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Video Reflection
There are 5 pillars a teacher should follow when they are effectively teaching students to
read: phonic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. They support each other and if a student can master all of these, they are fluent readers. After watching the two YouTube videos Children Literacy Initiative and Literacy How
we were able to observe some dos and don’ts of effectively teaching reading. Basic Information
Being able to identify and decipher words appropriately is the accuracy of reading. Sometimes there are situations when students struggle to understand the five components of reading and need a little extra help and that is when a small group(intervention) and one-on-one
comes into play and each group depends on the needs of the learner. Learners who acquire knowledge in small groups participate actively in what they learn, are allowed to ask questions, and help one another at a pace that they are comfortable with. Depending on what the student is having trouble with will determine the lesson plan and the length of the lesson. Instructional Setting
In video 1 the teacher had a small group of 3 students inside the class while the other kids were doing other things. Small groups are common when you have students who are close to having the same struggles with reading. In video 2 there was the teacher and just one student
which is one-on-one, and they were by themselves in the room. According to the videos that were given each lesson approximately took about 12 minutes. When a student is given explicit instruction, they should be able to apply the strategies they are taught when they are independently reading.
