A classroom culture based on literacy paired with specific instructional strategies to boost comprehension positively affect readers who struggle. How do a class culture based. On literacy partnered with specific instructional. Strategies boost readers who struggle?
A classroom culture based on literacy paired with specific instructional strategies to boost comprehension positively affect readers who struggle. How do a class culture based. On literacy partnered with specific instructional. Strategies boost readers who struggle?
A classroom culture based on literacy paired with specific instructional strategies to boost comprehension positively affect readers who struggle. How do a class culture based. On literacy partnered with specific instructional. Strategies boost readers who struggle?
with specific instructional strategies to boost comprehension positively affect readers who struggle? Classroom Culture Literacy Rich Environment
Features: community, positive and welcoming mood, promotes curiosity, focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Definition: Classroom surroundings and instruction purposefully designed to emphasize reading in a variety of authentic ways.
Examples: physical design for cozy reading places, large and accessible classroom library, spotlight authors, opportunities to share reading, home to school connectionstudents bring in materials to share, display of co-created reading strategy anchor charts, guest readers
Non-examples: print rich but not user friendly, read alouds with no interaction, book displays without student input or creation Instructional Strategies Student Choice
Definition: Empowering students by giving choice to demonstrate understanding of learning targets as well as providing simple choices involving workspaces and reading materials.
Examples: academic choice boards, choice seating for read to self time, choice books, different reading assessment modes
Non-examples: rigid instruction, same task for a ll Motivation
Features: excitement, enthusiasm, engagement, intrinsic vs. extrinsic
Definition: A desire to participate in learning activities and lessons.
Examples: tap into student interests, acknowledge and praise effort, maintain high expectations, show you believe in students, opportunities for small successes, goal setting, teamwork, anticipatory set
Non-examples: no room for mistakes when learning, focus on product not process, bribes Comprehension
Features: understanding, clarity, meaning, aha moments
Definition: Understanding and making meaning of text through the act of reading
Examples: answering text dependent questions and deeper thinking questions accurately, Buzz about a Book, Walk and Talk, to share, Facial expressions reveal understanding, Real reading = text + thinking
Non-examples: fluent reading with no understanding, fake reading Fluency
Features: Appropriate rate (words per minutes), automatic, effortless, flexible correction of miscues
Definition: The ability to read text accurately, quickly, and with expression.
Examples: repeated reading, reciprocal teaching, chunking text, guided reading setting, I read, we read, you read model, listen to fluent models
Non-examples: word by word decoding, conversational fluency Vocabulary
Features: content specific, repeated exposure, cross curricular word recognition, understanding, dependent on schema
Definition: A collection of words understood and used by a child
Examples: teacher modeling usage, science/ ss content embedded in reading instruction, investigate complex topics to increase word knowledge, visuals for support
Non-examples: isolated definitions out of content, memorization, spelling/ word patterns, basic sight words A classroom environment with an emphasis on literacy will give many reading opportunities in a variety of ways, increasing student comprehension Purposeful instruction can move struggling readers closer to grade level goals Cultivating a classroom focused on reading will create excitement among students and encourage all to be readers; practice = improvement
In this reading culture students have options for where they read and what they read which leads to engaged learners The ability to select options motivates kids to learn R e a d i n g