International Reading Association (IRA)

Competencies

Literate Environment

Foundational Knowledge Diversity

Assessment & Evaluation

Curriculum &

Instruction

Professional Learning & Leadership

Literate Environment-Design Physical Environments-Design Social Environments-Differentiate

Foundational Knowledge

-Developmental and Historical Theories of Reading and Writing-Responsive Teaching

Diversity-Recognize and

Understand Student Diversity

-Use Knowledge of Student Diversity to

Form Instruction

Assessment & Evaluation

-Understand Assessments-Choose and Develop Assessments-Interpret Assessments-Use Interpretation of Assessments to Form Instruction

Curriculum & Instruction

-Design & Carry Out a Standards-Based Curriculum-Develop Instructional Practices That Allow for Differentiation-Implement Practices That Support Use of Varied Text

Professional Learning & Leadership

Literate Environment

• Design Physical Environments

• Design Social Environments

• Differentiate

Foundational Knowledge

• Developmental and Historical Theories of Reading and Writing

• Responsive Teaching

Diversity

• Recognize and Understand Student Diversity

• Use Knowledge of Student Diversity to Form Instruction

Curriculum & Instruction

• Design & Carry Out a Standards-Based Curriculum

• Develop Instructional Practices That Allow for Differentiation

• Implement Practices That Support Use of Varied Text

Assessment & Evaluation

• Understand Assessments

• Choose and Develop Assessments

• Interpret Assessments

• Use Interpretation of Assessments to Form Instruction

Professional Learning & Leadership

• Understand Adult Learning Theories and Systems for Change

• Display Positive Dispositions Related to Ourselves as Readers and Writers and to the Teaching of Readers and

Writers

• Participate In, Design, Facilitate, Lead, and Evaluate Effective and Differentiated PD

• Be a Knowledgeable Political Advocate on the Local, State, and National Level

Literate Environment-Design Physical Environments-Design Social Environments-Differentiate

Foundational Knowledge

-Developmental and Historical Theories of Reading and Writing-Responsive Teaching

Diversity-Recognize and

Understand Student Diversity

-Use Knowledge of Student Diversity to

Form Instruction

Assessment & Evaluation

-Understand Assessments-Choose and Develop Assessments-Interpret Assessments-Use Interpretation of Assessments to Form Instruction

Curriculum & Instruction

-Design & Carry Out a Standards-Based Curriculum-Develop Instructional Practices That Allow for Differentiation-Implement Practices That Support Use of Varied Text

Professional Learning & Leadership

LE: Reading Engagement

-Design Physical Environments-Design Social Environments-Differentiate

Foundational Knowledge

-Whatever We Read or Theorists' Names

Diversity-Choice

-Awareness of Interests

-Awareness of Abilities

Assessment & Evaluation

- Observation Tool: Environment-Classroom Library Inventories-Reading Engagement Data

Curriculum & Instruction

-Refining our definitionsUnderstanding authentic engagement vs. compliance

“The best way to strengthen children’s learning is to let children live like richly literate people the

world over.” Lucy Calkins