By: Ms. Marsha S. Robinson

The Beginning ReaderPre K - 3

EDUC – 6707R – 7

Walden University

June 15, 2011

LITERATE

ENVIRONMENT

ANALYSIS

I. Getting to Know Literacy Learners,P - 3 Analysis

In order for students to becomesuccessful readers, students must“be motivated, of positive attitude,of good self concept, and capable ofmaking accurate attributions for the performances” (Afflerbach, 2007, p. 155).

I. Getting to Know LiteracyLearners, P - 3

Research

Reading inventories provide teachers with valuable information about our students’ literacy interests, as well as their reading Performance and growth (Afflerbach, 2007).

Activities for Getting to know Literacy Learners

•Motivation to Read Profile

•Elementary Reading Attitude Survey

II. Selecting Texts

•Analysis

Selecting text is a crucial part of literacydevelopment. It is important to select textthat positively influence reading and writinggoals we set for our students (Laureate Education,Inc., 2010a). I selected text that were interesting,engaging, and met students literacy needs.

II. Selecting Text

•Research

Students need to be exposed to a variety of text and structures. The literacy matrix aids in effectively implementing goal related textsinto literacy lessons (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010a)

Narrative Information

Semiotic (Pictures)

Linguistic (Words

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III. Literacy Lesson: Interactive Perspective

In order for literacy learners to become interactive readers,they must learn to become interactive learners who are self-reflective as well as independent learners. Students must learn

to:•Choose most effective strategies when reading

•Make predictions, visualize, and make sense of text

•Analysis

III. Literacy Lesson: Interactive Perspective

•Research

The use of whole group instruction, read alouds, andmodeling thinking aloud are excellent ways to promote students’ strategic processing. Allowing students anopportunity to verbally relate their thought process and basic understanding of the content being taught createsand environment in the classroom that encourages risktaking and promotes questioning and reasoningstrategies (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010d).The ultimate goal of the interactive perspective of literacy learning is to create learners who can independently navigate text to determine it’s meaning.

IV. Literacy Lesson: Critical and Response Perspectives

•Analysis

Implementing the critical perspective of literacyrequires students to:

• Think Critically about the text they

read to view multiple perspectives

• Evaluate the text they read and use

their own judgment to measure its

validity

• Apply analytical and critical thinking

while reading text (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010b).

IV. Literacy Lesson: Critical and Response Perspectives

•Analysis

By using the Response Perspective of literacy,students are provided the opportunity to connectpersonally and emotionally with text.

Students who successfullyimplement this perspectiveare engaged life longlearners who respect thepower of text (LaureateEducation, Inc., 2010c).

IV. Literacy Lesson: Critical and Response Perspective

•Research

The purpose of critical perspective of literacylearning is to challenge students to thinkmore deeply about what they read. Studentlearn to apply critical thinking to validate thetext believability (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010b).

The response perspective of literacy learning allows students to interact and transact with texts in ways that can transform their identities and activity engage in the experience(Laureate Education, Inc., 2010c).

References

Afflerbach, P. (2007). Understanding and using reading assessment, K–12. Newark, DE: International

Reading Association.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer).(2010a).Analyzing and selecting text.[DVD]. The beginning reader PreK-3. Baltimore,MD:Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010b). Critical perspective [DVD]. The beginning reader

PreK-3.Baltimore, MD: Author.

Reference

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer).(2010c). Response

perspective.[DVD]. The beginning reader PreK-3.

Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer).(2010d). Virtual

experience: Strategic processing [Webcast]. Foundations

of Reading and Literacy