Strategies that
Support Emergent Readers PowerPoint Reflection
The first slide made me smile
because I use quick writes with my own students. However, it was difficult when
I tried to reflect on my own literacy experiences in my past. I cannot remember
anything significant before the fourth grade. I know that I did not like to
read or write when I was younger because I had a speech impendent. I had
difficulty with fluency and comprehension because of this. I feel that the
three predictors of early success in reading are alphabetic/letter knowledge,
phonological awareness, and the formation of writing letters. I think all three
of these are important for a child to be successful with literacy. I enjoyed
the slides that refreshed my memory about Piaget and Vygotsky because I tend to
agree with Vygotsky that “language comes out of a need to communicate with
others.” I always enjoy reviewing the stages of literacy because it is
interesting to observe a child and see which stage they are currently
characterized as and see if they move back or forward between the stages. It is
vital that all students understand the concepts of print so they can read
texts. However, I find the Yopp-Singer Segmentation Test to be difficult
because, like me, some students have never learned phonics. I found it
interesting to read about the different strategy activities for phonemic and
phonological awareness. I still use reading aloud in my fourth grade class to
build on the students’ vocabulary knowledge along with reading
strategies/skills.
Assessment of
Reading and Writing Process PowerPoint Reflection
I appreciated reading this
PowerPoint slideshow because it helped me review the different assessments that
can be employed for reading and writing. When I assess a child’s vocabulary
knowledge, I often catch myself listening to their everyday conversations to
hear the words which they are the most familiar. This also allows me to hear if
there is a dialect present with the student’s language. I have never heard of
the “Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test” but I wonder if that is because I am an
intermediate grade teacher. I agree that writing can be an assessment in itself.
I often use journals in my class where students complete quick writes which
helps me assess their process with writing. I often will use the county rubrics
or use a holistic scoring. I frequently let me students see the rubrics before publishing
a piece so they know how I will score their writing. The slide detailing the
Analytic Scoring Rubric for Expository Prose reminded me of the 6+1 Writing
Traits that I use during writing workshop. I make sure to focus on ideas,
organization, voice, fluency, word choice, conventions, handwriting, and
presentation throughout the entire school year. I have always kept portfolios
for students but mine include all academic areas. I want to see my students’
growth in all areas, especially reading and writing. The students even enjoy
reviewing their portfolio to see how much they have grown through the school
year. This year I am having my students keep a binder of all their writing
since I have 31 students. We review their writing samples throughout the school
year and I copy any that catches my eye for my personal portfolios.
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