Essential Literacy Strategies In The Classroom

As a future teacher of a fast-changing generation that searches restlessly for new interests, I believe that old and new must meet to keep the basic values of a balanced literacy. Focusing on prior knowledge, collaborating with colleagues, peers, families, and community, creating connections with our surrounding, and empowering students’ learning style throughout the process of gaining knowledge of reading and writing. Foremost, my personal philosophy of teaching literacy is based on constructivism and sociolinguistic, where hands on experience and guidance are priority in an informational world. To facilitate a child’s acquisition of literacy skills , as I plan for literacy instruction for my future classroom, I will take into consideration

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i) Provide a short session plan related to your specialist area of teaching. Include as a minimum: group profile; anticipated learning outcomes; anticipated learning difficulties; staged procedure with timings; one copy of any materials used.

When a novel is revealing, witty and whimsical it unlocks the hidden truths about literature as discussed in the book How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster. This book is written in second person so the reader can experience Foster’s personality that is directed towards them. A reader is given a fresh and clear perception on literature to understand what is being read. Foster clarifies the way writers uses symbols and themes. He believes by analyzing the deeper meaning in literature will help foster a better reader.

* Discuss how well your approach to planning and preparation addresses inclusion within the course, and justify your approaches in relation to key curriculum issues (including the role of new and emergent technologies).

During my practicum observation that took place at my former high school different while in class I got significant information from students on the different literacy traits. In my observation the traits I took from these students were organization, voice, word choice, ideas, and sentence fluency. Each literacy trait is important to improving a student’s overall learning in various ways must effectively is providing students the necessary study habits and sharpen focus. Day 1: Organization was the focus during the first day of my practicum observation. The instructor order the

SMES staff members understand the importance of early literacy skills. As a staff, we are committed in providing early reading instruction beginning in preschool and kindergarten in hopes of closing the achievement gap in reading. Our primary reading goal is for all students to read at grade level or above grade level by the end of their third grade school year. We want to ensure our third graders are able to read fluently and demonstrate high levels of comprehension.

Reading has the power to broaden my perspective, expand my mind, and take me on an adventure far away from reality. Unsurprisingly, I am very enthusiastic about reading and it has earned its title as my favorite pastime. Admittedly, before this class, I usually chose to read my favorite genre, fictional novels, and would only read nonfiction books on occasion. This was due to my illusory belief that only a work of fiction would have the power to whisk me off into another world and evoke powerful emotions. However, after the first three lessons, I was challenged to read literature from all kinds of different genres, including speeches. I was astounded by how much I enjoyed all of the different works of literature. They were able to take me on an adventure, regardless of the genre.

The data collected from the students’ assessment showed they had a high level of comprehension in using the essential literacy strategy which has been the focus of the learning segment. The assessment is directly related to what the students have been learning throughout the learning segment. The students d had multiple opportunities to practice the essential literacy strategy throughout the learning segment. The first section of the assessment which was the matching of the text features with their purposes was directly related to the learning task they had to perform in the lesson one relating to the learning target “I can match text features to their purposes.” The written response section was directly related to the related skill the students’

Future educators have been told many times by our professors on the importance of knowing who your learners, or students, are. This statement is critically important when it comes to literacy. A teacher needs to understand their students’ prior

The first moment I had learned our prospective reading assignments, I felt a shadow of doubt intruding on that little cloud of confidence somewhere in my mind. Every year of my high school career, an English teacher has so wholeheartedly and enthusiastically presented a novel to the class that, to anyone who had the privilege of receiving the brunt of their excitement, that novel in particular had to be the most cathartic, astounding, metamorphic novel we could ever hope to lay eyes on. I expected each page to grace my mind with profound knowledge, enlighten with scholarly insight, entertain with the skill of a master artist and performer; and yet, each time my hopes shattered like the windows of a building in an earthquake. The entire foundation, which had been so carefully and devotedly constructed, crumbled within minutes of opening the book.

Chapter 5 gives a list of different reading strategies across the curriculum that can help build literacy in the classroom. With the lack of time and amount of work that needs to be covered how much time should be spent targeting literacy in the classroom in addition to outside the classroom. Also, I raise

I love reading and read everything I can. I enjoy discussing what I read and analyzing the elements. I am hoping that this class will help me learn to focus on particular aspects of the plot, story, and analyzing the author’s intentions. I am think that being given particular points to analyze will advance my critical thinking and allow me to apply the skills we learn in all types of thinking and analysis in the future.

Literature, a body of written works, is something that I sometimes find myself leisurely immersing in. It allows for the limitations of my own ordinary situations to be seized momentarily whilst I let mind be free and my own imagination wander. The pursuit of self-discovery is present within many forms of literature and can be told through plots and central characters. I often discover new societal universal longings that arise from the novels pages which encourages me to reflect on my own sense of self. The unique interpretations and individual thoughts made by readers allows for a diverse range of reactions to literature. It allows for the words on a page to transform from still words, into a journey of personal growth, where