List and Explain
What are the 3 phases of the reading process?
Pre-alphabet
Alphabet
Sight Word
List an activity you can use for the pre-alphabet phase.
Any activity that focuses on literacy before reading (knowledge of print, phonological awareness, letter sounds, etc.)
Teachers should create student-centered classrooms that include the 4 main areas of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).
What are the four key components of a lesson plan?
Clear objectives, activities that effectively teach the objectives, assessments, and reflection.
List one way you can address the challenge of mother tongue use in Liberia.
Answer could include: summarizing in first language, sentence stems, visuals, morning meeting, vocabulary practice, etc.
What are the 4 key components of effective literacy instruction?
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Any activity that is not written but focuses on students responding to questions, listening to responses, etc.
How do classroom management and behavior management contribute to literacy instruction?
Classroom management creates a predictable classroom that increases the time spent on literacy tasks. Students can learn more.
Behavior management creates an environment with clear expectations where learners feel safe to learn.
List an effective assessment you can use to assess your students in literacy.
List one: Observations, Charts, Running Records, Questions/Answers, Small group discussion, etc.
List one way you can address the challenge of limited resources in Liberia.
Answer could include creating your own materials, using AI, sharing resources, connecting with local organizations, using what you have, etc.
What are the 5 components of CHILD?
Communicate
Help
Identify (Connect)
Learn
Demonstrate
Any activity that focuses on seeing and writing (Reading a book and writing a written response, reading a word and then writing the word, Elkonin boxes)
How does planning (lesson planning, weekly planning, yearly planning) affect literacy instruction?
Yearly planning ensures that all of the literacy content is taught.
Weekly planning ensures that all the planned topics for the week are taught.
Lesson plans focus on one main objective to teach within the plan. They should include clear objectives, activities to effectively teach the objective, assessments, and reflection.
What is differentiation?
Adapting the lesson to meet the needs of every learner (shortening the assignment, teaching students in small groups at their level, etc.)
List one way you can address the challenge of family/community involvement in Liberia.
Answers could include conducting parent workshops, sending resources home, assigning work that includes the family, home visits, etc.
List 4 challenges Liberian teachers might face.
Name an activity that would help students develop their Vocabulary and Pronunciation Skills.
Any activity that would help them learn the structure and meaning of words and how to say it (vocabulary routine, prefixes/suffixes, speaking exercises, vocabulary list, etc.)
How does storytelling contribute to literacy instruction?
Storytelling provides opportunities for students to learn and apply their learning in a real-life context.
If you could create a lesson plan using one of the four areas of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening), which one would you choose and why?
Answer should explain elements of that area
Preach and live a lifestyle of honesty and integrity.
Don't participate in corruption/bribery, no matter how tempting. Trust that the Lord will take care of His sheep and you WILL receive blessing for obeying Him.
What are the 5 components of comprehension?
Background Knowledge, Verbal Reasoning, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure, Literacy Knowledge
Name an activity that would help students in the sight word phase learn or practice grammar skills.
An activity that would work on speaking or reading words that can be decoded by students (fill in the blank sentences, speaking exercises, drama working on grammar skills with words that can be decoded, etc.)
How does professional development contribute to literacy instruction?
How can you include all 4 areas of literacy in your instruction?
Any answer that discusses how to include reading, writing, speaking, and listening effectively in a lesson plan.
List one way you can address the challenge of overcrowded classrooms (too many students) in Liberia.
Answer could include think/pair/share, small group work with students, workshop approach, morning meaning, interactive large-group work