Week 7-Assignment 2

1. How can you ensure that your struggling readers have access to texts they can easily read?

As seen in the video, teachers need to make sure that their classroom library is fully equipped with books of all reading levels. Professor Allington pointed out that it costs the same to buy twenty-five different books as twenty-five of the same book. With this mindset, teachers should try their upmost to stock their classrooms with reading material that is reader friendly even to the struggling reader.
It is important though that struggling readers also have some challenge to stimulate their minds. A "just right" balance is the key to ensuring that all readers' needs are being addressed.

2. How can you foster a learning environment in which students have many opportunities to practice reading?

As mentioned before, having a classroom library is extremely important. Making the library a pleasant and welcoming place to be is also important. Allowing children to go to the library after classroom assignments are completed or as a treat for students are ways for students to practice reading. In addition, creating activities that incorporate reading is also a way of enabling students to review their reading skills.

3. Describe ways in which you can model fluent reading in your classroom throughout the day?

Students gain so much for hearing the teacher read out loud. In addition to the enjoyment of listening to an interesting story, students are exposed to fluent reading. Weak students who are grouped with other weak students hardly ever hear what fluent reading sounds like. Therefore, it is vital for teachers to model fluent reading to show their students the level they should be striving towards. In addition to reading books out  loud, teachers can read directions for activities out loud, signs, rules etc. out loud for their students to hear fluent reading.