I reviewed a journal article entitled, The Teaching Practices of Effective Teachers of Literacy (Fox, Medall, Poulson, & Wray, 2000). In this article the authors discuss effective teaching practices of literacy teachers. These practices include assisting students in making connections between text, sentences or words (for example, writing words that begin with the letter “b” or emphasizing nursery rhymes). The authors also discuss that it is important to keep students busy by providing them with activities that are going to be challenging.

In this article, several important strategies regarding effective teaching of literacy are addressed. They include:

1. Classroom Organization – The teacher should use a combination of whole class, group and individual teaching. The article suggests that it is important to group students according to the needs of the stude

This article was informative. I agree with the authors regarding teacher preparation. I feel that it is very important to be prepared and have effective literacy lesson plans. I also agree with spending time with students to develop a better understanding of their reading levels. As an educator, we spend so much time filling out paper work and at times that seems to be the priority. I now realize we need to help students by having effective lesson plans to meet their literacy objectives.

The authors suggest that it is important to include a range of literacy skills for words, sentences or texts within the lesson. The authors also suggest that the teachers who model and demonstrate literacy are encouraging their students to develop an enjoyment for literacy.

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