Using Reading Programs Effectively

Although certain reading programs are required, such as Reading Street and Accelerated Reader, I plan on using them effectively. This means that I will do as much as possible to make reading a joy for my students. This includes constantly exposing my students to all kinds of different books. Highly effective reading teachers are excellent classroom managers and know how to adopt instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. In my classroom, I will ensure that there is a climate necessary to foster the environment necessary for learning how to read. According to Howard Garner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory, there are a variety of intelligences in which individuals excel. Everybody has all intelligences, but to a different degree. It is necessary to have a room that reflects those intelligences. In my reading block, I will allocate time for small group activities, individual reading, one-on-one, read-alouds, and literature stations. The room will be properly structured to make the transition through these stations neat and almost effortless.