Reading Works

References Duke, N., Purcell-Gates, V., Hall, L., & Tower, C. (2006). Authentic Literacy Activities for Developing Comprehension and Writing. The Reading Teacher, 344-355. doi:10.1598/rt.60.4.4 The article discusses authentic literacy activities in the classroom replicate and reflect literacy activities that occur in people 's lives outside of school and instructional contexts. A growing body of research supports use of such activities in teaching and learning. The authors elaborate on the…

Reading and writing is a vital part of education for each and every student because it is the stepping stone to all other forms of learning. Reading and writing are fundamental skills that each student must master if they are expected to have success during their educational years. It is important for teachers to realize the importance of their job, they are entrusted with the development and shaping of the nation’s youth, they are not only teaching students for the betterment of their futures…

interests, ability levels, and learning styles before I can begin successfully differentiating reading instruction to meet students’ individualized needs. Within my teaching pedagogy for English Language Arts instruction, I focus on providing opportunities for students to read both efferently and aesthetically to ensure that students are reading to learn information as well as finding a love for reading (Rosenblatt, 1991). Students need to be able to use text to find and recall…

What made me walk away from reading was as a kid I couldn’t comprehend things that good. I wanted to like to read but it didn’t really work that well because every time I read something nothing would make sense. So I just thought is was boring because I didn’t even know what was going on in the book, for instants it is like if you are reading different word altogether that doesn't make sense. When I got into 6th grade I liked reading a little more and could comprehend the book better but not…

Reading well is important in everyday life, we read street signs, text messages, blogs, news articles, and the list goes on and on, but when it comes to a critical thinkings class reading is especially important for multiple reasons. One of these reasons is the fact that critical thinkings means evaluating an issue in order to form a judgement, and to evaluate we have to do our own research and do some digging. Reading well enables us to understand and find deeper meanings in some of these…

Reading and writing have played a big role in my life. I first remember learning to read before preschool. I always turned on the captions for the shows I watched, so I could match what was being said with the captions being shown. Shortly after preschool started, I was reading books during class. I knew how to read before anyone else did. I even read during class, but sometimes I read when the teacher was talking and/or reading to the class (I didn’t realize I was doing it, I was very little).…

independent reading as well as instructional reading. However, when considering using this intervention with students with a learning disabilities (LD) it is important to look at the strengths and weaknesses. The small group design of LLI is an asset when using this intervention with LD students. Vaughn and Wanzek (2014) highlight that students with a reading disability make greater gains when receiving instruction and support in small groups. Vaughn and Wanzek (2014) suggest that small groups…

effectiveness of Precision Teaching as an intervention to improve reading and spelling and how this then transfers to independent class work. After reflecting upon the Reading and Spelling data across KS2, it became apparent that a number children were continuing…

The Magic of Reading Why it is important to learn to read well? I believe that if I can not read well, I am going to face many problems in my life. Many people throughout the world look at the reading positively. So, they automatically assume that reading is very useful for us. To my mind, reading can improve our writing skills and help us to become knowledgeable. Also, it reduces stress. Reading well is very beneficial, because if we can read well in any language, we will be comfortable using…

The first component of a balanced literacy approach is reading. Learning to read is one of the most important skills children develop through their many years of schooling. According to Tompkins, to meet this component of a balanced approach, ELA curriculum needs to incorporate “modeled, shared, interactive, guided, and independent” reading experiences for students. (Tompkins 20) All of these aspects, and methods, of teaching reading are used in my placement. Each afternoon in my placement…