Literacy+Instruction

//**The scientific research literature on reading as reported by the National Reading Panel is the basis for much of the following content and descriptions.**//


 * Guided Reading/Comprehension** - Comprehension is critically important to development of children's reading skillls and therefore their ability to obtain an education. Indeed, reading comprehension has come to be viewed as the "essence of reading", essential not only to academic learning but to life-long learning.


 * Word Analysis/Phonics/Spelling**


 * Phonemic Awareness**
 * **[|Dr. Jean]**


 * Writing**


 * Vocabulary -** The National Reading Panel recognizes five main methods of teaching vocabulary:
 * 1) Explicit Instruction - Students are given definitions or other attributes of words to be learned.
 * 2) Implicit Instruction - Students are exposed to words or given opportunities to do a great deal of reading.
 * 3) Multimedia Methods - Vocabulary is taught by going beyond text to include other media such as graphic representations, hypertext, or American Sign Language that uses a haptic medium.
 * 4) Capacity Methods - Practice is emphasized to increase capacity through making reading automatic.
 * 5) Association Methods - Learners are encouraged to draw connections between what they do know and words they encounter that they do not know.


 * Fluency**


 * Independent Reading**


 * Assessment**


 * Environment**


 * Web Pages with Multiple Resources for Language Arts:**
 * [|Components of Literacy]
 * [|Dr. Jean Resources]