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EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 What principles of an effective literacy program, from your readings, do you find challenging? What strategies would you employ to improve your success with these challenging principles?

DQ2 What are some other strategies that would encourage a successful parent-teacher partnership that would benefit the child in the area of literacy? Discuss.

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Describe how a teacher could create a literate environment in the classroom to promote vocabulary development, with examples of what a visitor to the classroom might see.

DQ2 Do you consider reading assessment to be controversial? If yes, how is it controversial? If no, why not? Support your response with research.

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 What are some reasons to teach reading comprehension strategies in content-area classes?

DQ2 Describe some factors that influence a student’s comprehension of texts with examples.

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 How might you go about creating a literacy-rich environment in your classroom? Share specific examples of literature you would consider essential reading for students. Why these?

DQ2 What are some techniques to encourage the acquisition of high-frequency words in the classroom?

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 5 Discussion

Reflect on the connection between reading and writing. What are some potential barriers to facilitating extended discussions of text meaning and interpretation?  How will you overcome them?

DQ2 What is critical literacy? How is it important outside of the classroom?

 

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 What are some potential barriers motivating and engaging students in reading?  How will you overcome them?

DQ2 What are new insights you have gleaned regarding motivating readers?

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 What role does the classroom teacher play in intervention and assessment of struggling readers? Consider both identification and intervention in your response.

DQ2 Discuss one new insight you gleaned regarding RTI.  How will it influence your practice as a teacher?

 

EED475 Content Area Literacy and Common Core

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 After completing this course, what are three strategies that you will take into the classroom? Why? Are there any strategies that you will not use in the classroom? Explain why.

DQ2 How do you reach the diverse learners in your classroom? Describe some integration strategies for diverse students. Explain.