Being an Intentional Teacher

Being an Intentional Teacher

1. Knowledge of Content

   • What concepts are most important to assess?
     • concept of word
       • 1-2-1 matching
         • prompt: "Use your finger to point to each word as you say it"
       • voice-to-print matching
       • concept of letter
         • letter work
         • verbal pathways
     • directional control
       • left to right
       • top to bottom
       • spacing
     • knowledge that print, not illustrations, contain the story.
       • Visual cues
       • using multiple sources of information
         • sources of information
           • Meaning
             • background knowledge/ illustrations
           • Structure/ Syntax
             • sentence structure/ arrangement of words and phrases
           • Visual
             • the way that the word looks
           • running records
             • Level of challenge
         • Prompt- "The word has to make sense and sound riright"

2. Knowledge of Teaching and Learning

   • How do I motivate students to want to learn themselves?
     • Level of Challenge
       • Zone of Proximal Distance
       • books that are instructional level
       • scaffolding
         • Model
         • Prompt
         • Reinforce
     • personalize lessons
       • books of interest areas
         • book introduction
       • interactive writing about things they're interested in
       • make lessons memorable
     • encourage them
       • praise the partially correct
         • reinforce
       • don't correct all of their errors
       • help when they are frustrated

3. Knowledge of Diversity

   • How can I incorporate students' backgrounds and cultures into the classroom?
     • choosing books that incorporate different cultures
       • book introductions
     • assessing cultural print knowledge
       • cultural illustrations (Meaning)
       • Cultural structure/ syntax
         • Dialect
         • Other languages structural differences
         • Structure/ Syntax
     • allowing children to write about their own cultures.
       • All About Me project
       • Interactive Writing
       • creating their own books about their story