Well, according to this week's article from Pardo (2004), Teachers support their readers in six main ways: teach decoding skills, help students build fluency, build and activate prior knowledge, teach vocabulary words, motivate students, and engage students in personal responses to text.
So the myth isn't true.. there isn't just one part to learning to read or to teaching someone else to read :-)
It is a process.
A great teacher finds a healthy balance amongst all of the areas needed.
What would this look like>
What can I say.. I'm a Visual learner:-)
Pretty much you can see it is a process to placing meaning to what one reads.
Reading truly is a process. I think understanding that helps us realize also that not all students will progress at the same rate. I think as a teacher it is important to know the students and recognize early on when some have failed to understand an essential component of reading for understanding. This will allow early interventions and keep everyone on board!
ReplyDeleteI really like your charts... they did nice job summarizing the articles. I agree that learning to read is a process, I believe that no one ever quits learning to read. There is always a new word to learn, a new book to read with new ideas!!!
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