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READING
Modeling
Appropriate Reading Strategies
Teachers can model appropriate reading strategies by regularly
reading aloud to their students. This can be accomplished through
both planned and unplanned read alouds.
Conveying
Understanding of Thought
Part of what teachers do is to provide information for their
students. How they go about doing that is important since it
demonstrates to students the many ways to convey the meaning
they gleaned through reading.
Reading
for Different Purposes
It is important for teachers to help readers in the classroom
understand the many purposes for reading.
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WRITING
Clarity
The teacher is the most important communicator in the classroom.
It is therefore important to model clear, concise, and correct
writing.
Modes
of Writing
Writing takes many forms. In order for students to be effective
writers, the teacher needs to provide demonstrations and opportunities
for writing in all of the different modes.
Writing
for Different Purposes
It is important for teachers to model the many purposes for
writing. This can be done through demonstration as well as direct
instruction.
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SPEAKING & LISTENING
Clarity
Teachers provide powerful models for students; they learn much
by watching and listening to what their teachers do and say.
It is important, then for teachers to be careful to provide
a model of speaking and listening that they want students to
follow.
Appropriate
Use
Teachers should model for students the appropriate uses of speaking
and listening, and students should be allowed to engage in a
wide variety of uses.
S&L
for Different Purposes
We speak and listen
to accomplish a wide variety of purposes. It is important for
you teachers to model and allow students opportunities to talk
and listen for many purposes.
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