Purpose of Reading

The more that you read, the more things

that you know. The more that you learn,
the more places youll go. Dr. Seuss, I Can
Read With My Eyes Shut!

Reading and Wri?ng are Language

Processes


Reading is a meaningful, ac?ve,
construc?ve, and strategic process


Reading and wri?ng are
developmental processes

Teachers must capitalize on student diversity and plan

appropriate instruc?on for the wide range of individual
dierences in the classroom

Teachers must strive for a balanced literacy program to

teach all students to read and write independently

Literature should be an integral part of literacy

instruc?on throughout the en?re school curriculum

Successful literacy instruc?on depends on the ongoing

assessment of each students reading strengths and
weakness

Teachers must be able to create, manage, and maintain

a classroom environment conducive to learning

Teachers of literacy must forge partnerships with the

home and community to promote reading growth

The key to successful literacy

instruc?on is the teacher

Reading is Success
Think leG and think right and think low and
think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if
only you try. Dr. Seuss,