Teaching the Reading and writing processes
How Effective Teachers Teach Reading and Writing
- Teachers use the reading process- prereading, reading, responding, exploring, and applying –to ensure that students comprehend books they read.
- Teachers use independent reading, buddy reading, guided reading, shared reading, and interactive read-alouds to share books with students.
- Teachers teach students how to use the writing process – prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing – to write and refine their compositions.
- Teachers teach students about the qualities of good writing – ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
- Teachers understand that reading and writing are reciprocal meaning-making processes.
Read-Alouds
New teachers often minimize the importance and benefits of reading aloud to students who are able to read independently. By reading aloud, however, teachers provide their students with a fluent model of oral reading and build listening skills and vocabulary.