RDG 415 Wk 1 Discussion – Teaching Reading

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

You are beginning your fourth year of teaching third grade at Roosevelt Elementary School, and you have been asked to serve as a literacy coach at your school. As a goal this school year, the district reading specialist wants to ensure that parents and families are familiar with the stages of reading development and factors that affect student success or failure in reading. She asked you to develop a presentation for parents and families that covers these topics.

To prepare for the presentation, you are asked to discuss the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Do you believe that all elementary teachers are reading teachers? Why or why not?
• Consider all the factors that play a role in a child’s reading development. Refer to Ch. 11 in your text, Understanding Reading Problems. Which factors do you believe have the greatest impact? Why?
• What do you believe is the most challenging aspect of teaching the reading process? How will your knowledge of the science of reading influence your approach to teaching the reading process?

Explain and provide specific examples to support your response.

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework.

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.