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Teach ~ Lead ~ Inspire As a teacher of early literacy, I value each student’s ability to read, write, and speak, and want to focus on helping those skills develop. I believe that early literacy is the foundation of a student’s education. I value helping students improve and succeed in their reading and writing.

The common core state standards let me know what objectives the students should be meeting. I base my lessons off of these standards. They tell what is expected of me to teach and what the students are expected to learn.

Professional collaborations help support children’s learning because different ideas, lessons, and techniques are shared. This helps teachers to reflect on their teaching and improve it where they can. Teachers can give each other feedback that will also help improve their teaching techniques. Professional collaboration is very beneficial for teachers.

Formative assessment lets student’s check for understanding along the way (while they read or write). It allows for students to self reflect. Students see where they can improve their performance, and it lets teachers see which direction they should take for future instruction. Formative assessment can be done individually, with a partner, small group, or whole class. It is most useful in assessing literacy.

The “to-with-by” model is a good method for differentiation. This method has the teacher teach to the students, model with the students, and then have students perform activities by themselves. Early literacy development is supported using this model because each lesson topic taught is modeled, guided, and then done independently. It helps strengthen their literacy skills. This model also helps students to become interested and engaged throughout the lesson.

Technology plays a big role in literacy development and teaching. More than just traditional reading and writing instruction is needed. Teachers may use smart boards or take students on a virtual field trip. Students may use iPads, iPods, blogs, digital cameras, and many more forms of technology to help them enhance their reading and writing skills. Navigating online for research is also a skill that student through technology. Technology is constantly changing so both the students and the teacher need to be aware of the different forms of technology that can be used for literacy development in the classroom.