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Aliteracy
Having the ability to read but being uninterested in doing so TERM 2
Reading Reform
DEFINITION 2 First took shape in the Reading Excellence Act. Specifically targeted to underachieving and high-poverty school populations where lagging reading achievement needed immediate attention TERM 3
Literacy Coach
DEFINITION 3 A specialist that specializes in school literacy instruction Helps classroom teachers reflect on, plan, and improve their instructional skills to enhance student reading achievement and motivation TERM 4
Pillar One: Teacher Knowledge
DEFINITION 4 Decades of educational research confirm the linkage of this to the effectiveness of instruction offered to children Has a heavy impact on student learning and the quality of their instruction TERM 5
Pillar Two: Classroom Assessment
DEFINITION 5 Provides teacher with the data needed to make decisions about "next steps" for selecting effective teaching strategies Strategy is to inform instruction Refers to observations, record-keeping, and ongoing performance measures that a teacher uses to gather information about each student's reading progress
Pillar Three: Evidence-based instruction
After determining where each student is in their literacy development, teachers must link student's learning to these teaching strategies. Effective reading instruction programs focus on: Classroom Management Teaching reading essentials Designing print-rich classroom environments Supporting reading with evidence-based techniques TERM 7
Classroom Management (Evidence-Based
Teaching Practices)
DEFINITION 7 Refers to the ability of a teacher to organize, direct, and supervise the classroom environment so that effective student learning is made possible TERM 8
Pillar Four: Response to Intervention (RTI)
DEFINITION 8 Identified students receive timely, targeted, high-quality, and intensive core and supplemental instruction in reading and literacy Aimed at meeting the diverse needs of students TERM 9
Differentiation
DEFINITION 9 Differentiating instruction in order to meet every child's diverse learning needs A way of thinking about teaching and learning designed to assist teachers in recognizing, understanding, and addressing student difference that are inevitable in virtually all classrooms. TERM 10
Pillar Five: Motivation/Engagement
DEFINITION 10 Complex of interrelated social and emotional dimensions that influence childrens choices to engage in reading Greatly influences student achievement
Supporting Reading with Evidence-based
Techniques
Examples: Engaging in volume reading Conversations/problem solving related to what is read Various media and technology to increase world knowledge Modeling reading/writing strategies for children and encouraging to use these strategies to generate, process and interact with text TERM 17
Pillar Seven: Family/Community Connections
DEFINITION 17 Effective teachers of reading focus on building strong, sturdy, and easily traversed bridges between the classroom and the homes of the children they serve in order to help every child have a successful experience in learning to read and write
