Session Description and Learning ObjectiveTeachers and administrators make countless decisions each day, from in-the-moment instructional choices to complex, long-term district planning. With this in mind, we will learn about three "anchors" to better understand big-picture ideas about the science of reading and inform educators' decisions. We will discuss various topics in the context of these enchors, including assessments and data, curriculum and text choice, and special populations such as English learners/emergent bilinguals and students with disabilities. Our learning objective is for participants to become comfortable using these anchors to guide their everyday instructional decision-making.
Credit Reflection Questions
- How does the Simple View of Reading help us better understand assessment data?
- How can Scarborough's Rope help guide decisions about aligning types of texts (e.g. decodable texts, children's literature) with a lesson's purpose?
- Using the language of the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition, how can we plan instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners?