5 Pillars of Literacy
What pillar focuses on reading speed, accuracy, and prosody?
Fluency
What are the six pillars of language arts?
What is the focus of a reading workshop?
Comprehension and practice applying the reading strategies they've learned.
What is the purpose of a writing workshop?
To implement the writing process and to practice their skills and strategies and learn to choose words carefully to articulate their ideas.
What is the first stage of the writing process? What happens in this stage.
Stage 1 is PreWriting.
Students would choose a topic, set a purpose, consider the audience, choose a genre, and gather and organize ideas.
What is the pillar that focuses on learning and recognizing words?
Vocabulary
What are the productive pillars?
Talking, Writing, Visually Representing
What are the three components of the Reading Workshop
1. Reading and Responding
2. Sharing
3. Teaching Mini-Lessons
What activities can be done in a writing workshop?
Writing, Sharing, and Teaching Minilessons
What is the fifth stage of the writing process? What happens in this stage.
Stage 5: Publishing
In this stage students would be making final copies of their writing, reading from the author's chair, and sharing their writing.
What is the pillar that focuses on using their past experience and text to see a meaning that's useful for a specific purpose?
Comprehension
What are the receptive pillars?
Listening, Reading, Viewing
What are the benefits of a reading workshop?
1. Students become more fluent readers
2. They develop lifelong reading habits
3. Introduced to different genres
4. Choose favorite authors
How long should a writing workshop typically be?
60 to 90 minutes
What is the third stage of the writing process? What happens in this stage.
Stage 3: Revising
They can participate in rereading the rough draft, sharing the rough draft in a revising group, revising on the basis of feedback, and conferencing with the teacher.
What pillar is based on the basic understanding that speech is composed of individual sounds?
Phonemic Awareness
What is one way to demonstrate each pillar?
Listening- Hearing what people are saying and building off of it
Talking- Discussing the topic
Reading- Reading a book or text
Writing- Writing about the topic
Viewing- Watching a movie
Visually Representing- Making a poster
How can teachers differentiate instruction in a reading workshop?
Having students select books that interest them and that are written at an appropriate level of difficulty.
What can they use a writing workshop to write as a part of thematic units?
Letters, Book Reviews, Reports, and Other Projects
What is the second stage of the writing process? What happens in this stage.
Stage 2: Drafting
Students would write quickly trying to capture the ideas they're thinking about.
What pillar is based on the set of relationships between the sounds in speech and spelling patterns of written language?
Phonics
What are the relationships between the pillars? (3 groups with 2 pillars in each)
Oral- Listening and Talking
Written- Reading and Writing
Visual- Viewing and Visually Representing
How should a reading workshop make a student think of themselves?
Students should think of themselves as readers.
What can students' writing grow out of?
Personal experiences, books they've read or listened to read aloud, and content-area study
What is the fourth stage of the writing process? What happens in this stage.
Stage 4: Editing
In this stage they polish their compositions, focusing on mechanics- spelling correctly, punctuation, and capitalization errors