Reading pedagogy

Question 1

Asset based approach to education

Answer 1

• strength-based, builds on existing knowledge
• doesn’t focus on what students lack
• positive assets: diversity in thought, culture, traits
• (deficit approach is the opposite= focuses on student shortcomings)
• helps students feel valued and builds confidence
• eliminates bias on certain student demographics
• teachers must get to know students well and provide ongoing assessments to identify children’s assets
• strategies: drawing on prior knowledge that students have, adjusting groups, providing autonomy

Question 2

literacy instruction for students with dyslexia

Answer 2

• difficulty with decoding
• affects the ability to read, spell, write, and speak
• students struggle with reading words in isolation, decoding unfamiliar words, limited reading fluency, difficulty spelling

Early indicators-
Preschool: delayed speech, difficulty rhyming, poor auditory memory, trouble w names, numbers, letters
Kinder-1st: cant identify and manipulate sounds, cant decode words, difficulty spelling words phonetically
2nd-3rd: difficulty written expression, reading fluently, connecting speech sounds w letter combinations

Question 3

Dyslexia instruction should focus on structured, systematic, and explicit instruction in the following:

Answer 3

Phonological awareness- identifying and manipulating sounds
syllabication- rules related to the division of syllables
orthography- written spelling patterns and rules
reading fluency and syntax

Accommodations: additional time for class assignments, word banks, audiobooks, text to speech, electronic spellers

Most common co-occurring disorder w dyslexia ADHD or dysgraphia

Question 4

Recognizing and instructing students w dysgraphia

Answer 4

dysgraphia- difficulty w handwriting

• results in impaired or illegible handwriting
• accommodations: giving printed copies of notes or audio recording of class lecture
• assistive tech: keyboards, touch screens

Question 5

Plan and adjust reading instruction

Answer 5

• use state standards

- ongoing assessments

Question 6

Differentiation in reading instruction

Question 7

Fluency

Answer 7

Reading fluency is measured by accuracy, prosody, and speed.

Question 8

Response to intervention

Answer 8

research based instructional intervention process used to identify struggling students and give them what they need

Question 9

Prosody

Answer 9

readers ability to convey expression, including using correct emphasis, punctuation, and tone, while reading out loud

Question 10

literature circles

Answer 10

a strategy in which a teacher organizes students into small small groups to discuss a common text

Question 11

Autonomy

Answer 11

ability to self govern or self motivate

Question 12

Phonological awareness

Answer 12

the understanding and ability to hear individual words, syllables, and sounds in spoken language apart from print

Question 13

extrinsic / external motivation

Answer 13

the motive for the activity comes from outside the individual

Question 14

alphabetic knowledge

Answer 14

the ability to recognize, name, and write, letters

Question 15

RTL

Answer 15

process to monitor and measure student progess

Question 16

ongoing assessment

Answer 16

guides the pace and content of instruction

Question 17

learning objectives

Answer 17

specific skill or knowledge that the student is expected to master

Question 18

print concepts

Answer 18

general rules governing text

Question 19

TEKS

Answer 19

The state foundation curriculum developed by the State Board of Education, that requires all students to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to read, write, compute, problem solve, think critically, apply technology, and communicate across all subject areas

Question 20

alphabetic principle

Answer 20

understanding there is a logical/systematic relationship between the sounds of spoken english and letters

Question 21

Texas prekinder guidelines

Answer 21

detailed descriptions of expected behaviors across multiple skill domains that should be observed in children from the beginning to the end of prekindergarten

Question 22

reading comprehension

Answer 22

ability to read a text and understand its meaning

Question 23

reading intervention

Answer 23

a strategy applied to assist a struggling reader

Question 24

intrinsically motivated

Answer 24

draw motivation from learning process itself

Question 25

instructional intervention

Answer 25

additional focus on a specific skill in an effort to improve it

Question 26

deficit-based approach

Answer 26

focused on what students lack and strengthening these skills

Question 27

mentor text

Answer 27

Books or other pieces of literature that are revisited throughout the school year for different purposes in literacy instruction

Question 28

differentiation pacing

Answer 28

how much content is presented and how fast the content is presented

Question 29

accuracy when reading

Answer 29

ability to correctly pronounce words

Question 30

Scaffolding

Answer 30

a method of teaching that involves gradually removing aids when teaching new concepts

Question 31

differentiation complexity

Answer 31

how difficult the vocabulary, sentence structure and organization is to understand within a text

Question 32

Morphology

Answer 32

The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.

The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.

Question 33

Differentiaition

Answer 33

teaching that offers multiple options for learning the material based on different student needs and learning styles

Question 34

Asset / Strength-Based Approach

Answer 34

an educational approach, which builds learning around a student’s strengths and existing knowledge, rather than focusing on what they lack

Question 35

ADHD

Answer 35

A label applied to individuals who have great difficulty concentrating on what they are doing AND are extremely active, impulsive, distractible, and excitable

Question 36

Flexible grouping

Answer 36

grouping students based on their learning needs or interests