Chapter 18: Effective Teachers, Effective Instruction

This chapter was all about how to teach effectively and ensure that you reach all students. This is not an easy task, but it is a must for teachers. To many times, teachers get caught up in the teaching of the curriculum and don't worry about reaching their students. This chapter had some great lessons teachers have done to make sure they are effective teachers. One strategy teachers used was to use multiple text. Teachers did not just teach from the textbooks that were given to them. Teachers looked for text that would interest the students which will help their literacy skills. Some teachers even gave students a choice of what book they read for a particular unit or lesson. Students become more interested and motivated to read! Effective teachers don't worry about getting their planned lesson taught. Sometimes a lesson doesn't go exactly how you planned and an effective teacher just goes with it. A lesson may lead to a great discussion that takes up the remainder of the class. Effective teachers know that is ok! Literate conversations is what every teacher should want. These conversations will help all students! Strong readers can be models for the struggling students. They can listen to how the strong reader is discussing text and be able to repeat what they do. This will essentially help struggling students comprehend the text read. Discussions also teaches students how to communicate with others. Students are not always going to agree, and they will learn how they respectively tell students they disagree. Effective teachers are essential in the learning of students. We need to be able to do whatever it takes to make sure our students succeed. We need effective instruction so are our students have the chance to grow!