Describe the purpose of each informal assessment, the type of setting you would implement it in

Create a literacy instruction portfolio or wiki. This wiki will serve as a “living” resource manual for you to reference and use in your current or future classroom. As time passes, the materials you incorporate in this assignment can be updated, and additional materials and information can be added to keep the portfolio or wiki current and relevant.Complete Parts 1–6 below. Each part will be a separate page in your portfolio or wiki. When completed, submit the link for your wiki to the Assignment Files tab or zip the portfolio and submit to the Assignment Files tab.

Part 1: Personal Belief System and Reading Models

Upload your Reading Belief System Philosophy Paper from Workshop 1.

Create and insert a graphic organizer or other visual comparing each of the three models of reading: bottom-up, top-down, and interactive.

Part 2: The Early Years of Literacy Development

Create and insert a diagram or other visual showing the stages of reading development from birth through preschool. Provide a description of two to three teaching strategies that target each of the following reading components:

• Concepts of print
• Phonological awareness
• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics

Part 3: Reading Assessments

Upload the Reading Assessment Brochure you created in Workshop 2.Complete the chart below. Describe the purpose of each informal assessment, the type of setting you would implement it in , and include two web link resources for each assessment that provide additional information, support, and/or printables for that assessment.

Part 4: Reading Strategies

Create a matrix or other visual focused on comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency Provide a description of two to three strategies for developing each of the following reading skills:

• Oral and silent reading fluency
• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary knowledge
• Reading content area texts

Part 5: Reading-Writing Connections and Technology

Create a graphic organizer or other visual with four activities for incorporating writing into your everyday curriculum. Branch off a brief explanation of each activity, along with a description of the setting in which it might be used.

Research and incorporate four technology web tools you can use in your classroom to enhance reading and writing instruction. These tools should be websites and not hardware . Include a brief description for each web tool, and how you would use the web tool for instruction. Be sure to cite the web link for each web tool for future reference.

Part 6: Reflection

Write a 300- to 500-word reflection that highlights the new ideas, strategies, and methods from this course that you might consider implementing into your own teaching environment. Provide a rationale as to why these elements may fit into your current instruction.