1. Literacy Vision
Janice Standring

2. There is a broad base of agreement that the most important goal of education should be to develop readers who can derive meaning from text.
Michael Pressley(2006)

3. Fluency and Comprehension
Fluency is definitely a precursor
to comprehension, but comprehension does not always result with fluent reading.

4. UNLOCK MEANING WITH…
QUESTIONING
COLLABORATION
CRITICAL THINKING

5. LITERACY
FLOURISHES
IN A CLASSROOM
WHERE…

6. students are actively engaged with text and their peers
literacy is wrapped in oral and written language which is rich in vocabulary
student grouping is flexibly defined by task or ability
instruction is based on scientifically proven strategies
both teacher and students feel comfortable to communicate and share
children think about and discuss author and text critically
learning and reading are exciting for all

7. REFERENCES
Pressley, M. (2006). Reading instruction that works: The case of balanced teaching (3rd
ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.