Literacy and Instruction

  Scenario #1 - Mario is a kindergartner who has had no experience with books and stories. How would you move him into emergent literacy? 1.How would you move him into emergent literacy? 2. Describe at least one strategy that you would use for instruction. The description must be adequate for your facilitator to understand what strategy you are using and how you are using it. 3. Briefly justify your choice by explaining how the strategy meets the needs of each student in the scenarios. Scenario #2 - Ivan is a fifth grader who reads fluently in Russian but has a limited English vocabulary. 1.How would you support his transition into English reading? 2. Describe at least one strategy that you would use for instruction. The description must be adequate for your facilitator to understand what strategy you are using and how you are using it. 3. Briefly justify your choice by explaining how the strategy meets the needs of each student in the scenarios. Scenario #3 - Stefan is a sixth grade ELL who firmly believes that anything printed in a book is fact. 1.How would you help him to become a critical reader? 2. Describe at least one strategy that you would use for instruction. The description must be adequate for your facilitator to understand what strategy you are using and how you are using it. 3. Briefly justify your choice by explaining how the strategy meets the needs of each student in the scenarios.