Decoding Skills

Decoding and Spelling Skills 

Three paragraphs single spaced

How does a focus on rimes (word families) strengthen children’s decoding and spelling skills? Does instruction in phonemic awareness help children succeed in reading? Does phonics instruction improve reading achievement? How do effective teachers assess students’ letter and word identification strategies? How can teachers effectively assess students’ vocabulary knowledge. 

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Literacy Assessment  

Three paragraphs single spaced

What do you believe are the purposes of literacy assessment? What are the principles of effective classroom reading assessment? Reflect on what you see as the potential value of assessment to you as a teacher in the classroom. 

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I am a 4th grade social studies teacher. I just complete my first-year teaching in May 2018 and starting my second year in August 2018.