CE310 | Unit 6 Assignment Guidelines In this week’s Assignment, you will be creating a newsletter that you can print out and possibly use for training or professional development! The topics you will be addressing include comprehension and fluency in reading, as well as professional presentation as an early professional educator. Be sure to review the Readings and the videos before completing this Assignment. You will need to use what you learned from the unit resources in this Assignment, and of course, be sure to include them as references. Begin by clicking the “Assignment” icon in the unit and read the Assignment instructions. You may want to print them out so you can refer to them as you complete your newsletter. A newsletter template is provided for you to use in the Doc Sharing section of class. Follow the directions in the newsletter directions and type your work directly on the newsletter. template Make sure you do not commit plagiarism by always using your own words — make sure you do not copy word-for-word from any of your resources. Also, be sure to include your references. Refer to the resources in Doc Sharing for APA format. When you are finished, save your newsletter and upload it to the Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox as an attachment. Strategies for Building Comprehension and Reading Fluency This Assignment assesses the following course outcome(s): CE310-1: Demonstrate strategies for teaching fluency and comprehension. GEL-8.2: Use principles of sound reasoning. PC-3.4: Demonstrate professionalism in a variety of situations. For your Unit 6 Assignment, you will prepare a newsletter that explains the importance of comprehension and fluency in the reading process and also shares a variety of strategies for developing these areas as well as presenting yourself as a professional in the field. Use the Unit 6 readings and videos to help you develop your newsletter. You can use the Assignment template provided in Doc Sharing or create your own. If you are using the template, be sure to replace any text in red with your own work. If you are currently working in the educational field, you may want print copies of the brochure to share with your colleagues or with parents of young children who are learning to read. Be sure to format your brochure to include the following key points: 1. A brief introduction to the reading process defining the terms ―comprehension‖ and ―fluency‖ and an explanation of why comprehension and fluency are so important to successful reading (Be sure to explain this in YOUR OWN words— do not copy from your book or any other sources). 2. Specific comprehension strategies—identify and explain at least 4. You may want to consider some of the following;  Semantic Mapping  Question Generation  Semantic Features  Main Idea Map  Retelling  Before/During/After Reading Strategies ...

1. CE310 | Unit 6 Assignment Guidelines
In this week’s Assignment, you will be creating a newsletter
that you can print out and possibly use for training or
professional development! The topics you will be addressing
include comprehension and fluency in reading, as well as
professional presentation as an early professional educator.
Be sure to review the Readings and the videos before
completing this Assignment. You will need to use what you
learned from the unit resources in this Assignment, and of
course, be sure to include them as references.
Begin by clicking the “Assignment” icon in the unit and read
the Assignment instructions. You may want to print them
out so you can refer to them as you complete your newsletter.
A newsletter template is provided for you to use in the Doc
Sharing section of class. Follow the directions in the
newsletter directions and type your work directly on the
newsletter.
template
Make sure you do not commit plagiarism by always using your
own words — make sure you do not copy word-for-word
from any of your resources. Also, be sure to include your
references. Refer to the resources in Doc Sharing for APA
format.

2. When you are finished, save your newsletter and upload it to the
Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox as an attachment.
Strategies for Building Comprehension and Reading Fluency
This Assignment assesses the following course outcome(s):
CE310-1: Demonstrate strategies for teaching fluency and
comprehension.
GEL-8.2: Use principles of sound reasoning.
PC-3.4: Demonstrate professionalism in a variety of situations.
For your Unit 6 Assignment, you will prepare a newsletter that
explains the importance
of comprehension and fluency in the reading process and also
shares a variety of
strategies for developing these areas as well as presenting
yourself as a professional in
the field. Use the Unit 6 readings and videos to help you
develop your newsletter. You
can use the Assignment template provided in Doc Sharing or
create your own. If you
are using the template, be sure to replace any text in red with
your own work. If you are
currently working in the educational field, you may want print
copies of the brochure to

3. share with your colleagues or with parents of young children
who are learning to read.
Be sure to format your brochure to include the following key
points:
1. A brief introduction to the reading process defining the terms
―comprehension‖
and ―fluency‖ and an explanation of why comprehension and
fluency are so
important to successful reading (Be sure to explain this in
YOUR OWN words—
do not copy from your book or any other sources).
2. Specific comprehension strategies—identify and explain at
least 4. You may
want to consider some of the following;
r Reading Strategies
3. Specific fluency strategies—identify and at least 4. You may
want to consider
some of the following;

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CE310 Unit 6 Assignment
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4. Professional Presentation
Identify 4 ways that you can convey professionalism in your
appearance, attitude or
confidence in the field based on the unit readings. What are
some false ideas or
assumptions individuals may have about professionalism in this
field? (For example,
that their appearance or language does not affect
professionalism in this field?)

5. 5. Resources—include at least 2 websites relevant to
comprehension/fluency and
provides full information (titles of websites, web addresses,
etc.). Include a brief
summary explaining the websites and draw some conclusions
based on your
review.
6. References—include any resources you used in preparing
your newsletter
(including your text and the videos). Be sure to use APA format
in creating your
reference list.
Strategies for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency
Prepared by
[Your Name]
[Date]
Contents
· Introduction: What Are “Comprehension” and “Fluency”?
· Comprehension Strategies

6. · Fluency Strategies
· Resources
· References
Introduction: What Are “Comprehension” and “Fluency”?
· Provide a brief introduction to the reading process, and define
the terms “comprehension” and “fluency.”
· Explain why comprehension and fluency are so important to
successful reading.
· You may complete the introduction using bullet points or by
writing a paragraph or two.
[Insert text here]
Comprehension Strategies:
· In this section, identify and explain several comprehension
strategies (4 or more).
· You may want to consider some of the following:
CE310 | Children’s Literacy
· Visualizing
· Determining importance
· Monitoring and adjusting

7. · Prediction
· Making inferences
· Summarizing
· Analyzing
· Posing questions
· Using fix-up strategies
· Building vocabulary
· Word identification skills
· Before / during / after reading strategies
[Insert text here]
Fluency Strategies:
· In this section, identify and explain several fluency strategies
(4 or more).
· You may want to consider some of the following:
CE310 | Children’s Literacy
· Repeated readings
· Drill and practice of sight words to increase word recognition
· Use of strategies to eliminate visual distractions when reading
· Reading along with a recording
· Echo-reading
· Timed readings

8. [Insert text here]
Professionalism:
· Identify 4 ways that you can convey professionalism in your
appearance, attitude, or confidence in the field, based on unit
Readings.
[Insert text here]
Resources:
· Include a list of at least 2 websites that further discuss reading
comprehension and / or fluency.
· List the titles of the websites, Web addresses, names of the
specific Web pages within the websites, etc.
· Provide a brief summary of the website and why you believe it
is a good resource.

9. [Insert text here]
References:
· Include any resources you used in preparing your brochure
(including your eBook and the videos).
· Be sure to use APA format in creating your Reference list.
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