Final thoughts
Published on Dec 02, 2015
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literacy
- Being able to read and write AND
- Being able to comprehend
- Being able to connect
- Being able to analyze
- Being able to question
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Literacy is more than reading and writing. It is UNDERSTANDING.
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Many students have a comprehension problem. They say, "I read but I don't understand" (Tovani).
This is where teachers need to focus!
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Keeping the end in mind
- Know what the student needs to be able to do by the end of the lesson
- Does this meet the standards?
- How do we get there?
- Create the lesson based off of the END GOAL
- DON'T create the goal from the lesson!
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Knowing that the end goal is that the student understands the text helps teachers to create lessons that boost comprehension!
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Understanding where a student struggles can help a teacher create an END GOAL and backwards plan.
How do we get to know students
- Talk to them!!
- Investigate their test scores
- From their testing scores, pinpoint trouble areas (standards not reached)
- Look at class history
- Research their culture
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relating
Assessments, Standards, and Instruction
All three of these areas coincide with each other. Assessments are used to measure whether standards have been met, and standards shape instruction.
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Students understand new information through connections. As stated in Vygotsky's scaffolding/schema theory, these links help students build off of pre-existing knowledge to better understand what they are reading or writing.
Infusing a classroom with culture can help students make connections that will, in turn, help them with comprehension.
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i wanted to improve
her reading comprehension skills
Diamond could read, but she did not always understand. My goal was to help her learn to understand.
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i got to know her
- I investigated her assessment results
- I researched which standards she wasn't reaching
- I talked to her
- I asked her important questions about her life and culture
- I formed an END GOAL
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Diamond reiterated to me the fact that all students are different. They require individualized instruction in order to reach their full potential.
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