Implementing pre-designed reading programs in elementary school can be done effectively, if teachers follow the scope and sequence of the program. Reading programs are designed to give teachers and students an organized outline to follow in the elementary classroom. Other materials, texts, and extension activities can and should be utilized for further instruction. Reading programs are designed for literacy, not just for reading. Literacy includes reading, writing, and language arts. Language arts encompasses grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Reading programs give teachers and students time for whole group, small groups, guided reading, differentiated instruction, and independent reading, as well as a focus on specific skills and strategies. Some of the skills and strategies are things like determining the author's purpose, identifying story structure, answering questions, and drawing conclusions. In my classroom, I want to implement literacy centers, including a listening center for books on tape. I will also have an organized classroom library, with shelves and books labelled according to genre. The following lesson plan is based on a reading program called Reading Street. Click below on the link to view my lesson plan where I taught whole group and small group to a 5th grade class: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gMOxo75Q8L8eTvQ97dGLoVGjWv1vTwvR2CaA9Y0xsWI
~This picture shows a well-organized elementary classroom library as a model for what I will have in my own classroom.
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