Are You Prepared to Teach Reading? A Practical Tool for Self-Assessment

by Zarrillo, James J.

• ISBN13: 9780132220514
• ISBN10: 0132220512
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-20
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

Are You Prepared to Teach Reading?will help students prepare for state certification examinations on reading instruction and self-regulate their own learning about teaching reading. This book has been adapted from the RICA supplement, a test-prep booklet created for students in the California teacher prep program who must pass the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment. Chapters in the book provide brief reviews of the components of reading instruction. Added to this national version of the book are discussions addressing fluency and English Language Learners. Case studies and thoughtful, diverse multicultural classroom scenarios allow readers to assess themselves with multiple choice decision-making questions, asking what readers know about reading practice. The book will be useful for all students who want to self-assess their fundamental knowledge of reading instruction, adequately prepare for their own state reading certification exams, or assess their core knowledge of literacy instruction if they are engaged in alternative certification programs.

Table of Contents

This Book and the Teaching of Reading	xiii
Planning, Organizing, and Managing Reading Instruction	1	(5)
Introduction	1	(1)
S-ABCD	1	(1)
Standards Driven	1	(1)
Ongoing Assessment	1	(1)
Balanced Instruction	2	(1)
Comprehensive in Scope	3	(1)
Differentiated Instruction	3	(1)
Short-Term and Long-Term Planning	4	(2)
Assessment of Reading Development	6	(6)
Introduction	6	(1)
Assessment Is Ongoing	6	(1)
Assessment Is a Process That Uses Multiple Sources	6	(1)
Assessment Drives Instruction	6	(1)
Assessment Is Standards-Based	7	(1)
Basic Concepts and Terms	7	(1)
Informal Reading Inventories	8	(1)
Word Recognition Lists	9	(1)
Graded Reading Passages	9	(1)
Frustration, Instructional, and Independent Reading Levels	10	(2)
Concepts About Print	12	(6)
Introduction	12	(1)
What Are Concepts About Print?	12	(1)
How to Assess Concepts About Print	13	(1)
Concepts About Print Test	13	(1)
Informal Assessment by the Teacher	13	(1)
How to Teach Concepts About Print	14	(4)
Implicit (Indirect) Teaching of Concepts About Print	14	(1)
Explicit (Direct) Teaching of Concepts About Print	15	(1)
Letter Recognition	16	(2)
Phonemic Awareness	18	(7)
Introduction	18	(2)
Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Awareness, and Phonics	18	(1)
Know the Phonemic Awareness Tasks	18	(1)
Research on Phonemic Awareness	19	(1)
Definitions	19	(1)
How to Assess Phonemic Awareness	20	(1)
How to Teach Phonemic Awareness	21	(4)
Implicit (Indirect) Teaching of Phonemic Awareness	21	(1)
Explicit (Direct) Teaching of Phonemic Awareness	22	(1)
Teaching Phonological Awareness of Larger Units of Language	23	(2)
Phonics and Other Word Identification Strategies	25	(6)
Introduction	25	(1)
Definitions	25	(1)
The Importance of Teaching Phonics Directly and Explicitly	25	(1)
How to Assess Phonics	26	(1)
Types of Phonics Tests	26	(1)
How to Teach Phonics	27	(2)
Explicit (Direct) Teaching of Phonics	27	(1)
Playing with Sounds, Letters, and Words: Word Sorts and Making Words	28	(1)
Implicit (Embedded or Indirect) Teaching of Phonics	28	(1)
Sight Words	29	(2)
Teaching Sight Words	29	(2)
Fluency	31	(4)
Introduction	31	(1)
Components of Reading Fluency	31	(1)
How to Assess Fluency	31	(1)
Accuracy	32	(1)
Rate	32	(1)
Expression	32	(1)
How to Teach Fluency	32	(3)
Improved Word Identification Skills	32	(1)
Monitored Oral Reading with the Teacher	33	(1)
Repeated Readings	33	(1)
Reader's Theater	34	(1)
Choral Reading	34	(1)
Spelling Instruction	35	(5)
Introduction	35	(1)
How to Assess Spelling Development	35	(2)
Stages of Spelling Development	35	(1)
Methods of Assessing Spelling Development	36	(1)
How to Teach Spelling	37	(1)
Selecting Spelling Words	37	(1)
Direct, Explicit Instruction of Orthographic Patterns	37	(1)
Self-Study	37	(1)
Multisensory Techniques	37	(1)
Etymology and Morphology	38	(1)
Small Group and Individualized Spelling Instruction	38	(2)
Stages of Spelling Development and Instruction	39	(1)
Spelling Instruction in Context	39	(1)
Reading Comprehension	40	(9)
Introduction	40	(1)
Levels of Comprehension Skills	40	(1)
Comprehension Strategies	40	(1)
How to Assess Reading Comprehension	41	(3)
Determine Reading Levels	41	(1)
Assess Comprehension Skills at Each Level: Literal, Inferential, Evaluative	42	(1)
Using Retelling to Assess the Literal Comprehension of Young Readers	42	(1)
How to Assess Reading Comprehension Strategies	43	(1)
Oral Think-Alouds	43	(1)
Written Assessments of Reading Comprehension Strategies	44	(1)
How to Teach Reading Comprehension	44	(5)
The Context of Comprehension Lessons	44	(1)
Before Children Read	45	(1)
Strategy Instruction: Using Reciprocal Teaching	45	(1)
