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Informational Text – Text that is explanatory in nature and conveys factual information to increase an individual’s knowledge of a subject matter. There are many different types of and genres of informational text, including textbooks, technical texts such as “how to” books, manuals, newspaper and magazine articles, reports, summaries, and online resources, as well asContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 10: Comprehending Informational Text”

Narrative Text – Literature that tells a story and is characterized as fiction. There are many genres of narrative text: mysteries, fantasies, fairy tales, science fiction, myths, and folk tales. Historical fiction is another genre as well where there can be text with a mix of fact and fiction.  Elements in a Story – TheContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 9: Reading Comprehension”

Aptitude Hypothesis – The belief that vocabulary and comprehension reflect general intellectual ability. Knowledge Hypothesis – The suggestion that vocabulary and comprehension reflect general knowledge rather than intellectual ability.  Large vocabularies on a topic have a lot of knowledge about that topic. Instrumental Hypothesis – Belief in a causal chain between vocabulary knowledge and comprehension;Continue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 8: Vocabulary Knowledge and Concept”

Fluency – In everyday terms it means reading easily and well, but the essential characteristic of fluency is the ability to decode and comprehend at the same time with the less important characteristics of accuracy and speed. Another textbook definition is the ability to read expressively and meaningfully, as well as accurately and with appropriateContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 7: Fluency”

Defining Word Identification Word Identification – Putting a name or label on words that are encountered in print. Word Recognition – A process that involves immediate identification – immediately recognizing a word: sight words, sight-word recognition, or sight vocabulary.  Word Attack – Word Analysis – and Decoding – the act of translating print into speech.Continue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 6: Word Identification”

High-Stakes Testing – Testing which is intended to provide the public with a guarantee that students can perform at a level necessary to function in society and in the workforce. The premise of high-stakes testing is that consequences, whether good or bad, including promotion or retention decisions, are link to test performance. Authentic Assessment –Continue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 5: Assessing Reading Performance”

Emergent Literacy – A concept, used at the PreK level, that supports and describes learning to read and write as a result of observing and interacting in their home environment from birth with adults and other children as they use literacy in their everyday lives. This concept assumes children are born ready to learn aboutContinue reading “Chapter 4 – Foundations of Language and Literacy”

Instructional Principles for Students Speaking Diverse Languages and Dialects Translanguaging – A contemporary concept for educators which includes a view of English language learning that is characterized by speakers moving from one language to other languages when they communicate. When teachers use translanguaging, LOTEs (Languages of than English), and allow students to integrate their heritageContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 3: Meeting the Literacy Needs of Diverse Learners”

Curriculum Perspectives Curriculum – In the broadest sense, a curriculum is all the courses offered at a school. This often includes a set of courses and their content.  Others consider curriculum to be what the teachers and the students actually do as they engage in the classroom.  Decisions about curricula involve the instructional objectives orContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Chapter 2: Approaches to Reading Instruction”

Reading Instruction and Teachers’ Belief Systems Systematic Instructional Approach – A structural learning approach that includes direct teaching, a logical instructional approach, ample opportunities for students to practice specific skills, and for students to move along a defined trajectory related to the sequencing of skills.  These approaches may also be influences on their teaching stylesContinue reading “ENGED 370 – Week 2 Chapter 1”