Valerie Gonzalez

Tarleton State University ‘24 💜 Future Educator 📚

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

#MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) integrates academic, behavioral, and mental health for students. This is a framework to support struggling students. #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

It is not the student's fault if they are not reading on their grade level. Teachers must provide the correct content needed for #strugglingreaders. Especially in Pre K-2nd grade so we can find these gaps and close them early. #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

#BackgroundKnowldge helps students connect previous learning with new learning. This builds a framework and sets the reader up for success. #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

#comprehension of informational texts is essential for readers. Without comprehension, we would just read words on a page with no importance. Comprehension allows us to be able to read the text, process it, and understand the meaning. #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

#WordConsciousness is a student’s interest and awareness of words. This is important because it motivates young readers to be eager to learn new words and be able to use them skillfully. #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

Morphemes are the smallest units of a word that carry meaning. It is necessary to teach students #morphology as it contributes to comprehension, spelling, and reading. With morphemes, we are essentially building words! #READ4384

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

As an educator, it is important to teach specific word instruction. Word-Learning strategies can be used to help students understand the meaning of words they are not yet familiar with. #READ4384 #SpecificWordInstruction

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

Teaching multisyllabic word reading must begin after students can successfully #decode single syllable words. Learning to read multisyllabic words is very important as students start reading more complex texts. #READ4384 #MultisyllabicWordReading

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

An emerging reader can self-teach #fluency just by reading! #READ4384 #STR

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

Learning English is more than reciting or memorizing words, it is about comprehension! #READ4384 #ELLs #comprehension

[Valerie Gonzalez @tarletonvalerie]

Our brains were wired to be able to speak. However, our brains were not wired to read. We have to teach reading as it does not come naturally. #TEDx #READ4384