Success=Stability

In order for students to be successful in content area classrooms, there are foundational literacy components that need to be taken into consideration. A student's reading level affects his/her ability to comprehend and access information through text materials. Another important foundational element is the background knowledge that the student possesses on the content. When students have background knowledge on a particular topic, they are more likely to make connections and have a higher level of motivation to inquire more on the topic. A third "leg" that needs to be accounted for is the readability of the materials in the classroom. Texts and assignments need to be adjusted to maximize the interaction between the student and the materials. Lastly, the context of instructional methods is important because this allows the teacher to self-reflect and adjust his/her teaching to meet the requirements of his/her students. When one of these foundational aspects is not properly tended to, the students will struggle with learning the content.

 

Also in my drawing, the bars represent various assessments that help teachers to gather data and compensate instruction and materials based on the needs of the students. All the "legs" rely on one another and these assessments allow for "stability" to occur.

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