![References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008a). Literacy Autobiographies [DVD]
https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_gr
oup_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flaunch
er%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D .
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010b). Getting to Know Your Students.
[Video webcast]. The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved
from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_t
ab_group_id=_2_1&url
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urse%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D3D.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010c). Assessing Word Knowledge.
[Video webcast]. The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved
from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_t
ab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Fla
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Laureate Education, Inc., (Producer). (2010). Analyzing and Selecting Texts
[DVD]. The Beginning Reader, Prek-3. Baltimore: Dr. Douglas
Hartman & Dr. Janice Almasi.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/literateenvironment-121216180410-phpapp01/85/Literate-environment-12-320.jpg)
![References continued:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010e). Critical Perspective [Videowebcast].
The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved from:
https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?ta
b_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flaunc
her%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_550324_1%26url%3D
Laureate Education Inc. (Producer). (2010d). Response Perspective [Video Webcast]. I
n The Beginning Reader Pre-K-3. Retrieved from:
https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id
=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3D
Course%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/literateenvironment-121216180410-phpapp01/85/Literate-environment-13-320.jpg)
Literate environment
- 2. An environment that includes not only reading, but speaking, and writing learning for all students. An environment that allows students to think critically and respond to text in a variety of ways. An environment that offers text from all parts of the literacy matrix. An environment that ensures all students have an opportunity to learn.
- 3. Getting to Know Literacy Learners Literacy Autobiography (Laureate Education Inc., 2010a) •We all have our own •How we see ourselves as readers •What has shaped our love or dislike for reading •What literacy means to each individual •How it shapes our future as a reader
- 4. Getting to Know Literacy Learners As an educator this research practice emphasized the importance of knowing our students (Laureate Education Inc. 2010b). Using the following strategies has helped in understanding who my students are and how I can help them add positives to their literacy biographies. Learn their interest Find ways to connect with them as individuals What motivates each student What are their successes and struggles when it comes to reading
- 5. Getting to Know Literacy Learners Assessment Observation – Keen eyes, sit beside student, provides time to take notes keeps teacher quiet, how long student can sit and write Documentation – Students write their autobiography, word knowledge assessments, spelling inventories Interpretation – functional description of students literacy, independent, instruction or frustration level, stage of reader (Laureate Education Inc., 2010c)
- 6. Selecting Text Literacy Matrix (Laureate Education Inc., 2010d) This matrix is a great tool to help assure a well rounded array of text to help students learn in a variety of ways. This is especially important Linguistic (word oriented) for diverse learners. This is a tool that I find very helpful in selecting a large variety of text for my students. Narrative Informational Semiotic (communicating message through ways other than words, pictures, icons
- 7. Selecting Text Readability Text length Text structure • informational • descriptive This tool helped me select a • cause/effective variety of text for my lesson • problem/solution plan on life cycles for • compare/contrast emergent and beginning • poetic structure readers. Size of print Learning ways to select text is an important part of creating a literate environment. The matrix lets us see the landscape of text in a big picture. Helps us to connect learning styles and interests in ways that will reach all readers (Laureate Education Inc., 2010d).
- 8. Interactive Perspective Teaching students to be metacognitive about strategy use will help them to be better strategic learners (Laureate Education Inc., 2010d). Students will learn when they can use beginning and ending sounds or is the word is too big they will understand they should use sound chunking. Using this perspective guided me in forming a lesson plan to help early emergent readers to recognize beginning and ending sounds. pan fan hippopotamus
- 9. Interactive Perspective continued Teach students to be reflective Teach students to be self regulating Teach students to make predictions Teach students to be able to process text Teach students to figure out which strategy to use The ultimate goal for the interactive perspective is to teach children how to be literate learners who can navigate the textual world independently (Laureate Education Inc., 2010d). This was an important part of the learning process for my students.
- 10. Critical and Response Perspectives Reading strengthens writing & Writing strengthens reading It is important for students to have the time to put their thoughts on paper. Writing allows for a unique interpretation of text. Journaling (two types) response – great way to build open-ended interpretation of text. character – write as if you are one of the characters. Response journaling is the typical type of journal writing, but adding in the character journal is a great way for students to look at the story in a more personal way.
- 11. Critical Perspective The critical perspective teaches students to look at text in more than one way. They learn that they do not only have to look at the main characters, but understand why the author put other characters into the story. Students need to know that a character is always put into the story for a reason. Teaching students to critically look at a story and understand the authors purpose is a large part in comprehension. Using this strategy helped me to help my students enjoy a story for more than just the surface, to look deeper into all elements of the story. (Laureate Education Inc., 2010e)
- 12. References: Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008a). Literacy Autobiographies [DVD] https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_gr oup_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flaunch er%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D . Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010b). Getting to Know Your Students. [Video webcast]. The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_t ab_group_id=_2_1&url =%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher% 3Ftype%3DCo urse%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D3D. Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010c). Assessing Word Knowledge. [Video webcast]. The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_t ab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Fla uncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D Laureate Education, Inc., (Producer). (2010). Analyzing and Selecting Texts [DVD]. The Beginning Reader, Prek-3. Baltimore: Dr. Douglas Hartman & Dr. Janice Almasi.
- 13. References continued: Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2010e). Critical Perspective [Videowebcast]. The Beginning Reader, PreK-3. Retrieved from: https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?ta b_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flaunc her%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_550324_1%26url%3D Laureate Education Inc. (Producer). (2010d). Response Perspective [Video Webcast]. I n The Beginning Reader Pre-K-3. Retrieved from: https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id =_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3D Course%26id%3D_1957821_1%26url%3D.