Becoming Readers and Writers

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Becoming Readers and Writers

• From the book
• Guiding Readers and Writers Grades 3-6 by Fountas
  Pinnell

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What are traits of a good reader writer?
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Reading

• A good life-long reader reads
• 1. Voluntarily frequently
• 2. Wide variety of materials
• 3. Has confidence in themselves as a reader
• 4. Presents themselves as a reader to others
• 5. Becomes informed on a wide range of topics

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Reading

• A good life-long reader reading
• 6. Improves their lives
• 7. Is satisfying and rewarding with vicarious
  experiences
• 8. Expands their world beyond the here and now

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Reading

• A good life-long reader
• 9. Collects books and refer to favorites again
  again
• 10. Recommends books to others
• 11. Talks about what they read
• 12. Knows authors illustrators, genres, styles

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Reading

• A good life-long reader
• 13. Develops preferences constantly expands on
  them
• 14. Reflects on their reading
• 15. Makes connections between and among the
  things they have read.
• 16. Thinks critically about what they read.

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Writing

• A good life-long writer writes
• 1. Voluntarily frequently
• 2. Wide variety of genres
• 3. Has confidence in themselves as a writer
• 4. Presents themselves as a writer to others

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Writing

• A good life-long writer uses writing to
• 5. As a tool to think
• 6. Communicate on a personal professional level
• 7. Share experiences or information with others

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Writing

• A good life-long writer is
• 8. Sensitive to other writers, noticing
  techniques style
• 9. Invites comments on, responses to, and
  critiques of their writing

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Writing

• A good life-long writer
• 10. Draws on literary knowledge as a resource for
  their writing.
• 11. Organizes sets of information as a resource
  for their writing
• 12. Explores favorite topics and genres.

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How do you assist students to be life-long
readers?
How do you assist students to be life-long
writers?