Chapter 1 National Board of Professional Teaching Standards 15 Standards Describe what teachers need to know and how they support student learning Chapter 1

8 Principles of Balanced Literacy Instruction

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 1 Principle 7: Effective Teachers Differentiate Instruction  Differentiating the Content  Differentiating the Process  Differentiating the Products

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

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.

Resources: Tompkins, Gail E. (2014). Literacy for the 21st century A balanced approach. Boston, MA: Pearson (6th edition)