Curriculum and Instructionfor Reading Professionals

Rebecca ShapiroLiberty University

Introduction to Curriculum

and Instruction for Reading

Professionals

What words come to mind when you think

of curriculum? Synonyms: course or

program of study, subjects, modules (Online Thesaurus)

the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college (Online Dictionary)

What words come to mind when you think

of instruction? Synonyms: teaching,

coaching guidance, training, preparation (Online Thesaurus)

A direction or order; detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled, teaching (Online Dictionary)

Curriculum and Instruction

Mix and Match: Curriculum and

Instruction A course of study, planned by the

instructor, to facilitate learning through instruction.

Stop and Think: How would you define curriculum and instruction?

According to the IRA (International

Reading Association)“Candidates use

instructional approaches, materials, and an

integrated, comprehensive, balanced, curriculum to

support student learning in reading and writing” (IRA

Standards 2010)

CandidatesStop and Think:

Think about the standard and its elements. How do you fulfill each of these requirements in your own teaching?

What do you need to continue to improve on?

Use foundational knowledge to design or implement and integrated, comprehensive, balanced curriculum.

Use appropriate and varied instructional approaches, including those that develop word recognition, language comprehension, strategic knowledge, and reading-writing connections.

Use a wide range of texts from traditional print, digital, and online resources.

Elements of Standard 2: Curriculum and Instruction (IRA 2010).Continue to the next slide to learn about current issues in education

that effect reading instruction.

Current Issues in Curriculum and

Instruction NCLB (No Child Left

Behind) Act

Rti (Response to Intervention)

Classroom Diversity

New Literacies

Evidence-Based Instruction

Standardized Testing

To Learn More:

No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences

Exploring Response to Intervention: A Growing Educational Framework for Success

Understanding New Literacies for New Times: Pedagogy in Action

Effective Teaching In Diverse Classrooms

Notebook: Standardized Tests

Stop and Think: What effects (positive or negative) have you encountered or seen based on the current issues surrounding reading instruction?

Practical Application for Reading InstructionUse evidence-based instruction to facilitate learning.

Consider the IRA Position Statement on evidence-based instruction to inform your decisions for reading instruction in your classroom.

Examples of Instruction for the classroom:

Guided Reading

Reading Recovery

Sound Partners

Project CRISS

You will find more resources for information in the resource continued section of this presentation. These resources are filled with practical application for your practice.

Stop and Think: What evidence-based instruction do you use? What are some other classroom activities that you use to support your evidence-based instruction?

Resources U.S Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences: What Works

Clearinghouse. Find What Works: Reading/Writing. Princeston, NJ. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/advancedss.aspx

BeTheChangeFilms. (2007). No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/hSTzLILQx3c

Pearson Education. (2010). Exploring Response to Intervention: A Growing Educational Framework for Success. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/YyEkTZCAKYU

Potts, Ann; Schlichting, Kathleen; Hatch, Jennifer; &Pridgen, Amy. (2010). Understanding New Literacies for New Times: Pedagogy in Action. CG Publishing. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/QcITZSlDlas

Behr, Anita. (2008). Effective Teaching in Diverse Classrooms. Educational Impact. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/venm4TtOCz4

Couric, Katie. (2007) Notebook: Standardized Tests. CBS News Online. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/gKFUoxGLiiQ

Resources Continued

American Institute for Research. (2010). Essential components of RtI – A closer look at response to intervention. Retrieved from http://www.rti4success.org/whatisrti

 Bean, R.M., Heisey, N., & Roller, C.M. (Eds), (2010). Part1: Foundational Knowledge. Preparing Reading Professionals (second edition). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Ellery, V. (2009). Creating strategic readers (second edition). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

International Reading Association. (2010). Standards for reading professionals – revised 2010. Newark, DE: Author.

National Reading Panel. (2006). Teaching children to read: an evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction. Retrieved from http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/smallbook.cfm