Ashlee Simpson EDRL 443 Reflection December 4th 2013 This semester I learned what is in ol ed in pro idin!

effecti e literac" instr#ction$ This class has ta#!ht me that it is a balance between man" different aspects of literac"$ There are fo#r main areas of an effecti e literac" lesson$ Those are repeated readin! for practicin! fl#enc"% !#ided readin! to wor& on comprehension and other important concepts% word" st#d" to help with pron#nciation and spellin!% and writin!$ All of these components ma&e a better plan to promote literac" in the classroom$ 'ne of m" (a)ha* moments was when I learned that d#rin! !#ided readin! the st#dent needs to be interested in the topic of the boo&$ +hen m" t#tee was readin! a boo& that she did not li&e she went thro#!h it fast and the thin!s we were wor&in! on went o#t the window$ This mi!ht be hard to do as a whole !ro#p or e en in small !ro#p% b#t findin! te,t that will be beneficial to the st#dent as well as en!a!in! will be important$ -or m" t#tee the word st#d" of the lesson did not wor& as well as it co#ld ha e$ ." t#tee was alread" hi!h within the spellin! sta!es% so findin! word st#d" ideas to help was challen!in!$ I fo#nd the when "o# incorporate technolo!" with the word st#d" the st#dents will be more en!a!ed% so that is somethin! that I will ta&e awa" from the not so !reat time in word st#d" that we did$ ." t#tee showed me man" thin!s that I ha e since started to do in m" practic#m and how I see some of m" st#dents$ /ot e er" child will learn the same wa"% this is

important to #nderstand beca#se as a teacher we will need to differentiate instr#ction to help all st#dents s#cceed and learn$ ." t#tee also showed me that with help and patience e er" st#dent can and will learn from "o#r help$ Seein! how far she did come in the little time that we had to!ether% helped me reali0e what a difference "o# can ma&e$ +hen incorporatin! m" lessons with m" t#tee I did not ha e to chan!e m" strate!ies$ She was doin! well with the !#ided readin! strate!ies that we had of predictin!% writin! down words she had tro#ble with and s#mmari0in! at the end of the boo&$ The onl" thin! I had to chan!e was the boo&s we read% as some of them she had read before$ The writin! strate!" that I #sed reall" wor&ed well$ Implementin! the -lat Stanle" App with m" t#tee was a h#!e help to moti ate her writin!$ I plan on incorporatin! this some wa" into m" teachin! framewor& when I can$ +hen I noticed that m" t#tee was interested in the places that her -lat Stella wo#ld !o% I started to spend 1#st a bit more time with it$ +hen a st#dent is en!a!ed in an acti it"% I belie e the" learn and retain information better$ She was e,cited to show her parents the places that her -lat Stella went% that was rewardin!$ I don2t ha e an" more 3#estions abo#t literac" instr#ction$ Thro#!h this class and all m" e,periences thro#!h st#dent teachin! and practic#m% I am confident that I will be able to effecti el" teach literac" and hopef#ll" ma&e a difference$