Melissa Fruit

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

It is important that educators take the time to formulate an instructional plan for their classroom. They must take into consideration curriculum content, space, time and students needs. #READ3384 #Instructionalplan

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

We must do our best to identify students with dyslexia early so that we can provide the necessary help. Early identification allows for early intervention, which decreases the extent of reading difficulties in higher grade levels. #READ3384 #Dyslexia #earlyidentification

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

@RebeccaPutman1 Q2: My biggest concern when working with families is scheduling and meeting the needs of students and parents. #READ3384Chat

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

@RebeccaPutman1 A1: It is important when having parent-teacher conferences to start the conference off with positivity. A great way to accomplish this is by expressing to parents the strengths about the student. #READ3384Chat

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

It is essential to have an open line of communication with parents from the beginning to help ensure student's literacy development. There are a variety of effective ways to communicate with parents such as #parentteacherconferences and sending home monthly newsletters. #READ3384

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

Teaching students the 6 + 1 Traits of Effective Writing is a powerful way to get our students to understand what qualities make up good writing. The traits include ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. #Read3384 #6+1traits

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

Educators must realize that all students in their classroom are different in many ways and require different instruction. #Differentiatedinstruction is a must to help all students become engaged and grow as learners.
#READ3384 #differentiatecontent #differentiatematerials

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

Differentiated literacy interventions are the best way to reach struggling readers. Forming a professional learning community can ensure students receive the most beneficial interventions.
#READ3384 #differentiation #collaboration #PLC

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

We must be aware of three types of reading problems: Specific Word Reading Difficulties, Mixed Reading Difficulties and Specific Reading Comprehension Difficulties. By recognizing these patterns,educators can #differentiate instruction, which improves student's reading.#READ3384

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

Technology integration in the classroom helps engage students and develop literacy skills. It is our responsibility as educators to teach students the essential skills they need to successfully read different forms of text. #technology #READ3384

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

It is important for educators to provide students with strategies to help boost their reading fluency. Choral reading is a valuable reading activity to increase students' speed and accuracy. #Choralreading #readingfluency #READ3384

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

Carrying out a think-aloud in the classroom is an effective way to model the comprehension process to readers. #Comprehension #thinkalouds #READ3384 #EnglishLearners

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

We should teach readers effective strategies to use when they encounter an unknown word. Some include saying the word out loud, asking a classmate to read the sentence, think of a word that would fit into the sentence and use any pictures that are given. #READ3384 #Vocabulary

[Melissa Fruit @MelissaFruit]

The core of assessing students' literacy development is daily observation. Teachers can learn valuable knowledge on their students' growth through observation. #READ3384 #FormativeAssessment