Morning Do Now!  Share your “ineffective” instructional situation  Class reflect in your Literacy Log  Let’s share!

Principal 4: Effective Teachers Adopt a Balanced Literacy Approach An instructional program that consists of 9 components: Reading Literature Reading Non-Fiction New Literacies Literacy Strategies and Skills Oral Language Vocabulary Comprehension Writing Spelling

Comprehensive View of Literacy: “A multi-vitamin”…a wining combination of best teacher-centered and student-centered learning theories. Explicit instruction Guided practice Collaborative learning Independent reading Independent writing

Principal 5: Effective Teachers Scaffold When Teaching Students’ Reading and Writing Skills & Strategies Scaffolding: the support a teacher provides to students as they read and write Skill: an automatic processing behavior that students use in reading and writing. Ex: distinguish fact from opinion Strategies: A problem-solving behaviors/tactics that students use in reading and writing. Ex: predicting, summarizing Skill: Strategies: Automatically Thoughtfully

4 Levels of Scaffolding Support High Modeled Teachers move from more to less Shared as students assume to responsibility. Guided low Independent Independent

Class Activity Let’s have some fun Making Words!

Key Questions: What is the reading process? What is the writing process? What are the basic principles for planning and managing a literacy program? Chapter 2 Reading and Writing Processes

The Reading and Writing Processes: A Reading-Writing Connection Reading and writing are reciprocal Both are constructive (improve or further develop) meaning-making processes Have comparable activities at each stage Integrating instruction improves both reading and writing Good reading habits and skills improve students’ ability to write The Mini-lesson: teachers provide explicit instruction on reading and writing skills and strategies “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin

Stage 1 : Prewriting Choose a topic. Consider the purpose. Identify the genre the writing will take. Engage in rehearsal activities to gather ideas. Use a graphic organizer to organize ideas. Stage 2: Drafting Write a rough draft. Use wide spacing to leave room for revising and editing. Emphasize ideas rather than mechanical correctness. Mark the writing as a “rough draft.” The Writing Process Five stages that describe what students think and do as they write.

Stage 3: Revising Reread the rough draft. Participate in writing groups. Make substantive changes that reflect peers’ feedback. Conference with the teacher. Stage 4: Editing Proofread the revised draft. Correct mechanical errors. Conference with the teacher. Stage 5: Publishing Make the final copy. Share the writing with an appropriate audience.

The Reading Process Goal=Comprehension Understanding the text and being able to use it for its intended purpose. A complex process involves: 1.Fluency 2.Vocabulary 3.Comprehension The Reading Process  5 stages  Involve students in activities to teach, practice and apply fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Stage 1 : Prereading Activate or build background knowledge and related vocabulary. Set purposes. Make predictions. Introduce key vocabulary words. Preview the text. Stage 2: Reading (See 5 Types) Read independently or with a partner. Read with classmates and the teacher using shared or guided reading. Listen to the teacher read aloud. Apply reading strategies and skills. The 5 Stages of The Reading Process

Stage 3: Responding Write in reading logs. Participate in grand conversations or other discussions. Stage 4: Exploring Study vocabulary words. Collect sentences. Examine genre and other text factors. Learn about the author. Participate in mini-lessons. Stage 5: Applying Construct projects. Read related books. Evaluate the reading experience.

Types of Reading Independent Reading Students read a text on their own without teacher scaffolding. Partner Reading Two students take turns as they read a text together. Guided Reading (Video)(Video) Teacher supports students as they apply reading strategies and skills to read a text. Shared Reading Teacher reads aloud while students follow along in individual copies. Reading Aloud to Students Teacher reads aloud and actively involves students in the experience. Try a Think-Aloud (see video)Try a Think-Aloud (see video)

The Reading Process Think Aloud ! Think Aloud Think Aloud !