Transcript Chapter 1 - Tompkins Text

BECOMING AN
EFFECTIVE LITERACY
TEACHER
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
• What do I know about the LEARNER?
• How do these understandings IMPACT TEACHING
AND LEARNING?
8 PRINCIPLES
8 PRINCIPLES TO SUCCESSFUL
LITERACY INSTRUCTION
PRINCIPLE 1
Effective Teachers Appreciate the Uniqueness of
Young Adolescents
THINK:
What characteristics need to be considered when
teaching the adolescent student?
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Growth spurts
• Physical Growth
• Nutrition
• Sleep habits
• Puberty
• Physical changes (i.e. Voice, facial hair, etc.)
• Cause self-consciousness
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• Peer Groups
• High sensitivity
• Same-sex friendships flourish – for emotional support
• Search for Identity• who am I? Where am I going?
• Social Justice
• what’s “fair”
• New awareness of social issues (homelessness, the
environment, etc.)
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
• Reasoning Ability
• -shift from concrete thinking (the apple is red) to abstract
reasoning (How many apples would fit in the basket on the
shelf?)
• Metacognition –
• become more reflective and begin to monitor their own
learning
• Intellectual Curiosity –
• Become inquisitive and interested in real-life situations that
are relevant to them
WHAT ARE THE INSTRUCTIONAL
IMPLICATIONS OF THESE
DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES?
INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
• Active Learning – Keep ‘ em moving
• Social Interactions – Collaboration!
• Authentic Activities-”Real”
experiences
• Strategy Instruction-”tool box”
• Individualization – Differentiate
• Inquiry Learning-Problem Solving
TRY THIS:
• Using what you now know about adolescents and
the way they see the world, design a small lesson
with your group based on the Principles discussed.
• Use at least 3- Instructional Implications as you
create your Mini-lesson.
• Be sure to include :
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Learning Objective
Materials
Activities
Assessment
HERE IS YOUR TOPIC CHOICES:
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Word Building
Vocabulary
Geometry
Measurement
Conflict Resolution
PRINCIPLE 2:
Effective Teachers Understand how Children Learn
STUDENT CENTERED VS. TEACHER
CENTERED
Student -Centered
Constructivism
Sociolinguistics
Information Processing
Teacher – Centered
Behaviorism
PRINCIPLE 3:
Effective Teachers Create a Nurturing Classroom
Culture
For successful literacy instruction...
...how is my classroom organized?
....how is my classroom managed?
....how is my classroom climate and community
established?
ACTIVITY:
• Ideal Classroom Sketch
• Article – Questions 1-3
• Physical space
• Management plan
• Starting each day
• Revise Sketch
• Climate?
PRINCIPLE 4:
Effective Teachers adopt a Balanced Approach to
Instruction
BALANCED LITERACY APPROACH
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Reading Literature
Reading Nonfiction
New Literacies (information technology)
Literacy Strategies and Skills
Oral Language
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Writing
Spelling
Literacy in the Middle Grades: Teaching Reading and Writing to Fourth through
Eighth Grades. Gail E. Tompkins, 2010.
PRINCIPLE 5:
Effective Teachers Scaffold Students’
Reading and Writing
HOW DO WE DO ALL OF THIS?
READING WORKSHOP MODEL
Scaffold Approach using a Variety of Authentic
Materials and Direct Strategy Instruction
Modeled
Shared
Guided
Independent
PRINCIPLE 6:
Effective Teachers Organize for Literacy Instruction
PRINCIPLE 7:
Effective Teachers Differentiate Instruction
PRINCIPLE 8:
Effective Teachers Link Instruction and Assessment