Problem
1. Why is it important to understand students attitudes and interest towards reading? How does this impact literacy instruction and assessment in your classroom?
2. When thinking about word study how does this differ from traditional notions of spelling instruction? What are the strengths of word study in the intermediate classroom? What are ways you can use word study in your classroom?
3. How are text factors and reader factors similar and different? Why is it important to understand each of these factors for comprehension?