1) The document discusses strategies for getting to know students as literacy learners, including personal observations, assessments, and interest profiles. 2) It emphasizes the importance of selecting texts across genres and reading levels to engage students and avoid the "fourth grade slump." 3) The author describes lessons learned from teaching literacy lessons, including using higher-level questioning and small group instruction. Feedback was positive about new attitudes towards reading and classroom ideas.

1. EDUC-6706R-2, The Beginning
Reader, PreK-3
By
Stephanie Greer

2. Getting to Know Literacy Learners
• Teachers should get to know their students on a
personal level to know what kind of books they
might like to read.
• I learned new and different activities to do with
the students at the beginning of the year to get to
know them.
• I am thankful that I walked into a room full of
library books.
• I separated the books into different genres and
reading levels for the students.

3. Getting to Know Literacy Learners
cont.
• Observed Mrs. Burgess’s classroom
• Worked with different level students
• Non-cognitive-motivation to read profile
• Cognitive-DIBELS assessment
– Five Pillars of Reading
These assessments helped me realize I need to do
more one on one work with my students.

4. Getting to Know Literacy Learners
Research
Five pillars of reading instruction. (2013). Retrieved from
http://www.readinghorizons.com/research/five-pillars.aspx
Gambrell, L. B., Palmer, B. M., Codling, R. M., & Mazzoni, S. A. (1996). Assessing
motivation to read. The reading teacher, 49(7), 518-533.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). [Video Podcast]. (2008). Literacy
Autobiographies. Baltimore. Retrieved from: www.waldenu.edu
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). [Video Podcast]. (2008). Getting to Know
Your Students. BaltimoreRetrieved from: www.waldenu.edu

5. Selecting Texts
• Such a variety of genres and types of texts
• Lower grades have a major impact on how
students perform in the upper grades.
• “Fourth Grade Slump”
• Literacy Matrix
The Literacy Matrix has really helped me look at
all the aspects of a book.

6. Selecting Text
Resource
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). [Video Podcast]. (2010). Analyzing and
Selecting Text. Baltimore. [Dr. Douglas Hartman]. Retrieved from: www.waldenu.edu
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Informational text in the early years.
Baltimore: Author.

7. Literacy Lesson: Interactive Perspective
• Lesson plan
• Mrs. Burgess’s class
• Three different leveled children.
• I need to ask more higher level thinking
questions.
• I also need to work with students more in
small groups and one on one.

8. Literacy Lesson: Interactive Perspective
Resources
Tompkins, G.E. (2010). Literacy for the 21st century: A balanced approach. (5thed.)
Boston: Allyn& Bacon.

9. Literacy Lesson: Critical & Response
Perspectives
• Earth Day Lesson plan
• Students need to be more engaged in the
learning process.
• Students need to be pushed higher and have
higher standards to meet.
• The students were able to compare and
contrast text to a movie.

10. Literacy Lesson: Critical & Response
Perspectives Resource
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). [Video Podcast]. (2010a). Critical Perspective.
Baltimore. [Dr. Janice Almasi]. Retrieved from: www.waldenu.edu
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). [Video Podcast]. (2010b). Response Perspective.
Baltimore. [Dr. Janice Almasi]. Retrieved from: www.waldenu.edu

11. Feedback from Colleagues and Family
Members of Students
• Everyone seemed to enjoy the presentation.
• They all loved my new attitude toward
reading.
• I feel that this class has really opened my eyes
to new, fresh ideas for the classroom.
• They had questions about my time constraints
in the classroom.
• They were also interested in my ideas to
incorporate more group work.