Effective Literacy Teachers Chapter 1 Effective Literacy Teachers

Literacy

Effective Literacy Teachers Understand how children learn Understand listening, speaking, reading and writing

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The Importance of Prior Knowledge

Literacy Oral Language Decoding Comprehension

Effective Literacy Teachers Have a concept of a Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Program Think about using standards and benchmarks to plan and differentiate instruction Use a variety of strategies for teaching

Effective Literacy Teachers Recognize diversity as a strength Understand the importance of getting to know families or caregivers and the community Keep up with research

Terms You Need to Know ■ benchmarks ■ comprehension ■ Comprehensive Balanced Literacy Program ■ decoding ■ differentiated (differentiating) instruction ■ direct instruction ■ diversity ■ explicit instruction diagnosis ■ direct instruction ■ diversity ■ explicit instruction