Sills Instruction Through Question Classification and Answer Verification: Using QARs	46	(1)
Story Structure: Using Story Maps, Story Grammars, and Story Frames	47	(2)
Vocabulary	49	(8)
Introduction	49	(1)
How to Assess Vocabulary Development	49	(1)
Assessing Word Meaning	49	(1)
Tests of Morphemic Analysis	50	(1)
How to Teach Vocabulary	50	(7)
Independent Reading: Read More and Read More Types of Books	50	(1)
Teaching the Meaning of Specific Words	51	(2)
Teaching Word Learning Strategies: Contextual Analysis	53	(1)
Teaching Word Learning Strategies: Morphemic Analysis	53	(1)
Encouraging Word-Consciousness	54	(1)
Using the Dictionary	55	(2)
Content-Area Literacy	57	(8)
Introduction	57	(1)
Expository Text Structures	57	(1)
How to Assess Content-Area Literacy	58	(2)
CLOZE	58	(1)
Using Text Structures	59	(1)
Multilevel Questions	59	(1)
Teacher Observations/Anecdotal Records	59	(1)
Readability of Texts	59	(1)
How to Teach Content Area Literacy	60	(4)
Improving Comprehension of Content-Area Textbooks	60	(3)
Specialized Reading Experiences: Skimming, Scanning, In-Depth Reading	63	(1)
Study Skills	64	(1)
Encyclopedias	64	(1)
Alternatives to Note-Taking	64	(1)
Literary Response and Analysis	65	(6)
Introduction	65	(1)
How to Assess Literary Response and Analysis	65	(2)
Types of Assessments	65	(1)
Analysis of Results	66	(1)
Participation Checklists	66	(1)
How to Teach Literary Response and Analysis	67	(4)
Responding to Literature	67	(1)
Analyzing Literature	68	(3)
Student Independent Reading	71	(6)
Introduction	71	(1)
How to Assess Student Independent Reading	71	(2)
Interest Inventory	71	(1)
Individual Conferences	72	(1)
Student Reading Logs/Journals	72	(1)
What Teachers Can Do to Promote Independent and At-Home Reading	73	(1)
Encouraging Independent Reading in School	73	(1)
Frequent Opportunities to Share	74	(1)
Promoting Books	74	(1)
Reading Aloud	74	(1)
Booktalks	75	(1)
Books Connected to Other Areas of the Curriculum	75	(1)
Trips to the Library	75	(1)
Supporting At-Home Reading	75	(2)
Encourage Kids to Read at Home	75	(1)
Support Parents	76	(1)
Supporting Reading Through Oral and Written Language Development	77	(7)
Introduction	77	(1)
How to Assess Oral and Written Language	77	(3)
Audience and Purpose	77	(1)
Substance and Form	77	(1)
Discrete and Holistic	78	(1)
Qualitative and Quantitative	78	(1)
Assessing Oral Language During Reading-Related Activities	79	(1)
Assessing Written Language Development During Reading-Related Activities	79	(1)
How to Teach: Integrating Oral Language Development and Reading	80	(1)
Language Play to Develop Phonics and Phonemic Awareness	80	(1)
Drama	80	(1)
Group Discussions of Books	80	(1)
Answering Questions	80	(1)
Sharing Content Information After Content-Area Reading	81	(1)
How to Teach: Written Language Development and Reading	81	(3)
The Writing Process	81	(1)
Journals	81	(1)
Writing Stories	82	(1)
Literature and Modes (or Genres) of Writing	82	(1)
Expository Modes	82	(1)
Our Youngest Writers	82	(2)
Structure of the English Language	84	(4)
Introduction	84	(1)
Definitions	84	(1)
How to Assess the Structure of the English Language	85	(1)
Samples of Student Writing	85	(1)
How to Teach the Structure of the English Language	86	(2)
Direct Lessons	86	(1)
Individual Conferences	86	(1)
Error Analysis	86	(1)
Language Activities to Build Knowledge of Academic Language	87	(1)
Proofreading	87	(1)
English Learners	88	(5)
Introduction	88	(1)
Reading Experiences at Each Stage of English Proficiency	88	(2)
Preproduction	88	(1)
Early Production	89	(1)
Speech Emergent	89	(1)
Intermediate Fluency	90	(1)
Sheltered Reading Instruction	90	(1)
Instructional Interventions	90	(1)
Transferring Reading Ability in Another Language to English	91	(1)
English and Other Writing Systems	91	(1)
What Transfers from Another Language to English	92	(1)
Test-Taking Strategies	93	(3)
Don't Waste Time ``Self-Assessing'' Because You Don't Have to Get Every Answer Right to Pass the Test	93	(1)
Budget Your Time	93	(1)
Develop a Strategy for Completing the Multiple Choice Section	93	(1)
Develop an Appropriate Strategy for Answering the Essays	94	(1)
Stay Within the Word Count Boundaries	94	(1)
Write Legibly	94	(1)
Answer Each Part of the Question	94	(1)
Use Subtitles	95	(1)
Budget Your Time	95	(1)
Find Out As Much As You Can About the Test You Will Take	95	(1)
Sample Examination	96	(21)
Answers to the Sample Examination	117	(8)
For Further Reading	125	(2)
Appendixes	127	(12)
Appendix A Graded Word Lists	128	(1)
Appendix B Scoring Sheet for Graded Word Lists	129	(1)
Appendix C Graded Reading Passage---Grade 1	130	(1)
Appendix D Graded Reading Passage---Grade 6	131	(1)
Appendix E Scoring System for Oral Reading Miscue Analysis	132	(1)
Appendix F Scoring Sheet---Graded Reading Passage	133	(1)
Appendix G Diagrams of Expository Text Structures	134	(2)
Appendix H Graphic Organizer	136	(1)
Appendix I Study Guide Based on Text Structure	137	(2)
Index	139