Chapter 1 8 Principles of Balanced Literacy Instruction

3. Chapter 1 8 Principles of Balanced Literacy Instruction

4. Chapter 1 Principle 1: Effective Teachers Understand How Students Learn • Sociolinguistics • Sociocultural Theory • Situated Learning Theory • Critical Literacy • Information Processing • Interactive Models • Transactive Theory • Strategic Behaviors • Behaviorism • Constructivism • Schema Theory • Inquiry Learning • Engagement Theory

5. Chapter 1 Principle 2: Effective Teachers Support Students’ Use of the Cueing Systems • The Phonological System • The Syntactic System • The Semantic System • The Pragmatic System

6. Chapter 1 Principle 3: Effective Teachers Create a Community of Learners • Safety • Respect • High Expectations • Risk Taking • Collaboration • Choice • Responsibility • Family and community Involvement

7. Chapter 1 Principle 4: Effective Teachers Adopt a Balanced Approach to Instruction • Characteristics of a balanced approach • Components of a balanced approach • Common Core State Standards

8. Chapter 1 Principle 5: Effective Teachers Scaffold Students’ Reading and Writing • Modeled Reading and Writing • Shared Reading and Writing • Interactive Reading and Writing • Guided Reading and Writing • Independent Reading and Writing

9. Chapter 1 Principle 6: Effective Teachers Organize for Literacy Instruction • Basal Reading Programs • Literature Focus Units • Literature Circles • Reading and Writing Workshop • Nurturing English Learners

10. Chapter 1 Principle 7: Effective Teachers Differentiate Instruction • Differentiating the Content • Differentiating the Process • Differentiating the Products

11. Chapter 1 Principle 8: Effective Teachers Link Instruction and Assessment • 4 steps to link instruction and assessment • Planning • Monitoring • Evaluating • Reflecting • Classroom Assessment Tools • High Stakes Tests

12. Chapter 1 How Effective Teachers Teach Reading and Writing • Teachers apply learning theories as they teach reading and writing. • Teachers create a community of learners in their classrooms. • Teachers adopt the balanced approach to literacy instruction. • Teachers differentiate instruction so all students can be successful. • Teachers link instruction and assessment.

13. Chapter 2 The Reading Process • Stage 1: Prereading • Stage 2: Reading • Stage 3: Responding • Stage 4: Exploring • Stage 5: Applying

14. Chapter 2 How Effective Teachers Teach the Reading and Writing Process • Teachers use the reading process—prereading, reading, responding, exploring, and applying—to ensure that students comprehend books they read. • Teachers provide opportunities for students to use varied types of reading, including independent reading, guided reading, and interactive read-alouds. • Teachers teach students how to use the writing process—prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing—to write and refine their compositions. • Teachers teach students about the writer’s craft. Including the six traits. • Teachers integrate reading and writing because they’re reciprocal meaning-making processes.