Student-centered literacy instruction emphasizes student choice and ownership of their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
This focus area provides educators with the strategies and tools to create a student-centered literacy classroom that focuses on choice, collaboration, and ownership in order to increase student engagement and improve literacy outcomes.
Focus Area
Student-centered literacy empowers students to practice literacy skills at their own pace as they encounter increasingly complex texts. We support skill development through personalized pathways built from workshops, 1:1 coaching, and learning walks to achieve clear outcomes.
Outcome: I can implement student-centered literacy practices in a flexible learning environment by adjusting instruction and deliberately selecting strategies that work in synchronous and asynchronous learning environments.
Outcome: I can identify and implement specific tech tools that focus on organization, collaboration and feedback in order to create student-centered literacy lessons.
Outcome: I can implement student-driven writing systems in my classroom by providing students with opportunities to own the writing process, provide meaningful feedback, and engage in collaboration.
Outcome: I can leverage early learners’ oral language development in order to support reading and writing skills.
Increase student reading and engagement with literature circles.
Support students in practicing reading fluently, assessing their own fluency, and reflecting on their reading with their teacher.
Teach students to discuss complex texts or topics and build their speaking and listening skills with Socratic Seminars.
We’ve identified four Elements that are key for academic success and for building student-centered classrooms. BetterLesson guides teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders through Focus Areas within each Element to lead their professional development journey.
Instructional Leadership Improve instruction and learning for teachers and students by building your skills as an instructional leader.
Inclusive and Responsive Practices Build an equitable learning community where all students can be supported, celebrated, and successful.
Flexible Instructional Models Find unique ways for all students to learn, communicate, and solve meaningful problems.
Curriculum and Academic Content Use learning tools and curriculum to create a student-centered classroom.
Improve instruction and learning for teachers and students by building your skills as an instructional leader.
Build an equitable learning community where all students can be supported, celebrated, and successful.
Find unique ways for all students to learn, communicate, and solve meaningful problems.
Use learning tools and curriculum to create a student-centered classroom.
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