Literacy unit

You have been learning how to select research-based instructional strategies and design instructional materials to support literacy development. For this final project you will create a literacy unit comprised of four related lessons woven around a common theme. 

 Your lessons should incorporate the reading/writing connection we have learned about in this course, and should be woven around a unifying theme.

 Your lesson plans must include accommodations for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

 The strategies and techniques you select for your lessons must be based on research and you must analyze each strategy for its empirical value; you may use any or all relevant materials you have created thus far in the course.

Instructions

• Create a Literacy Unit comprised of four related lessons incorporating the reading/writing connection and woven around a common theme. Include the following six components for each lesson:
  • The grade level being taught 
  • The literacy skill(s) being taught
  • The literacy strategy/strategies being utilized
  • The lesson learning outcomes
  • The Procedures  and steps to be used
  • An assessment or evaluation tool
• Recommend appropriate research-based accommodations or adaptations for learners with diverse cultural and/or linguistic backgrounds. You should have at least two accommodations and/or adaptations for each lesson.
• Analyze each of your research-based literacy strategies and techniques for their empirical value in supporting student learning. Describe the research that shows their empirical value.
• Create a descriptive list of the materials you will use in the lessons. The description of the materials should be at least two to three sentences for each one. You may use any or all of the instructional materials you have created during our course.

Preparing the Final Project

The Literacy Unit:

• Must be ten to twelve double-spaced pages in length, not including the title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources, including the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

*Please make sure you do look at the rubric, as it is the grading guideline.

Possible Sectional Headers

Reading / Writing Connection and Theme for Lessons

Lesson One

**Cover the following in each lesson. Make sure they are clearly listed, preferably in a listing type fashion, as you would in a typical lesson plan.

• The grade level being taught 
• The literacy skill(s) being taught
• The literacy strategy/strategies being utilized
• The lesson learning outcomes
• The Procedures  and steps to be used
• An assessment or evaluation tool

Lesson One Strategy 1 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson One Strategy 2 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Two

Lesson Two Strategy 1 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Two Strategy 2 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Three

Lesson Three Strategy 1 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Three Strategy 2 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Four

Lesson Four Strategy 1 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Lesson Four Strategy 2 Research-Based Accommodation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Research and Empirical Value Analysis of Strategies and Techniques in Supporting Student Learning

Descriptive List of Instructional Materials in Lessons