Lesson Planning for Literacy

Teachers need to considerthe whole child when developing literacy lessons. You have learned how todevelop oral language abilities, foster emergent literacy skills, evaluatewhole language and phonics processes, and pre- and post-assess student skills.

Create a small group lesson plan. 

Design a lesson plan to provide instruction on two of thefour literacy components (language, listening, speaking, reading, and writing).Create objectives that align to the standards and are developmentallyappropriate for your students. You may combine more than one standard in asingle learning objective if it makes sense to do so. 

Consider the following whendesigning your lesson plan:

        Motivation: How will you motivate your students and appeal totheir interests?

        Engagement: How will your instruction engage each learner?

        Differentiation: For students who perform above average, average,and below average, how will you support their diverse learning needs? Considerstudents who are English language learners, gifted, have special needs, or havebehavioral issues.

       Assessment: What formative and/or summative assessments will youimplement to measure the mastery of the objectives created for thelesson? 

In a 500  word reflection, respond to the following:

1.     How wasthe ethical use of assessment data incorporated during lesson development tomeet students needs? 

2.     Discussthe integration of differentiated instruction including developmental,cultural, and linguistic needs of students, how the teaching and learningstrategies are appropriate to meet the needs and be effective in achievingindividual learning outcomes.

3.     How wereaccommodation needs considered?

4.     How wasthe lesson differentiated to meet the needs of all students?