EDLI635 Theory and Practice of Literacy Instruction2020

Shared Reading 1.      On your observational checklist (PDF) note the Essential Components that are addressed during the first part of the shared reading activity. How does this activity engage students who are a different level of literacy development? During Ms. Perez’s share reading she does a read aloud in where she helps students really think about what they are reading. This activity helps students with comprehension and vocabulary in case there are words students cannot read or understand. It is a good skill to have especially when it comes to reading and comprehension for beginners. 2.      During her explicit phonics lesson, how does Ms. Perez support students’ problem-solving skills? During Ms. Perez’s explicit phonics lesson thought her students how to sound out words and practiced putting sounds together in order to sound out a word. This activity demonstrated students how to try and sound out different letters when they are s...

I personally really liked the lesson plan due to its diversity and collaborative work with the entire class. I also liked the idea of a poem planning lesson plans, this lesson give students the opportunity to work independently as well as working together. The idea of the poem planning is a great way for students to expand their vocabulary as well as their reading and writing skills.    The lesson also included a good amount of reading, writing and language English Language Arts standards. These expectations will help students with their vocabulary and their comprehension.

There are five key features of the common core standard that are important they are Reading writing, language, speaking and listening. It is important for children to understand and comprehend what they read in order to excel in their reading levels. It is also crucial for children to have a reading habit that they can pick up at a young age. This will help them when they are ready to move on to junior high school, high school and even college. For writing it is important that students know how to plan, revise and edit. Students should also be able to have basic skills of argumentative, informative and narrative writing. For speaking and listening it is essential for students to have the ability to properly know how to use oral communication. Having the ability to communicate will help students acquire the proper language, this is important for students have because it will broaden their vocabulary.