For example breaking down the word FISH would be: /F/ - /I/-/SH/

In order for young students to improve reading achievement, teachers should create phonemic awareness activities in class. Here are some examples of phonemic awareness activities classes should follow:

Teachers should also encourage reading outside of the classroom!

children's literature have to be chosen according to the type of reading level the student is in. For this teachers should conduct IRIs or use any other strategies in order to place the student in the correct reading level and assign correct leveled books.

and our ideas on different ways to teach phonemic 

awareness in our classroom.

I focus on phonemic segmentation which is the separation of words into phonemes!

classroom would be working through rhymes. I would 

introduce rhymes to my class through stories such as "Jack

and Jill went up the hill" and point out "Jill" and "hill".  I would

find other rhyming stories and then create one with the class

which would bring the class from hearing a rhyme to creating

a rhyme. I would use the student's name in the poem which

would get the class more involved. 

This is an example of a story I would create, 

but it would change according to the class.

in their classroom so that students can visually see how words are created.

Many activities can be created from these:

their success in reading. For alphabet learning, the ABC's song

is a great way to start. However, they need to visually see the

letter in order for them to understand the connection.

For this, the picture of the letter Popsicle sticks shown above

could help students with the alphabet. Also, many of the

Sesame Street episodes relate to letters which can help young

children. 

As a future teacher, I would break up the alphabet and work on

one letter at a time in order for students to understand the

importance of every letter.

and CVC-e Words. For this, teachers should introduce vowels

and show the difference between long vowels and short vowels.

In class we did an activity which showed our skills with phonics:

their phonics skills is to have students play with words by changing

either the end or the beginning of words. For example teachers can

put up the word PLAY on the board and students should change it to

"MAY" or "DAY" or "CLAY".

when they are doing their independent reading. When

students hear themselves read, they will be able to improve

on their weaknesses in reading. Phones can now be used as 

recording devices and saved as a document. With this teachers

and students can also see how much the reader has improved 

throughout the year.

when reading, teachers should go over punctuation. Teachers

should explain that the punctuation at the end of each

sentence is the way the author intended for the sentence to

be read. Teachers can ask the students to write their own stories

using all types of punctuation and then reading their own work

to the class by using the punctuation used in their work.

them read out loud together. Students can work in pairs to read a dialog

out loud while the teacher uses the dialog to mark student's mistakes

and speed of reading.

Also, this can be a individual assignment by having students read fluency

passages out loud. Teachers should mark each of student's miscues.

importance of reading by having

specific days of read alouds. 

Teachers can use the blow up

books and read to the class to

motivate the students to read in

their free time.

for their students in order to see

the level each student is on. With

this information teachers can make

their in class library more effective

for their class.

This is an example of an IRI I did on

a boy named Joel.

to work on shared reading. One student will

be in charge of reading only the beginning of

a story while another one should read only the

middle and the other student should only read

the end. In this activity students will need each

other in order to find the missing pieces of the

story!

a student is reading in order to guide

them.  Teachers can have a bucket students can refer

to anytime they are stuck focusing on the point of

the book they are reading.

The questions can vary from setting of

the book to the main characters and all of the

in between details of the book. For guided reading

teachers should also have students share their

understanding of the story with their classmates in 

order to see if they are in the same train of thought

as everyone else.

- Brainstorming

- Word map

- Concept wheel

- Tier 1 Words

- Follow up activities for lessons

- Build on student's prior knowledge

- Words with similar roots and meaning

- Text summaries in native language

- Pre-teach vocabulary words

- Labeling

- Word Walls

- Dictionaries

- Structure Analysis

- Direct Instruction

- National writing project

- Visual field trips

- Useful websites

because they get to discover how things are alike and how

things are different. This strategy teaches students to visualize

and this develops an ability to read for high-order thinking

skills which increases reading comprehension.

important strategy because it is

based on the effect of the other

strategies used. Here teachers can

see if students understood in depth

the point of the story. Teachers can

also see the which student is struggling

with reading.

students because this is when students can define

the reading as a "story". It's important for students to

recognize the story's setting, main characters, theme

and the style of the story,

the text based on the "clues" they pick up from

the book. Prediction helps students develop

questions about the book before it is being read.

Prediction gives students a purpose to read!

- Book Walk

and listen to books being read to them.

Repeated reading is one of the best strategies

used in this center. Following this, read-alongs

are also very crucial for students to participate

in.

students the most. Teachers can monitor computer

use for any student. In computers students can find

tutors, their own level of reading programs, they can

reinforce computer skills, and they can use e-books.

are encourage to put their imagination to work.

Teachers should encourage students to use

their creativity to express themselves in this center.

There should be many materials and supplies for

students to use in this center.

Students gather around writing corner and the teacher

should provide background knowledge. There should

be activities which students can refer to prior knowledge.

The teacher should also offer motivational strategies!!

Teachers should review materials and work done the

day before in this part of the workshop. Also, teachers

should give mini lessons like in the use of descriptive

words or ways in which students can enhance their writing. Teachers should point out different resources such as the

use of dictionaries, internet and even word walls.

Students can be put in small groups, or work

individually for this part of the workshop. Teachers

should meet with each student/group to make sure

everyone is on the same page of their writing.

Students should share their personal experiences involved in their writing. Students can share with the entire class or with the small groups assigned.

reading and writing skills. There are electronics

that help students in these areas. For example,

"talking books", Wiggleworks, Living books, and

much more. Also, Write Away, Co-Writer and

Creative Writer 2.

struggle with getting their thoughts on paper. This is also

great for students with disabilities. This program allows 

students to speak their thoughts and converts their ideas

into text. The cool thing about this is that now every smart phone has this app!

people in the world. There are now apps and specific

social networking ideas made for teachers and students.

For example, we use WebCampus which connects us to

our professors and classmates with a click of a button.

My cousin introduced me to Edmodo, which is a mix

of WebCampus and Facebook for teachers and students.

help both teachers and students out there. Another example is the fabulous Pinterest! Just like this website, there are other websites in which teachers can find help from other professionals to make their classroom the best one.

books we thought would be great for our

future reading classes. These were my selections:

hook the student or tune out the student. It

is important for students to know the different

types of genres there are in order for them to

discover their personal favorite.

strategies for selecting books and for sampling books

from different contents. Libraries also allow teachers to

assign individual work or group work. Libraries should be

placed in the reading center next to a comfortable place

where students can feel comfortable to read. Teachers

should try to accumulate as many books as then can in order

to make their library interesting for all students. Books should

also be put in level order to make the books appropriate for

the reader.