Final Paper
| Topic Question 1 (200 words) |
What can an educator do to help parents understand the importance of helping to build their child’s vocabulary skills at home? Provide two recommended strategies for families of young learners to use at home to help increase vocabulary skills. Rationalize your choices.
| Topic Question 2 (200 words) |
As an educator, why is it beneficial to know about the unique aspects of each student to include his or her abilities, interests, cultural background, social abilities, etc. in your instruction? Describe how you plan to elicit these details from your students.
| Topic Question 3 (200 words) |
Difficulties with fluency affects comprehension. This becomes even more challenging in the intermediate Grades 4-6, when students begin to notice how differently they learn. How will you promote self-confidence in middle and high school students who are struggling with their reading so that they may develop fluency to better comprehend text?
| Topic Question 4 (200 words) |
Helping students learn to enjoy reading can pose a challenge, especially for those who struggle with reading. Share your thoughts on building student interest in reading through alternative texts such as comic books, magazines, blogs, etc. Do you feel alternative texts still build reading fluency and comprehension? Should they be encouraged in the classroom setting? Why or why not?
| Topic Question 5 (200 words) |
What is the importance of having before reading, during reading, and after reading learning activities? How does this structure benefit students?
| Topic Question 6 (200 words) |
Explain why reading and writing integration is vital across all content areas. Describe what this integration may look like in an early childhood, elementary school, and at the high school setting.
| Topic Question 7 (200 words) |
Describe two reading strategies from this course that are new to you and that you plan to implement in the classroom. Why are these strategies appealing? How can the strategies benefit students with disabilities?
| Topic Question 8 (200 words) |
Why is it essential to teach cognitive strategies to students? What role does metacognition have in students’ reading and written language acquisition?
| Topic 6 DQ 1 |
Research technology associated with Blooms Taxonomy and recommend two apps that teachers can use within the classroom to increase reading comprehension and skills for individuals with disabilities. Explain the correlation between the apps and Blooms Taxonomy.
| Topic 6 DQ 2 |
Name two state standards that could be better met through technology. How will you address these standards with technology for students who struggle with reading and written language?
