country. "Calkins is one of the original architects of the “workshop” approach to teaching writing to children, which holds that writing is a process, with distinct phases, and that all children, not just those with innate talent, can learn to write well."

http://www.ourclassweb.com/sites_for_teachers_readers_workshop.htm

Learning Centers
Students use instructional material to explore independently or in groups. It allows easy access to a variety of learning materials in a productive manner.

This website is a great resource for beginning teachers with tips and ideas to help set up centers in the classroom.
http://k6educators.about.com/od/lessonplanheadquarters/a/How-To-Set-Up-Classroom-Learning-Centers.htm]]> 2016-12-12 16:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143174989 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143218596 "An interdisciplinary writing technique which can build students' fluency in writing through continuous, repeated exposure to the process of writing." The process should typically begin in kindergarten.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/

Donald Graves created the writing process. The Writing Process is composed of five stages.  The five stages are the pre-writing stage, drafting, revising, editing, and the publication stage. His main interest was helping children with learning disabilities succeed.  He believed all children were able to write if the teacher teaches most by showing how he or she learns, and he or she has a highly structured classroom.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/answering-your-questions-about-teaching-writing-talk-donald-h-graves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0McCut4H5k4
An example of writer's workshop in a first grade classroom ]]> 2016-12-12 19:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143218596 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143221338 Teaching more than the basic computer skills within a separate class. To incorporate technology effectively it must happen across the curriculum so that it enhances the learning process.

Donald Leu is a literacy expert who addresses reading and writing strategies required for using the internet, and how these new literacies are changing the way people teach.

Why we should integrate technology in the classroom: https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction

Ways to integrate technology in the classroom:
*A powerpoint 'game show' review
*webquest
*ed tech activities for all level students
*technology as a topic for a writing assignment
*class webpage
*online grading system
http://www.teachhub.com/12-easy-ways-use-technology-your-classroom-even-technophobic-teachers]]> 2016-12-12 19:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143221338 plake1 https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143229534 Juvenile literature includes stories, poems, books, and magazines that children enjoy. Children's literature is usually classified by the genre of the text, or the intended age of the reader.

Incorporating a library in your classroom, books should:
*serve as mentor text to support writing instruction
*expose students to a variety of current and classic, high-interest, high-quality children’s literature
*represent multi-cultural perspectives in both fiction and nonfiction
*explore the full range of human experience and knowledge
*contain relevant social and ethical issues
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/why-we-use-childrens-literature]]> 2016-12-12 19:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/plake1/literacyportfolio/wish/143229534