Primary Reading Methods

This course explores methods to help children in primary grades K-3 develop effective literacy skills through an integrated reading approach. It focuses on the philosophy of literature-based reading programs, teaching techniques for integrated content instruction, and the development of holistic assessment/evaluation methods for young emergent readers.

Topics and Objectives

Overview of Reading and Literacy

  • Examine the natural acquisition of language and literacy skills based on the models developed by Holdaway and Cambourne.
  • Describe the conditions that facilitate literacy learning.
  • Describe how to integrate literacy and play activities that are likely to stimulate language development.
  • Analyze the components and philosophy of an integrated reading program.
  • Explain the function of each of the three reading cue systems.
  • Examine the strategies and behaviors of emergent, early, and fluent readers.
  • Analyze the roles of listening comprehension and oral expression in the development of literacy.

Elements of a Balanced Reading Program

  • Examine the components of a balanced reading program.
  • Explain the steps in developing an experience story.
  • Critique the purposes and process of a shared reading experience followed by a reproduction and innovation.
  • Identify the purposes and processes of a guided reading lesson using a "scaffold" approach.
  • Examine ways to use trade books in different areas of the curriculum to create thematic units.

Organization and Management of a Balanced Reading Program

  • Determine how to create and implement effective developmental language centers.
  • Examine how to design, organize, and manage a classroom environment that is conducive to reading and writing.

The Balanced Writing Program

  • Analyze writing as a process in a primary classroom setting.
  • Examine ways to monitor and evaluate students' writing progress.
  • Analyze the natural integration of writing and other language processes.

Methods of Monitoring and Evaluating Children's Reading

  • Analyze and interpret a record of reading behavior using miscues and story retelling to identify a student's strengths, weaknesses, and reading level.
  • Evaluate how checklists, anecdotal records, and other informal observations of students' reading behaviors can be used as appropriate assessments to monitor student progress.

Portfolio Assessment

  • Examine the concept of portfolio assessment.

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