Best Practice
Reading and Writing
EVERY TEACHER, NO MATTER THE CONTENT AREA, MUST BE A TEACHER OF READING!!!
ALL SKILLFUL READERS MUST:
- Monitor Their Comprehension (Keep Track of Thinking, Reread, Slow Down)
- Visualize (Mental Pictures)
- Connect (Make Links to Own Experiences, Events, Other Readings)
- Question (Actively Wonder, Question the Text and Author)
- Infer (Predict, Hypothesize, Interpret)
- Evaluate (Determine Importance, Make Judgements)
- Analyze (Purpose, Theme, Point of View)
- Synthesize (Retell, Summarize)
CCSS CALLS FOR STUDENTS TO BE ACTIVE, WIDE-RANGING, AND DISCRIMINATING READERS
- Windows (Discovering New Worlds, Times, Places) and Mirrors (Characters and Situations that Reflect Students' Real Life)
- Leveling Texts (Different Difficulty Ratings)
QUALITIES OF BEST PRACTICE IN TEACHING READING
- Focus on Meaning
- Read Aloud
- Do Everything in Your Power to Get Kids to Read-- Anything and Everything!!!
- Surround Readers with Opportunities for Success
- Teach Phonics
- Provide Access to a Wide and Rich Array of Print
- Give Kids Choices
- Balance Challenging Text with Easy Ones
- Teach Reading as Thinking
- Model Reading
- Name and Teach Reading Strategies Directly
- Support Readers Before, During, and After Reading
- Help Children Use Reading as a Tool For Learning
- Give Kids Daily Opportunities to Talk About Reading
- Replace Workbooks and SKills Sheets with Authentic Activities
- Provide Writing Experiences at All Grade Levels
- Match Reading Assessment to Classroom Practice