Literacy in My Classroom
My Philosophy to a Balanced Reading Approach
“There is no single best instructional approach that will meet needs of all students all the time. Effective teachers of reading use what they know about best instructional practices and their knowledge of their students they teach to make decisions for instruction that meet all students needs.”
- Denise Johnson author of The Joy of Children’s Literature
“There is no single best instructional approach that will meet needs of all students all the time. Effective teachers of reading use what they know about best instructional practices and their knowledge of their students they teach to make decisions for instruction that meet all students needs.”
- Denise Johnson author of The Joy of Children’s Literature
I believe that a balanced reading approach includes a variety of reading contexts and the five essential components of reading. Each reading context and component has benefits for children learning to read.
Reading Contexts:
Read Aloud: Provides opportunities to foster interest and motivation, model fluent reading, engage students in discussing and analyzing a text, and demonstrate comprehension strategies
Shared Reading: Teach skills and strategies, increase reading fluency, learn content information for science and social studies, and support developing readers
Independent/Self Selected Reading: Provides opportunities to enjoy reading, student selection increases reading motivation, and practice reading strategies
Guided Reading: Provides opportunities for small group instruction, differentiated center based activities, Literature Circles, and Book Groups
Essential Components of Reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary Development, and Reading Comprehension
Reading Contexts:
Read Aloud: Provides opportunities to foster interest and motivation, model fluent reading, engage students in discussing and analyzing a text, and demonstrate comprehension strategies
Shared Reading: Teach skills and strategies, increase reading fluency, learn content information for science and social studies, and support developing readers
Independent/Self Selected Reading: Provides opportunities to enjoy reading, student selection increases reading motivation, and practice reading strategies
Guided Reading: Provides opportunities for small group instruction, differentiated center based activities, Literature Circles, and Book Groups
Essential Components of Reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary Development, and Reading Comprehension
The following links further explain reading in my classroom, resources I use regulary, and my own teaching samples.
Guided Reading in My Classroom
Literacy in My Classroom (Anchor Posters)
Big 5 Literacy Lesson Plan
(Alphabetic Principal, Phonemic Awareness, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprhension)
Student Reading Survey
Conferring with Students