Midterm Emergent Literacy

NAEP Achievement Levels

BASIC: Partial mastery of knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient academic performance. 

PROFICIENT: Solid academic performance

ADVANCED: Superior academic performance

Sources of Reading Failure

Ineffective teaching methods and instructional strategies that are without “enough research evidence” limit student mastery of essential skills and new concepts. 

neurological orders, neurological factors (way the brain was made), socioeconomic factors (home life), instruction factors (teaching)

Dyslexia

A specific learning disability that is characterized by poor spelling and decoding.

Good readers show the highest level of activation in the _______. 

Brocha’s area, back of the brain

What is the area of the brain that helps analyze a word?

back of the brain

Poor readers underutilize the areas in the ___________ of the brain.

back of the brain

Evidence-based reading instruction in ________ and _____ can change brain activity in struggling readers and assist in the activation and use of the areas in the back of the brain. 

phonemic awareness, phonics

At all ages, good readers show a consistent pattern: strong activation in the _______________ of the brain with lesser activation in the _______________.

back, front of the brain.

What does it mean to say “scientifically based reading instruction?”

Our reading instruction should be scientifically based. 

1. Has the research been published in a peer-reviewed journal?

2. Have the research results been replicated by other scientists?

3. Is there a consensus that the research findings are supported by other studies?

What are print concepts?