Ways to Become an Effective Teacher
Effective teachers understand how students learn
Effective teachers support students use of cueing system
Phonological
Sound
44 speech sounds
26 letter
Syntax
Grammar
Rules governing how words are combined in sentences
Semantic
Meaning
Vocab is key
Child knows 5,000 words before school
Child learns 3,000 to 4,000 words each year
When you graduate HS know 50,000 words
Pragmatic
Various among social class, ethnic groups and geographic regions
Effective teachers create a community of learners
Characteristics
Safety
Respect
High expectations
Risk taking
Collaborating
Choice
Responsibility
Family involvement
Effective teachers adopt a balanced approach to instruction
Five Pillars of Reading
Phonics
Fluency
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Phonemic awareness
Want students to be STRATEGIC READERS
Problem solving
Context clues
Purpose/ end goal
Effective teachers scaffold students reading and writing
Levels of scaffolding
Modeled
Shared- ex KWL
Interactive ex choral reading
Guided- mini lesson
Independent
Effective teachers organize literacy instruction
3 principals
Community of learners
Balanced approach
Scaffold reading
Popular programs
Basal Reading
Literature Focus
Literature Circles
Reading and Writing Workshop
Effective teachers differentiate instruction
By the content
By the process
By the Products
Effective teachers link instruction and assessment
“Assessment is collecting and analyzing data to make decisions about how children are preforming and growing.”
