Caroline Kyrklund's Self Study

Caroline Kyrklund's Self Study

1. What is the best strategy and/or order to teach reading?

   • Cognitive-constructivist view,
     • Takes many theories: Conditioning, Natural Learning, Information Processing, Sociocultural, and Engaged Learning and mix them altogether to state that reading is a process where the reader is active, using her prior knowledge to determine meaning, or rather, comprehension
       • (Graves, pg.2).
   • Engagement
   • Success in reading is due to three main things: 1. The reader understands what was read. 2. The reader finds experience enjoyable, entertaining, informative, and/or thought provoking. 3. The reader learns the "larger goal."
     • (Graves, pg. 51).
   • Positive reinforcement
   • Gradual Release of Responsibility
   • Interactive Read Aloud
   • Writing about reading
     • Reader's response
   • Scaffolding

2. What is the best way to determine the content that should be taught?

   • Assessments FOR learning
     • Formative assessment
     • How can we help students learn
     • Occurs during learning
     • Teacher is a partner/coach
     • Goal is to do better next time
     • Intrinsic motivation
   • Assessments OF learning
     • How much students have learned
     • Occurs after learning
     • Teacher is the administrator
     • Goal is to get highest score
     • Extrinsic motivation
     • Summative assessment
   • Standards

3. How do you teach a variety of learners at one time?

   • Small Groups
   • One-on-One
   • Whole Class
     • Differentiation
   • Word-Sorts
   • appropriate challenges be given, promote academic values and goals, variety, positive reinforcement, connection with students, etc.
     • (Graves, Ch. 3)
   • Shared Reading
   • Guided Reading
     • A-D/E Kindergarten
     • D-J/K First Grade
     • J-M/N Second Grade
     • M-P/Q Third Grade
     • P-S/T Fourth Grade
     • S-V/W Fifth Grade
   • Fluency

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