Deanna Palonis
                     Walden University
                     Dr. Cindee Easton
EDUC: 6706 The Beginning Reader PreK-3
I. Getting to Know Literacy
          Learners
   • Informal Reading Inventory
   (IRI)

         • Identify learning levels
         • Differentiate instruction
         • Phonemic
         awareness/phonics
         • Word identification
         • Fluency
         • Vocabulary
  •Motivation to Read Profile
         • Comprehension
  (MRP)

           •Reading survey
           •Conversational interview
           •Personal interests of
           students
• Informational text
• Narrative
• Nonfiction
• Fairy tales
• Folk tales
• Semiotic approach
• Pictures books
• E-books
• Synthesize
information
• Fundamental to
learning
• Aid comprehension
III. Interactive Perspective


    • Modeling
    • Interact with text
    • Think critically
    • Reflect
    • Activate prior
    knowledge
    • Elicits emotional
    feelings
    • Transforms child
    • Self-fulfilling
    • Gain independence
    • Build confidence
IV. Critical and Response Perspective




• Examine text from multiple
  perspectives
• Connection between reader and author
• Characters add meaning
• Higher level thinking
• Reading and writing
• Character response journal
• Explore text
• Relate text to self
• Construct new knowledge and meaning
• Very powerful
V. Feedback from Colleagues and Family Member

            Meets the needs of all learners
            Children feel safe and
               comfortable to explore
               independently
              Promotes collaboration and
               cooperation
              Transferrable to the real world
              Children and parents can explore
               digital world and locate
               developmentally appropriate
               text
              Strengthens reading and writing
              Enables children to look beyond
               text

Literate environment analysis

  • 1.
    Deanna Palonis Walden University Dr. Cindee Easton EDUC: 6706 The Beginning Reader PreK-3
  • 2.
    I. Getting toKnow Literacy Learners • Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) • Identify learning levels • Differentiate instruction • Phonemic awareness/phonics • Word identification • Fluency • Vocabulary •Motivation to Read Profile • Comprehension (MRP) •Reading survey •Conversational interview •Personal interests of students
  • 3.
    • Informational text •Narrative • Nonfiction • Fairy tales • Folk tales • Semiotic approach • Pictures books • E-books • Synthesize information • Fundamental to learning • Aid comprehension
  • 4.
    III. Interactive Perspective • Modeling • Interact with text • Think critically • Reflect • Activate prior knowledge • Elicits emotional feelings • Transforms child • Self-fulfilling • Gain independence • Build confidence
  • 5.
    IV. Critical andResponse Perspective • Examine text from multiple perspectives • Connection between reader and author • Characters add meaning • Higher level thinking • Reading and writing • Character response journal • Explore text • Relate text to self • Construct new knowledge and meaning • Very powerful
  • 6.
    V. Feedback fromColleagues and Family Member  Meets the needs of all learners  Children feel safe and comfortable to explore independently  Promotes collaboration and cooperation  Transferrable to the real world  Children and parents can explore digital world and locate developmentally appropriate text  Strengthens reading and writing  Enables children to look beyond text