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Hey Miss B.: Assessment
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An education student's blog about learning how to be a great teacher. Sunday, November 23, 2014. Mandated tests tend to give a snapshot of a child's ability, whereas use of a variety of assessments gives teachers a more comprehensive portrait.". Jim Ruben in "Organizing and Evaluating Results from Multiple Reading Assessments. Furthermore, Ruben explains how creating a chart or diagram to reflect the scores of your students would be helpful for seeing outliers or possible inconsistencies. I think it ...
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Hey Miss B.: September 2014
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An education student's blog about learning how to be a great teacher. Monday, September 29, 2014. It is so important for kids to understand that they are important in the classroom, and that their voice matters. That is why I love the idea of teachers being "coaches". We are the best kind of coach too, a life coach. It is our job to make sure our students learn to the best of their ability, and ultimately are able to stand on their own without our "coaching". Focusing all of your attention on word recogn...
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430: September 2014
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430. Monday, September 29, 2014. Reading is a complex problem-solving process in which readers actively pursue meaning. Graves, Juel, and Graves, 2001). As I was reading through What Can I Say Besides "Sound it Out"? Coaching Word Recognition in Beginning Reading by Kathleen F. Clark, I found some great 'coaching' methods to incorporate into teaching. Here are a list of coaching cues that I found helpful from reading this article:. Ex: How am I going to figure this out? Children ...
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430: October 2014
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430. Sunday, October 26, 2014. The book states that in order to think while you read, you must:. 1 Be able to quickly identify almost all the words. 2 Have sufficient background knowledge that you can connect to the new information. 3 Be familiar with the type of text and be able to see how the author has organized the ideas. 4 Have a mindset that reading is thinking and know how to apply your thinking in comprehension strategies. This is a slightly different, and more visual ver...
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430: Building Vocabulary
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430. Monday, November 3, 2014. Vocabulary is so important to learning and reading comprehension. Whether you're in the Logographic stage, or the Orthographic stage, vocabulary is just as important! BUT, it is important to remember that when words are taught directly, they must be kept to a small amount- words need to be taught thoroughly and there needs to be time for students to meet them in many different contexts in order for them to understand and remember the vocabulary!
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Hey Miss B.: Guided Reading
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An education student's blog about learning how to be a great teacher. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Providing beginning EL's with structured guided reading instruction is essential for effective oral and written language development.". The article explains that for EL's, the most important aspect of Guided Reading is comprehension. Lastly, the article gives a list of strategies any teacher should incorporate into their classrooms:. Support students to preview text and discuss key vocabulary words. Link pers...
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Hey Miss B.: Comprehension
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An education student's blog about learning how to be a great teacher. Sunday, November 2, 2014. Three major factors affect comprehension: the reader, the text, and the situation". Some important questions to ask yourself when creating a comprehension lesson are:. What do my students know about this topic? What specific terms or concepts do they need to understand before they can understand this passage? How can I get my students interested in this topic? What purposes can I provide for the reading? Quest...
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Hey Miss B.: Guided Reading: In Class Explanation
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An education student's blog about learning how to be a great teacher. Monday, November 17, 2014. Guided Reading: In Class Explanation. What is Guided Reading. Instruction designed to provide differentiated teaching that supports students in developing. What are the main elements or essential components? How is Guided Reading done? What does the teacher do? Gives a Reading Level for books for a student to choose from. The teacher works with a small group of students with similar needs. In their reading ca...
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430: November 2014
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430. Monday, November 24, 2014. This blog is for last week, and last week's blog is for this week! STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE NOT THE ONLY FORM OF ASSESSMENT! These standardized tests only give a glimpse of a child's ability. There are many other ways to assess a child's ability! A variety of tests is a great way to give teachers a more "comprehensive portrait"(Rubin). Rubin talks specifically about measuring reading ability beyond standardized testing. This assessment specifically f...
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430: Comprehension
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Reading w/ Kelly in REED 430. Sunday, October 26, 2014. The book states that in order to think while you read, you must:. 1 Be able to quickly identify almost all the words. 2 Have sufficient background knowledge that you can connect to the new information. 3 Be familiar with the type of text and be able to see how the author has organized the ideas. 4 Have a mindset that reading is thinking and know how to apply your thinking in comprehension strategies. This is a slightly different, and more visual ver...
