1. ANALYZING READING BELIEFS By: Dereque Falls

2. Reading Methods  Evaluating Reading Beliefs- An Interview  Breaking Down Written Language  Continuum of Beliefs  Bottom-up  Top-down  Interactive  Analyzing Your Interview  Classroom Use

3. What Are Your Beliefs?  Understanding How Reading in Taught in Your Classroom  “Beliefs About Reading Interview”  Follow the directions in the pamphlet in front of you.  The responses are for your own use, answer in the way you see fit. Bullets Short Sentences Thoughts/Ideas  We will score the “Interview” later in the presentation.

4. Units of Written Language Whole Text Paragraphs Sentences Words Letters

5. Units of Language  Determining Your Style & Beliefs  Importance based determined by style  Can a student understand the text without understanding the words?  As in the figure do these units build on one another or are they separate entities?

6. Beliefs Continuum Bottom-upInteractiveTop-down

7. Reading Belief Comparison  Decode Letters & Words Before Meaning  Word Recognition Accuracy Prerequisite  Instructionally Emphasize Letter-Sound & Word Identification  Correction of Oral Reading Errors  Teacher Choice Material  Reading for Meaning is Essential  Read, Write, Speak, & Listen in all Activities  Instructionally Emphasize Sentences, Paragraphs, & Text Selection  Context Clues, Noninterference, Low Oral Correction  Student Choice Material- Enjoyment is Key Bottom-upTop-down

8. Combining Bottom-up & Top-down Interactive  Between Bottom-up & Top-down  Letter-sound and Meaning Interact  Making Sense of What is Read To understand, the student must understand the reading process  Phonics  Explicit Instruction  Integrative Process  Scaffolding Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Level 3 – comes in separately – add a graphic to come in with it  Equilibrium Achieved

10. Survey Score Guide

12. References  http://classroomclipart.com/clipart- view/Clipart/Reading/a-teacher-reading-from-a- book_jpg.htm http://classroomclipart.com/clipart- view/Clipart/Reading/a-teacher-reading-from-a- book_jpg.htm  Belief Systems and Approaches to Literacy Instruction Handout