Chall's Stages of Reading Development

[Admin]

Having examined Chall's stages of reading development, (See handout attached below) why is an understanding of these stages critical to the Content Area Literacy Teacher?



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[law]

The Content Area Literacy Teacher needs to be mindful of these stages as they serve as a guide in selecting and organizing texts for students to read. In addition, an awareness of the stages is needed as some students do not always make the transition from one stage to another. Also, some students may be in a more advanced stage for their age group. Therefore, if the content area literacy teacher has a good understanding of the stages, then he or she can classify students in a stage and provide suitable reading texts to meet their needs based on their reading performances.

[tedward]

An in depth understanding of the stages of reading development is essential for the content area literacy teacher because he or she needs to know what stages or stages the students are at. With this knowledge, the teacher has a better idea of the type of texts that he or she can use for the students as well as the various teaching strategies which are most appropriate to use to teach students at various reading levels.

[ehilaire25]

It is important that content area literacy teachers have an understand the stages of Chall's reading development to have some form of insight on which level students are at. This allows the teacher to better prepare lessons for students to facilitate effective learning but catering for slower or more advanced persons. This make it easier for for the teacher, when selecting text for his/her classes or to provide to students for reference r reading.

[ndubois]

Content area literacy teachers need to have a clear understanding of Chall's stages of reading development as it gives them an idea of where the students are at and or where they need to be. An idea of the stages also aids the teacher in preparing or planning for classroom activities during instruction. The content area literacy teacher with the knowledge of the stages of reading development will be able to critically select activities, teaching, reading and writing strategies that will meet the literacy demands of the students at the various stages with varied abilities.

[mjoseph]

The understanding of Chall's Stages of Reading Development is critical for a content area teacher because with this knowledge the teacher can better diagnose at what levels their students' reading capabilities are and the ways in which to approach their lessons to ensure that all the students understand the content better.

[Admin]

These are all wonderful ideas made about the selection of appropriate texts, activities , reading and writing strategies to meet the literacy demands of students at varying levels/stages.

What about the others? what do you think?

[geugene]

Chall’s stage model has important implications for both teachers and students. Because development at each stage is dependent upon adequate development at the prior stages, it is necessary that educators become aware of students' levels of development. In order to do that, teachers must provide multiple types of assessments. Assessments provide the information that will enable children with instruction that starts where they are and then build on that base to help children advance to the higher levels. For example, the child who lacks knowledge of rhyming and letter sounds (Stage 0) will need some instruction in those skills before moving on to the more formal phonics instruction that is associated with Stage 1.

[kamarlaambrose]

It is important for teachers to understand Chall's Stages of Reading Development because then the teacher will be able to cater to the needs of each student in the classroom. An understanding of the stages will allow the teacher to set activities and use strategies that will better develop students reading abilities in and outside the classroom. This in return will actively engage students in classroom activities thus improving their reading skills.

[cwinter]

I believe that understanding Chall's stages is critical to the Content Area Literacy Teacher as these stages explain the characteristics of readers within the different stages. This gives the Content Area Literacy Teacher insight to what stage of reading development his or her students are in. With this knowledge, the teacher becomes aware of the reading demands of her students and can utilise strategies and activities that would be effective for the success of the students' reading development and general performance.

[sjustin]

Upon reading Chall’s Stages of Reading Development, as a novice English teacher I have come to realize that the gasping of language proficiency is no ordinary task, though many of us take it for granted as it was easily achieved by many. However the school where I teach, my students are at a stage where their literacy demands go unnoticed and as highlighted in Chall’s document Stage 0 to 2 are extremely important as it involves breaking the code and that of interpreting images and identifying sounds and sound patterns and word recognition into sentence formation. These stages highly represent the learning to read phase of an individual. I have also noticed that these stages are vital and set the foundation for further literacy development. It must also be noted that though an individual is expected to be at arrive at stage 2 by age 8, however this is not always the case. My duty as a teacher of students who require this foundation is to engage them in reading and writing activities to strengthen their capacity in reading in order to direct their learning to read to reading to learn.

[jchicotlouisy]

Chall's stages of reading development presents a cognitive and social account of students' proficiency. As a novice teacher, these stages are very insightful as they show the literacy attributes of students at each stage and the transition from one stage to the next. It is amazing how much can be learnt from these stages. They aid in:

1. Planning classroom activities for students
2. grouping students
3. choosing resources for students
4. identifying prerequisite knowledge needed for students
5. choosing appropriate teaching techniques
6. identifying the types of issues and literature students are interested in based on their stage

The characteristics highlighted by Chall shows the "life skills" needed at every stage.

The reading and writing demands of the stages are clearly articulated by Chall, providing content area teachers with insightful information on the necessary steps or procedures for student literacy.

The above points show how crucial knowledge on the different stages of reading development is for all content area teachers.

[vfrank]

It is vital for a Content Area Literacy Teacher to have a clear understanding of Chall's Stages of Reading Developing. By this means the teacher becomes aware of students level of literacy development and is able to plan lessons and activities to cater to the needs of students at the various levels. Therefore, I believe this knowledge is beneficial to both the teacher and students as it makes delivery of lesson smooth flowing for the teacher and at the same time strengthens students reading and keeps them motivated.

[sregis]

Chall's stages of Reading Development not gives us teachers a tool to diagnose our students literacy abilities but it also gives us an idea of the literacy skill which our student should possess at certain ages. As a result Chall's stages of Reading Development guides us teachers as to the strategies, texts and scaffolding which learners of different ages ought to be exposed to.

[mmathurin]

learning about Chall's stages of reading development is very important in reading instruction. One of the most important elements is reading is comprehension. with Knowledge of Chall's stages of development, teachers can obtain insights as to student's reading demands as they move from one stage to another. Moreover, teachers can gain an undersatnding of the root of students' reading deficiencies because sometimes it may not be not be a comprehension inability but there may be other factors that may contribute to students' reading difficulties.