LITERATE ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS PRESENTATION

By: Manibusan

I. GETTING TO KNOW LITERACY LEARNERS, P-3

Assessments • Cognitive Assessment - Dr. Afflerbach noted that reading

inventories are necessary to provide information to guide the teacher in instructions (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009a)

Published Inventory: SRA Reading MasteryStudents can read 100 words per minute

Students can read 140 to 165 high-frequency words

• Noncognitive Assessment - Elementary Reading Attitude Survey by Mckenna and Kear (1990)

Students enjoy reading at school and outside of school

II. SELECTING TEXTS

FICTIONALPfister, M. (1999). Rainbow fish. North-South Books. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow- Fish-Marcus-Pfister/dp/1558580093

Text online at convenience to reading at homeListeninng to read aloud – Effective reading experienceLinguistic, semiotic, narrative

NON FICTIONAL

Bailey, D. (1991). Dolphins. Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company. Dolphins

Gibbons, G. (1995). Sea Turtles. New York, N.Y: Scholastic Inc.

Exposure to informational texts to be informed of the world they live in

For service purposesFor employment purposes

(Dr. Neuman (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009b)As lifelong learners

III. LITERACY LESSON: INTERACTIVE PERSPECTIVE

• Encourages learners' use of reading, writing, and comprehension skills (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009c)

• Read aloud - experiences or background knowledge revealed Gibbons, G. (1995). Sea Turtles. New York, N.Y: Scholastic Inc.

• Anticipation guide statements Relate background

knowledge Set thoughts to text Give sense of curiosity Encourage level of higher thinking

Mitchell, K., (2006). Getting to the heart of a story. Teaching Pre K-8,

37(1), 66-67. Retrieved from the Education

Research Complete database.

• Independent reading with note taking - students read at their own pace; teacher assesses learners' reading giving assistance as needed– Prove statements– Disprove statements

IV. LITERACY LESSON: CRITICAL AND RESPONSE PERSPECTIVES

• Analytical thinking• Responding

enthusiasticallyReader is permitted to

question the author's words and to look deeper into the text as Molden suggested (2007).

• Read Aloud – Dolphins text

Bailey, D. (1991). Dolphins. Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company.

• Independent readingNote taking

• Grand Conversations Discussion mainly among students Transacted with text - author's good writing

noted about dolphins Critical thinking - resolution suggested

• Dolphins should be left in the ocean• People should be careful of trash not

only in the ocean but at beaches too

V. FEEDBACK from COLLEAGUE and FAMILY MEMBER of STUDENT

• What insights did you gain about literacy and literacy instruction from viewing this presentation?

• How might the information presented change your literacy practices and/or your literacy interactions with students?

• In what ways can I support you in the literacy development of your students or children? How might you support me in my work with students or your children?

• What questions do you have?

VI. CONCLUSION

Literate Environment• Getting to Know Learners• Selecting Texts• Interactive Perspective• Critical and Response Perspectives• Feedback from Colleague and Family Member

of Student

REFERENCES Bailey, D. (1991). Dolphins. Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company.

Gibbons, G. (1995). Sea Turtles. New York, N.Y: Scholastic Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009a). Program 8: Reading inventories [DVD]. The beginning reader, preK-3. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009b). Program 12: Informational text in the early years [DVD]. The beginning reader, preK-3. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009c). Program 11: Analyzing and selecting texts [DVD]. The beginning reader, preK-3. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009d). Program 14: Interactive perspective [DVD]. The beginning reader, preK-3. Baltimore, MD: Author. McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1990). Measuring attitude toward reading: A new tool for teachers. The Reading

Teacher, 43(9), 626–639. Retrieved from the Education Research Complete database.

Mitchell, K., (2006). Getting to the heart of a story. Teaching Pre K-8, 37(1), 66-67. Retrieved from the Education Research Complete database.

Molden, K. (2007). Critical literacy, the right answer for the reading classroom: Strategies to move beyond comprehension for reading improvement. Reading Improvement, 44(1), 50–56. Retrieved from

the Complete Education Research database.

Pfister, M. (1999). Rainbow fish. North-South Books. Retrieved from http://www.storylineonline.net/