What's Hot for 2010
http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTY-0912_HotList2010.aspx
This article includes a link to the What's Hot for 2010 Chart. Literacy leaders from around the country were interviewed either by phone or in person, and their opinions on these areas of literacy were collected and recorded. Just because these leaders agreed that a particular area was hot does not necessarily mean he/she thought it should be hot.
Highlights of What's Hot for 2010
Some of the "hottest" topics: ELL/ESL, Struggling/Striving Readers (grades 4 and above), Response to Intervention (RTI), Early intervention, High-stakes assessment, Comprehension, and Literacy Coaches
Some of the "what's not hot" topics: motivation/engagement, adult literacy, critical reading and writing, fluency, phonics, and professional development
Look at the chart to see what experts in the field thought SHOULD or SHOULD NOT be hot. This may be different from what is actually hot or not hot.
Here are some questions to help you reflect on this article:
- What do you think should be hot?
- Based on your school's school improvement goals and professional developments, what does it seem like your school believes should be hot?
- Would your students, parents, fellow teachers, and principal be able to tell what you value by walking into your classroom?
- Which of these areas do your focus on the most in your small guided reading groups?
- How will this list change in 2011?
There are some things that surprise me as not being hot. Fluency, for example, is very important to emergent readers, and it is listed as both not hot and should not be hot. ELL is listed as the highest should be hot, but the state has just changed and reduced the requirements concerning ELL instruction in schools. There is definitely some disconnect between what the state looks for and what the experts think!
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