Exam 1 - UEM 324 Flashcards
Literacy
A form of communication that uses symbols to represent sounds and ideas
What is the simple view of reading?
Reading comprehension is the product of decoding and linguistic comprehension
What is the Strand/Reading Rope Model?
Language comprehension and word recognition becomes increasingly strategic and increasingly automatic to skilled reading. Skilled reading is the fluent execution and coordination of word recognition and text comprehension
What is Phonics?
A method of reading instruction predicated on the alphabetic principal. Teaches relationship between letters and sounds
What is Whole Language?
A method of teaching children to read by recognizing words as whole pieces of language
What is Balanced Literacy?
A method of reading instruction that pulls from tenants of whole language and phonics
What are the components of the science of reading?
Education (the study of pedegogy), linguistics (the study of language and literature), psychology (the study of thinking and learning), neuroscience (the study of the human brain)
What are the five pillars of reading?
Phonemic Instruction, Phonics Instruction, Fluency Instruction, Vocabulary Instruction, Text comprehension instruction
Phonemic instruction is…
the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in spoken words
Phonics instruction…
Teaches children the relationship between the letters of written language and individual sounds of spoken language
Fluency instruction is…
The ability to read a text accurately and quickly
Vocabulary Instruction…
Refers to words we must know to communicate effectively
Text Comprehension is…
The reason for reading and understanding what you are reading
What is the Alphabetic Principal?
Letters and sound combinations of letters are symbolic used to represent speech sounds of language based on systematic and predictable relationships between written letters, symbols and spoken words
What is the cycle of effective teaching?
Planning, instruction and assessment around student learning
Planning for effective teaching is…
Building content understanding, supporting learning needs, using knowledge of students assessments to monitor student learning
Effectively teaching instruction is…
Learning environment engagement in learning deepening thinking subject specific pedagogy
Effective teaching assessment is…
An analysis of student learning, providing feedback supporting student use of feedback
Model
Explicit teaching of the skill that you have stated in your objective
Guided practice
Multiple oppertunities to practice the skill stated in your objective with teacher supports