Literacy Principles

Instructions Discuss your responses to the statements below concerning the components of an effective teacher of reading: For each of the eight balanced literacy principles for becoming an effective teacher of reading, summarize the principle, explain the importance of the principle, and describe how you would implement the principle using an instructional example within your balanced literacy classroom. Here are the 8 principles:  Principle 1: Effective teachers understand how students learn. Principle 2: Effective teachers support students’ use of the cueing systems. Principle 3: Effective teachers create a community of learners. Principle 4: Effective teachers adopt a balanced approach to instruction. Principle 5: Effective teachers scaffold students’ reading and writing. Principle 6: Effective teachers organize for literacy instruction. Principle 7: Effective teachers differentiate instruction. Principle 8: Effective teachers link instruction and assessment. Explain what it means to be an effective teacher of reading. Length: 5–7 pages, not including the title and reference pages