How do i teach learners at the pre k 3
- 2. • I have to locate where each child is in his or her reading development. • I will need to give an assessment such as a phonemic awareness assessment. • The information from the assessment can help me by providing information that will help me to pick appropriate instruction to continue students’ growth and learning gaps.
- 3. • Principle 2- • Gathering assessment information shows me what students can do • Looking at the ELA Common Core Standards helps me know the appropriate next steps for students in their reading development. • Principle 3- • In assessing reading development, teachers should have some essential tools of the trade: the end-of the year benchmark skills, class profiling documents (Reutzel & Cooter, 2008) to record students’ strengths and needs, leveled books in language of instruction, prepared observation checklists, progress monitoring assessments, etc.
- 4. • It is very useful to give students reading inventories, so that teachers can learn what their students like to read about.
- 5. • Visuals such as graphic organizers and charts are a great help in the classroom. Teachers can refer back to their visuals or charts when teaching. Teachers can leave out charts for students to refer back to when needed. • Interaction among students, teachers, and peers can help the learning process to be enjoyable to all. • Students are motivated when they see their teachers motivated in their learning process. • Asking higher level questions even with a read aloud can help develop emergent and beginning readers into successful readers. • Teachers think alouds are also useful with students’ interaction in the classroom.
- 6. • Reading and comprehending informational texts involves a complex process, because it is the ultimate goal of reading instruction for students to be able to comprehend what they read, as well as to learn and grow their knowledge from interacting with informational texts(Harvey & Goudvis, 2013). • Tier 3 instruction is important for strugglers. Providing additional time in class for reteaching is most needed.
- 7. • In conclusion, teachers should continue to use research- based instructional practices to support and meet the needs of students in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Teachers should also be able to differentiate instruction to meet the need of literacy learners regarding additional support. • Source-Reutzel, D.R., & Cooter, R.B. (2016). Strategies for reading assessment and instruction: Helping every child succeed (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.