Reading Motivation

By Dec. 5, please respond to the following questions: What are key issues or strategies as you try to motivate student reading? What questions do you have about reading motivation (i.e., self-selected reading)?

Writing

Post your responses to the following questions by Nov. 28: What did you learn from the reading about teaching writing that matters most to you? Why? What is one question you have about teaching students with disabilities how to write?

Guided Reading

By Nov. 21, please respond to these question: what are the critical components of a successful guided reading lesson? After you respond to that question, post one of your own about guided reading.

Reading Fluency

By Nov. 7, post one thing you understand better about helping students read more fluently. Post one question you have about reading fluency instruction or assessment.

Letters, Sounds, and Words

By Oct. 24, post one thing you understand better about teaching letters, sounds, or words based on the reading. Post one question you have about such teaching.

Beginning reading (due by Oct. 10)

After you do the readings on beginning reading instruction this week (Coyne et al, 2006 and Strickand, 1990), post (1) one strategy you find particularly useful and (2) one question you have about beginning reading, given the age and population you hope to teach some day.

ERSI

By Oct. 3, please post on the following: (a) How is the ERSI different than the Bridge? (b) What question(s) do you have about administering or interpreting either or both assessments?