Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Teaching Literacy

39344Teachers across all grade bands and content areas must be skilled at incorporating research-based instructional strategies for teaching literacy to ensure that students are able to decode and comprehend both informational and narrative texts and demonstrate effective writing, speaking, and listening skills. Selecting appropriate strategies can help to ensure the diverse literacy needs of students are being met.

Using the topic Resources and your own research related to the Science of Reading (phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension) and the two strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope (word recognition and language comprehension), and teaching writing, speaking, and listening skills, complete the “SPD-581 Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Teaching Literacy” template as directed.

While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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