Literate Environment Analysis Presentation

Lia Williams-RozanskiWalden University

Professor Amy SummersEDUC 6706: Literacy Development PreK-3

October 2015

Table of Contents • Introduction • Understanding Emergent and Beginning Literacy • Assessments for the Beginning and Emergent Literacy Learner• Week 1:Framing Your Literacy Learning Environment • Week 2: Week 2: Understanding the Emergent Literacy Learner • Week 3: Understanding the Beginning Literacy Learner • Week 4: Selecting Texts • Week 5: Supporting Emergent Literacy Learners • Week 6: Supporting Beginning Literacy Learners • What is Literacy Matrix?• My Reflection• References

Introduction

• When working with beginning and emergent literacy learners, it is important for teachers and educators to get to know their students. Teachers can learn their students likes and dislikes as well as learn their what their home life just by having a conversation. By doing this, a teacher is able to better engage and connect with their classroom as well as with their student(s) through learning important information about who is amongst their class.

• Through Cognitive and Formal assessments studied and mentioned within our class, students and teachers are able to comprehend lessons within their grade or at their appropriate grade level. The two cognitive assessments that are effective with literacy learners are as follows; Phonemic Awareness and Oral Language. Formal assessments that I found effective with literacy learners are as follows; Exit Cards, Topic Warm-Ups, Class Projects and Presentations, Discussions and Think-Pair-Share. Both forms of assessments allow the teacher to gage and understand their student(s) comprehension.

Assessments for the Beginning and Emergent Literacy Learner

Emergent Learners Assessments:• Language Development• Concepts of Print • Listening Comprehension• Phonemic Awareness• Letter Knowledge

Beginning Learners Assessments: • Letter Knowledge• Phonics• Reading Fluency • Decoding comprehension

• Reutzel & Cooter, 2016

Week 1: Framing Your Literacy Learning Environment

Five Pillars: Literacy Framework:• Phonemic Awareness• Phonics• Vocabulary • Comprehension• Writing

Laureate Education, 2014 Walden University, n.d.

Week 2: Understanding the Emergent Literacy Learner

• Getting to Know Students • Teacher observations• Student Interviews • Reading Inventories • Interest Surveys

Week 3: Understanding the Beginning Literacy Learner

• Alphabet Knowledge • Phonics and Decoding• Reading Fluency

• Reutzel & Cooter, 2016

Week 4: Selecting Text

• Books today “have a place in the literacy classroom.” (Laureate Education, 2014).

• It is crucial for teachers and educators to have the right amount of books within their classroom libraries so students can get a variety of text exposure. The levels of books should rage just as much as the genres within the library. The books should vary from Narrative to Informational texts allowing the student to decide where their Reading will take them.

Week 5: Supporting Emergent Literacy Learners

• Provide Non-Fiction and Fiction Books• Read Aloud• Extend and Expand Students Vocabulary • Use Direct Instruction When Appropriate

Laureate Education, 2014

Week 6: Supporting Beginning Literacy Learners

• Before Reading • For beginning literacy learners, vocabulary identification is essential. Once

vocabulary is introduced, a strong book introduction follows- letting students briefly know what the text is about.

• During Reading • During reading, learners in this phase might need practice with drawing

connections to check the illustrations as they are reading. Text reading with prompt support is continuous.

• After Reading • After reading students in this phase of literacy benefit from word-

solving strategies such as rereading with some difficulty while educators check for meaning, structural and visual representation. Word study is also a beneficial tactic for students in this literacy level.

What is a Literacy Matrix?Literacy Matrix is an instructional tool used for analyzing and selecting texts because they allow. (Laureate Education) 2014. Literacy Matrix is used to analyze which books are appropriate texts. The books are labeled based on the on the sections within the matrix and labeled as informational or narrative.

An example of a Narrative Text

An example of an Informational

Text

Emergent Literacy Learner Lesson

• The Common Core State Standard I used for this application is listed under Reading and Literature (English, Language Arts, and Reading) 2.3.A.3. (Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2012c).

• Theme: Students will be able to list sequencuial events in order.

• Assessments: Students were assessed through oral conversation and teacher observations. Students were to also allowed to make up their own Fictional stories using temporal words such as First, Next, Then, and Last.

Beginning Literacy Learner Lesson

Using what students already know as background knowledge, teachers can use current level texts to support literacy instruction in small groups.

Thinking Critically About Text Laureate Education (Producer). (2014s). taps into students acquired background knowledge which helps them to be able to draw a connection between what they are currently reading

and what is already known,

Reflection

• By allowing students to see the text students one is able make visual connections associated to their reading and learning.

• The course has taught me to better teacher to our emergent and diverse literacy learners in efforts to make students more proficient in Reading and Writing.

References

• Reutzel & Cooter, 2016• Laureate Education, 2014• Walden University, n.d.• (Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2012c).• Laureate Education (Producer). (2014s). Thinking critically

about text [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: author.