Being an Intentional Teacher

Knowledge of Content
1. What concepts are most important to assess?
  1. concept of word
    1. 1-2-1 matching
      1. prompt: "Use your finger to point to each word as you say it"
    2. voice-to-print matching
    3. concept of letter
      1. letter work
      2. verbal pathways
  2. directional control
    1. left to right
    2. top to bottom
    3. spacing
  3. knowledge that print, not illustrations, contain the story.
    1. Visual cues
    2. using multiple sources of information
      1. 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
      2. Prompt- "The word has to make sense and sound riright"
Knowledge of Teaching and Learning
1. How do I motivate students to want to learn themselves?
  1. Level of Challenge
    1. Zone of Proximal Distance
    2. books that are instructional level
    3. scaffolding
      1. Model
      2. Prompt
      3. Reinforce
  2. personalize lessons
    1. books of interest areas
      1. book introduction
    2. interactive writing about things they're interested in
    3. make lessons memorable
  3. encourage them
    1. praise the partially correct
      1. reinforce
    2. don't correct all of their errors
    3. help when they are frustrated
Knowledge of Diversity
1. How can I incorporate students' backgrounds and cultures into the classroom?
  1. choosing books that incorporate different cultures
    1. book introductions
  2. assessing cultural print knowledge
    1. cultural illustrations (Meaning)
    2. Cultural structure/ syntax
      1. Dialect
      2. Other languages structural differences
      3. Structure/ Syntax
  3. allowing children to write about their own cultures.
    1. All About Me project
    2. Interactive Writing
    3. creating their own books about their story

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